Body Wisdom Studio

Class Descriptions

Outdoor Fitness   

Meets 90 minutes, 6 PM Tues & Thurs Pt. Richmond hills and parks

Meets 120 minutes  - Saturday for workout on Mt. Tamalpais

Improve your view, GET OUTSIDE!  This is a no-excuses workout where all that talk about getting in shape turns into action. This group program uses the hills and parks around Pt. Richmond and Marin to challenge your body and mind while burning calories, building muscle strength and endurance, balance and flexibility.  This is a three day a week program offers outstanding fitness instruction, nutritional coaching and a large helping of motivation to keep you on track every step of the way!  Every session is loaded with fun and energizing activities specifically designed to help you successfully achieve your goals. We use resistance bands and weighted vests to challenge your strength. Nancy, your Certified Outdoor Fitness Trainer, organizes the daily program to challenge all fitness levels.  No need to be in-shape to begin this program.  Join NOW; you’ll love the fun and the way you feel.

Restorative Exercise ™

Restorative Exercise ™   Beginning Mechanics

This class is ideal for those new to Restorative Exercise. Learn and practice simple exercises scientifically designed to correct muscle imbalances that cause pain, poor posture and fatigue. See your posture begin to improve. Enjoy the effects of increased flexibility. Improve your balance and decrease risk of falling. Beginning Mechanics is perfect for all ages/conditions. This class is ideal for chronic pain reduction. Restorative Exercise is the creation of Katy Santiago.  45 minute class

Restorative Exercise ™  Body Mechanics, Fitness, Strength & Core L2

This is a challenging multi-level Restorative Exercise class focused on developing core stabilization and strength, enhancing physical performance and improving balance, flexibility and mobility. The class gives you scientifically designed movement education that transfers into activities of daily living as well as enhancement of sports performance.  A private fitness assessment and/or Beginning Mechanics class is recommended.  55 minute class

Class size limited to 7. Please preregister

This intermediate/advanced class and requires that you already have a basic level of strength, endurance and body awareness. This is a challenging multi-level Restorative Exercise™ class focused on developing core stabilization and strength, enhancing physical performance and improving balance, flexibility and mobility. The class gives you scientifically designed movement education that transfers into activities of daily living as well as enhancement of sports performance.  The BOSU Balance Trainer is used in this class to train dynamic movement patterns in addition to stabilizing muscles. This is 75 minute class stimulates your mind-body connection using full body exercises, some cardio work, resistance training and yes, balance.  Challenge yourself and have a few laughs on the way.  This class meets twice weekly.

Men’s Class – Strength, Core and Flexibility

OK guys.  You know you need this.  This is a challenging multi-level Restorative Exercise class focused on developing core stabilization and strength, enhancing physical performance and improving balance, flexibility and mobility. The class gives you scientifically designed movement education that transfers into activities of daily living as well as enhancement of sports performance.  We will use the BOSU equipment to add cardio conditioning and deeper core stabilization.  This class meets twice weekly. 55 minute class

Pilates

Pilates Mat – L1 Beginning Series - call for schedule info

Pilates is a method of body conditioning that works to strengthen your center, lengthen your spine, build muscle tone, and increase body awareness and flexibility. Pilates addresses the body as a whole, correcting asymmetries and chronic weaknesses to prevent re-injury and to enhance balance. In the Beginning class you will use the techniques and exercises learned in the Fundamentals class and begin to link movements into a flow of exercises. The system of mat exercises designed by Joseph Pilates is progressive from learning the fundamentals, to the beginning mat series, intermediate mat series and finally the advanced series.  55 minute class

Pilates Mat – L2 Mixed Level - call for schedule inof

The Intermediate Series of mat exercises is more challenging than the L1 series because it takes longer to complete and requires more muscle endurance. Intermediate series exercises are more complex and demand more concentration. At this level you progress in a continual flow working to transition seamlessly from one exercise to another. Prerequisite: Fundamentals, Beginning Series or instructor’s permission. 55 minute class

Pilates Mat – L2 Modified

This is the intermediate series level of mat exercises with modifications appropriate for the limitation of participants with osteoporosis, arthritis and other structural challenges. The pace of this class is somewhat slower with fewer sequential transitions. This is an on-going class. Prerequisite: Fundamentals and Beginning Series or instructor’s permission.  50 minute class

Pilates for Yachties  

6-week session. 

