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Pilates

Recreational Activities

Water Aerobics

Yoga

Recreational Activities for Faculty and Staff

Want to dust off that racquetball racquet? Looking for a walking partner over the lunch hour? Interested in seeing if you can still spike a volleyball? Interested in a particular recreational activity but looking for someone else to join you? Click on this form to indicate what activities you are interested in: Recreational Activity Form This is for faculty and staff.

Click here to see the spreadsheet and find other Faculty & Staff who are interested in those same activities: Recreational Activity Spreadsheet

Find a time that works for both of your schedules:early morning, lunch hour, or after work or class.

Nutrition

It's called: A Calorie Counter. You can see it at: aCalorieCounter A Calorie Counter is a completely free and non-commercial web site that has taken the USDA National Nutrient Database and made it available in the quickest, easiest and most usable format it has ever been in before. A search of any food instantly brings up the full nutrition facts for that food such as calories, protein, carbs, fat, sodium, cholesterol, vitamins and much more.

Kickboxing

A great cardiovascular workout with controlled jabs, kicks and boxing drills. The instructor is Jill Gilfillan.

This will be offered again in the spring.

NEW PAYMENT POLICY: Need to pay in person in Health and Wellness Sevices before your name will be added to the class list. There will be no refunds after payment.

Space is limited. Sign-ups begin Nov. 2.

Latin Dance Aerobics

Aerobic exercise based on the rhythms of samba, salsa, merengue, cha cha ad other Latin Dances. The instructor will be Don DeBoer.

NEW PAYMENT POLICY: Need to pay in person in Health and Wellness Sevices before your name will be added to the class list. There will be no refunds after payment.

Space is limited. Sign-ups begin November 2.

Circuit Training Class

This class incorporates a fast tempo with resistance training to provide a total body strength workout that elevates the heart rate and helps burn a few extra calories. A combination of weight machines, medicine balls, dumbbells, and cardio equipment will be used. Steve Murray is the instructor for this class that meets twice weekly for six weeks.
It will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 12:05 - 12:50 pm in the Deno Fitness Center. The dates are Nov. 10 - Dec. 15. The cost for faculty/staff is $35, students $25 for 11 classes.

NEW PAYMENT POLICY: Need to pay in person in Health and Wellness Sevices before your name will be added to the class list. There will be no refunds after payment.

Pilates

This class meets for six Mondays beginning Nov. 9 from 12:05 -12:50 pm in Studio 1, Leonard Center. The instructor is Kristine Spangard. Fee for students is $15, faculty/staff fee is $20. Wear comfortable (not baggy) clothing and bring a mat if you have one.

We need at least 8 participants to hold this class.

Sign-ups begin Nov. 2.

NEW PAYMENT POLICY: Need to pay in person in Health and Wellness Sevices before your name will be added to the class list. There will be no refunds after payment.

Yoga
Interested in finding out why so many people like yoga? Now is your chance to find out with the WHAM yoga classes. These classes are an excellent opportunity for everyone and are a bargain compared to off campus yoga classes.

Yoga builds strength and flexibility, helps relieve tension and stress and helps you relax and learn to focus. Joy Laine, Macalester faculty member and certified Iyengar Yoga instructor, will teach the late afternoon class.

The late afternoon session of yoga starts Monday, Nov. 9, Kagin Ballroom, from 4:45-6 p.m. The cost is $15 for students, $20 for faculty/staff. Wear comfortable clothing that you can stretch in and bring a yoga mat if you have one.

A second yoga class is being offered this session. It will be held on Thursdays, 12:05 - 12:50 pm. The instructor is Anna Roth and it will start Nov. 12.

NEW PAYMENT POLICY: Need to pay in person in Health and Wellness Sevices before your name will be added to the class list. There will be no refunds after payment.

Sign-ups begin Nov. 2.

Yoga mats are provided but please bring your own yoga mat if you have one to the Monday class. Be sure to wear comfortable clothing that you can stretch in.

If you have questions about the yoga classes, you can email Joy Laine at lainej@macalester.edu or call her at x6353.

Water Aerobics

Water Aerobics will be offered at 11:30 am - 12:15 pm, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, in the Riley Pool at the Leonard Center. Participants do not need to know how to swim and you won't get your hair wet! Join the fun! Questions? Contact Kay Crawford or e-mail crawford@macalester.edu

Lunch and Learn

Our next Lunch and Learn is set for Wednesday, December 2 in the Weyerhaeuser Boardroom.

Topic to be announced soon.