Improve your strength and balance

Sit and stand with poles and bands

By Shari Greenberg, Fitness Instructor

Join me for these 45-minute classes designed to safely guide you through a total body movement experience. Each session, held at the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center, includes fun activities to build and enhance strength, endurance, balance, agility and posture. While targeted to all levels, those who engage in racquet sports, golf or other activities will also benefit.

Each class begins with a warm-up while seated or standing. With a strong focus on balance, I integrate both static and dynamic exercises throughout each class session.

Resistance bands are a great way to target upper and lower body to improve strength, flexibility and overall conditioning. Walking poles are introduced in creative ways, using all directions of movement to allow for increased range of motion. Walking poles help to improve posture, which promotes better balance in motion.

In order to stay functional with less pain and stiffness, we need to move and challenge our heart, muscles, bones and brains. To remain steady on our feet, it is imperative to do something active every day. Each week, you will learn a new movement pattern to practice at home to support and enhance skills learned in class.

After several class sessions, you will begin to notice less pain and stiffness, resulting in greater ease of movement, along with a greater sense of confidence and a bonus of more smiles!

April sessions

Pole Walking on Tuesdays from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. All sessions $56.

Pole Walking on Wednesdays from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. All sessions $32.

Sit, Stand, Poles & Bands on Wednesdays from 2 to 3 p.m. All sessions $48. Register at https://jfgn.regfox.com/ sit-and-stand-with-poles-and-bands.

Wear sneakers and bring your poles. To encourage good grip and stability, I recommend special Urban Poling poles, different from trekking poles, which I will bring for purchase (prices range from $106-$132)

Jewish Federation of Greater Naples is co-sponsoring these classes, and a portion of the tuition will benefit the organization.