This class is focused on the Pilates method of body conditioning specifically applied to the physical demands of sailing.  This class is taught by Judy Bentsen.  Judy is an experienced sailor and excellent Pilates Instructor.  Please contact Judy at www.pilates4yachties.com for information and registration.   55 minute class

 Pilates Mat and Springboard   6 session class (currently not scheduled)

The Pilates Springboard is a wall mounted apparatus featuring Pilates springs and a roll-down bar used to enhance movement learning and give a full body workout. The Springboard is based on the Cadillac (or Trap Table). Springboard & Mat is an intermediate class. Prerequisite: Beginning Series or familiarity with Pilates principles.  55 minute class

Yoga 

Sunset Yoga  - July   4-sessions             Julie Lucchesi  YRT 200

Take time to relax and unwind.  We will practice meditation and gentle yoga to a background of music, storytelling and chant.

Special Programs

Aquatic Exercise    Brickyard Landing residents and guests only

This is a great 50 minute cardio workout designed to get you moving in the deep water.  A buoyancy belt is provided and swimming is not required.  All exercise movements have modifications to fit any fitness level or special need such as joint replacements, respiratory challenges, post surgery or physical therapy restrictions.  No previous experience is needed.  Jump in, the water is 80 degrees.

Develop muscle strength and endurance without building bulk.

Increase range of motion in your joints and decrease joint pain.

Help lower your blood pressure.

Improve your muscle tone.

All BYL residents and guests are invited to join.  Remember your hat, sunscreen and a smile.

Workshops

Dates TBA

Visit the Workshop page and see the one-session intensive programs planned for the future. The mission of Body Wisdom Studio is to promote wellness education in our community.  Your feedback and suggestions help us to create the classes and workshops on subjects you choose. Our network of practitioners in the health, wellness and fitness fields is a wonderful resource for skills training and education on a wide range of topics.  Please reach us on the Contact Page or call 510-232-4566 

Workshop -  Introduction to Pilates  

In this introductory class you will learn the basic movements and body concepts that constitute Pilates exercise. Pilates is a method of body conditioning that works to strengthen your center, lengthen your spine, build muscle tone, and increase body awareness and flexibility. Relief of joint pain including many forms of low back pain often results from this Pilates core training. The system of floor exercises designed by Joseph Pilates is progressive: from fundamentals to the beginning mat series, the intermediate mat series and finally the advanced series.

Workshop -  Introduction to BOSU Fitness                            

What Is It?

The BOSU Balance Trainer is one of the more exciting exercise tools to hit the fitness world in a while. Why? Because you can use it for so many different activities, all while working on endurance, strength, balance, and stability. The Balance Trainer is like an exercise ball that's been cut in half with a platform on the bottom. The squishy dome side on top and flat platform on the bottom allow you to use the Balance Trainer in many unique ways. The possibilities are endless.

What It Does

Doing exercises on the Balance Trainer requires you to maintain your center of gravity over a surface that is constantly changing. Just standing on it is challenging, as your body moves and shifts into and out of balance.

Using the Bosu Balance Trainer can help improve

Kinesthetic awareness This is just a fancy word for your awareness of how the body is positioned at any given moment. This awareness is something that often declines as we age, so the Balance Trainer can help you stay connected with how your body moves.

Proprioception This is another fancy word describing how your body responds to external forces to keep your joints in the right position. When you stand on a Balance Trainer, all of your muscles are forced to contract to keep your joints in proper position. This helps make normal activities easier.

The best thing about the Balance Trainer, besides its versatility, is that it adds fun to your usual workouts. It makes workouts challenging and interesting.

Zumba® Fitness is Cancelled until Fall '09

        Zumba® is fun...it's the type of exercise you'll want to do everyday and feel good about doing it!

        It's different. You probably never thought you'd be exercising to this type of music.

        It's effective. It is an aerobic workout, which we all know works. But it's more fun, which will make you stick with the program until you get results.

Lets face it, working out can be healthy, rewarding, beneficial working out can be lots of things, but it's never been known to be much fun UNTIL NOW!

Zumba® fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy to follow moves to create a dynamic fitness program that will blow you away. Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, and to get hooked. You can achieve long term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exhilarating hour of caloric-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. Add some Latin flavor and international zest into the mix and you've got Zumba®! 

Zumba Gold classes offer a slower pace for those who are new to Zumba® Fitness or are deconditioned.  For our initial Zumba® Saturdays at the Studio the class tempo will be mixed to give you the experience of both formats. Zumba® is not only great for the body, but is also great for the mind. It is a "feel-happy" workout.

To register for our classes, or to receive additional information, please email us at:

Nancy@BodyWisdomStudio.net

or call Nancy at:

(510) 232-4566 or (415) 722-3000