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Korean Dan Yoga and Active Aerobics classes to encourage seniors to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Fit Kid: Free Kid - Home Run Health with the Cardinals: event for children to practice baseball skills such as pitching, running and hitting skills with Fredbird and friends
Timothy Community Corporation (TCC) recognizes the need for being healthy and for pre-cancer prevention. Their programs support the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of wellness with a focus on education and action.

Services

Exercise Classes/Groups
Physical Activity and Fitness Education/Promotion
XS Tennis and Education Foundation provides a pre-academy in order to bridge the age gap between youth and adults. This intermediate tennis group meets regularly, specifically for students. This group works to develop foundations of tennis and develop advanced skills.

Services

Tennis
Physical Activity and Fitness Education/Promotion
Adolescents
Northwestern Medicine - Osher Center for Integrative Medicine helps patients reach their fitness goals with exercise instructors who evaluate individual exercise needs. Patients may attend group education to learn skills such as mindfulness meditation.
XS Tennis offers a beginning level course that teaches fundamental techniques to develop youth tennis skills.

Services

Physical Activity and Fitness Education/Promotion
Adolescents
Children
XS Tennis and Education Foundation offers advanced training for adults and experienced players. This course expands upon previous foundations to develop a more skilled player.

Services

Physical Activity and Fitness Education/Promotion
Adults
Norridge Park District provides instruction and education on any form of dance.
Organizes activity groups to focus on a healthier lifestyle enhanced by regular physical activity. Groups of different sizes from the community, churches, organizations, and schools can join together with a FIT Team coach to set and meet physical activity goals.

Services

Physical Activity and Fitness Education/Promotion
Skokie Park District provides group exercise classes and group cycling in their spin studio.
The Sports & Fitness Academy focuses on improving physical well-being and fostering positive peer and adult relationships. Participants learn conflict resolution skills and leadership development. Each year the program serves students through a variety of beginner, intermediate, and advanced sports teams. The teams participate in weekly training and competitive games and run on seasonal schedules.

Services

General Recreational Activities/Sports
Physical Activity and Fitness Education/Promotion
Youth Enrichment Programs
Universidad Popular offers physical fitness classes as well as health and nutritional education seminars and guitar classes. Health-related topics include obesity, asthma, respiratory illnesses, organic food, medicine, alchoholism, drug abuse, and STIs.

Services

Community Wellness Programs
Physical Activity and Fitness Education/Promotion
Low Income
Offers a 6 week group program designed to help individuals establish regular patterns of walking. The program is endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control as an evidence-based program for older adults.
  • Ames Program: held at the Ames Community Center Gym - 515 Clark Avenue, Ames, Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 1:30 pm-2:30 pm
  • Story City Program: held at the Mary Greeley Lifetime Fitness Center - 812 Elm Avenue, Story City, Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 11 am-12 pm
The group program consists of 3 self-paced, one hour long walking sessions each week for 6 weeks, with a goal of increasing walking ability each week. Sessions are held at predetermined times and locations to help create a consistent walking routine and to allow interactions with peers and program leaders.

Must be able to stand without increasing pain for at least 10 minutes, must indicate your safety to begin exercising by completing a pre-exercise screening survey or receiving a referral from a health care provider indicating your safety to begin exercising, and must be willing to complete several surveys and fitness assessments as part of the research project.
Cancer Wellness Center provides various types of in-person and virtual fitness classes. See the website for more information about fitness programs offered and dates.