| Boot Camp |
| Burn fat through aerobic exercise and build lean muscle through a circuit of drills, calisthenics, agility exercises, and obstacle course work. The boot camp training method uses your own body weight as resistance to provide quick results. It's a FUN and challenging workout for those who are tough enough to follow orders and want to pack a high-intensity, comprehensive fitness session into 45 minutes. |
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Wednesday
6 - 6:45 p.m.
Ratner Center Auxiliary Gym
40
April Harkness |
| Cardio Kickboxing |
| This super fat-burning class is the best way to get up and get started in the morning with a high calorie burn. It combines intense shadow kickboxing moves with fast-paced conditioning and ends with core-strengthening abdominal work. |
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday
7:15 - 8:05 a.m.
Ratner Center Dance Studio
25
Sidra James |
| Muscle Tone |
| A total body conditioning workout using steps, resistance bands, and light weights to create the overload necessary for muscle change. |
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Tuesday, Thursday
5:30 - 6:20 p.m.
Ratner Center Dance Studio
25
David Taylor |
| Pilates |
| Pilates is a system of exercises designed to train and condition the body. A Pilates program builds strength without bulk, balances muscle strength with flexibility, and gives attention to breathing and awareness of movement. |
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Tuesday, Thursday
Noon - 12:50 p.m.
Ratner Center Dance Studio
25
David Taylor |
| Private Swim Lessons |
| Whether you want to just learn to swim, refine your swimming technique, or train to compete, private swim lessons are now available to Ratner members ages three and older. All ability levels can be accommodated. Lessons are taught by Mary Flynn, owner and operator of Learn to Swim with Mary, LLC. Mary has 15 years of competitive experience and has been a swim instructor in the Chicago area for 26 years. She has taught all levels of swimming, including special needs children as well as state champion competitors. Lessons are priced at $35 for a 30-minute session, and there is no limit on the number of lessons you can take. |
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Monday / 7 - 9 p.m.
Sunday / 8 - 10 a.m.
Myers-McLoraine Swimming Pool
Mary Flynn, Learn to Swim with Mary, LLC |
Procedure:
1) Contact Mary Flynn at dmhflynn@sbcglobal.net or (708) 271-7394 to schedule a lesson(s).
2) Print your confirmation email and bring it to the Ratner Center front desk.
3) Show your confirmation email and purchase your lesson(s).
4) Obtain a private swim lesson card and bring it to your lesson(s) to turn in to the instructor.
No refunds are given for no-shows or lost cards. |
| Water Aerobics |
Water Aerobics uses the shallow portion of the pool to work the entire body with cardiovascular exercise to music for outstanding general conditioning.
Two punches of the FitChicago card are necessary for each class. |
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Tuesday, Thursday
6 - 6:50 p.m.
Myers-McLoraine Swimming Pool
20
Joy Nieda |
| Yoga, Beginning |
| This class is for those who have never done Yoga and those who wish to review the fundamentals. It emphasizes proper alignment in the asanas (poses), breathing practices, and beginning yoga philosophy. Participants receive personal attention and clear, deliberate demonstrations and explanations. First-time participants are encouraged to begin with a Monday class since an emphasis is placed on teaching poses then. |
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Monday, Wednesday
Noon - 1 p.m.
Ratner Center Dance Studio
25
Savannah Esquivel |
| Yoga II |
| This class is intended for advanced beginners and emphasizes the mastery of the headstand, shoulder stand, and intermediate backbends. It builds strength, flexibility, and concentration with a moderate pace. In addition to continuing an emphasis on breathing and healthy alignment, training in progressive variation poses and vinyasa (hatha) flow sequencing is included. |
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Tuesday, Thursday
6:30 - 7:20 p.m.
Ratner Center Dance Studio
25
Amira Nevels |
| Zumba |
| Zumba focues on hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow movements to create a unique fitness program that will blow you away. You will achieve long term benefits while having a blast. The class will feature calorie-burning activities, body-energizing routines, and interval training sessions with fast and slow rhythms combining with resistance training to tone and sculpt your body. Add Latin flavor and international zest into this mix and you've got Zumba. It's not just a workout, it's a party! Zumba requires no specific level of fitness and no dance background. |
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Monday / 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday / 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Ratner Center Dance Studio
30
Rachel Ladd |
