The Pines Community Wellness Center offers a wide variety of classes geared toward the active older adult.
The Total Body Senior class is for any age and any gender that needs challenging strength training, endurance, stability and flexibility, coordination and no impact cardio. Instructor for this class is Kevin Schweer and Sandy LeBiedz. This is a class for active, experienced adults.
The Pines Community Wellness Center also offers the Strong Bodies Program, a 10-week exercise program for middle-aged and older men and women. The Strong Bodies program has become a very popular class. An optional 30-minute self instructed warm up can be done before the start of each class.
The series is led on Mondays and Wednesdays by Tobi Johannsen who has been trained in the Strong Women / Strong Bodies program. The Vilas County Public Health Department is working in conjunction with the Pines Community Wellness Center to offer this program to the community. Each class includes progressive weight training, flexibility and balance. The cost of the program is $60.00 for the 10-week session.
As always, anyone may attend their first class for free to see if they enjoy the class.
Free Senior Day is the third Wednesday of every month for those individuals ages 62 and older (does not include classes).
There are also reduced membership rates for senior citizens as follows:
• Senior Citizen (62+) Annual: $240.00 - includes one FREE 8-week session per year
• Senior Citizen (62+) Monthly: $20.00
• Senior Citizen (62+) Annual: $400.00 - includes two FREE 8-week sessions
• Senior Citizen (62+) Monthly: $35.00
Pines Community Wellness Center is affiliated with the SilverSneakers® Fitness Program which currently has over 160 members. Be healthy & stay independent. Let your health plan provide your fitness membership. Members of participating Medicare health plans join the SilverSneakers® Fitness Program to take charge of their own health and well-being! To qualify, you must be a Medicare-eligible member of a health plan that offers the SilverSneakers® Fitness Program.
What does a SilverSneakers membership entail? In addition to the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, your membership offers use of the Pines Wellness Center. There will be a fee for services not included in a basic membership such as personal training or classes. Once you enroll in a SilverSneaker participating site, you can visit any SilverSneakers location in the country. Your primary membership will remain at the location where you originally enrolled.
The Pines Community Wellness Center is now affiliated with the Silver and Fit Program. The Silver and Fit program is designed for older adults! By exercising regularly and meeting new people, you can be Silver, Fit, and Fabulous® too! Improved fitness is a better way of life. After all, regular physical activity is one of the best ways to improve your health. Health plans offer the Silver and Fit program to eligible Medicare Advantage/Supplement beneficiaries and group retirees. It can help you improve the quality of your life. Please contact the Wellness Center to see if you are eligible for the Silver and Fit Program.
For more information on any of the programs, please contact us at 715-337-2531
