Sit and stand with poles and bands

The fun way to greater strength and better balance

By Shari Greenberg, Fitness Instructor

With passion and purpose, I bring a fitness strategy to support your lifestyle to each 45-minute class designed to safely guide participants through a total body movement experience and held at the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center.

Each session 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 will be 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!

March sessions

Pole Walking on Tuesdays from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.

(March 5, 12, 19 and 26) All sessions $56.

Pole Walking on Wednesdays from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m.

(March 6, 13, 20 and 27) All sessions $32. Sit, Stand, Poles & Bands on Wednesdays from 2 to 3 p.m.

(March 6, 13, 20 and 27). All sessions $48.

Register at www.jewishnaples.org.

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 cosponsoring these classes and a portion of the tuition will benefit the organization.