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December 20, 2006
Resolve to Get Fit With New Classes at Optimal Fitness at Good Shepherd
Unique Facility Offers Full Slate of Classes Including Aerobics, Yoga, Core Training and Mores

Allentown—Optimal Fitness at Good Shepherd, the unique fitness facility located in the new Good Shepherd Health & Technology Center, 850 S. Fifth St., Allentown, has released its schedule of fitness and wellness classes for the winter of 2007.

The diverse class list (see below) offers members of the public an opportunity to achieve a variety of fitness goals, such as increasing muscle tone and strength, promoting flexibility, losing weight and striving for heart health. Many of the fitness classes, including core strengthening, yoga and aerobics are held in a standard fitness room. Other aquatic fitness classes are held in Good Shepherd’s large, heated pool.

The gym at Optimal Fitness offers a wide variety of strength and cardiovascular training equipment, including treadmills, elliptical machines and weights. The facility brings expert assistance to members, in the form of an exercise physiologist, personal trainers and a state-of-the-art Fitness Advisor Program, which electronically tracks the progress of workouts.

The facility is also one of only a handful in the country that offers wheelchair accessible strength-training equipment.

Fitness Center memberships and classes are open to people of all abilities and age levels. Having a gym membership is not a prerequisite for taking fitness classes. For more information or to register for classes, call 610-776-3167.

Optimal Fitness at Good Shepherd—Fitness Classes

Class: Aerobics
Day/Time: Mondays and Wednesdays / 5 - 6 p.m.
Frequency: 6 weeks of classes, 2 times per week
Cost: $50
First Class: January 8, 2007

Class: Core Strengthening
Day/Time: Mondays / 12 – 12:30 p.m. or 4:30 – 5 p.m.
Frequency: 6 weeks of classes
Cost: $30
First Class: January 15, 2007

Class: Stay Fit Stroke Exercise Program
Day/Time: Tuesdays / 10 – 11 a.m.
Frequency: Ongoing
Cost: $8 per session
First Class: January 23, 2007

Class: Yoga/Pilates
Day/Time: Tuesdays / 5 - 6 p.m.
Frequency: 8 weeks of classes
Cost: $65
First Class: January 30, 2007

Class: Arthritis Exercise Program for persons of all ability levels
Day/Time: Thursdays / 10 – 11 a.m.
Frequency: Ongoing
Cost: $8 per session
First Class: February 1, 2007

Class: Yoga
Day/Time: Thursdays / 5 - 6 p.m.
Frequency: 8 weeks of classes
Cost: $65
First Class: February 1, 2007

Optimal Fitness at Good Shepherd—Aquatic Classes

Class: Circuit Training
Day/Time: Thursdays / 5 – 5:45 p.m.
Frequency: 8 weeks of classes
Cost: $60
First Class: January 18, 2007

Class: Ai Chi
Day/Time: Mondays / 3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
Frequency: 8 weeks of classes
Cost: $60
First Class: February 5, 2007

Class: Rehabdominals
Day/Time: Tuesdays / 4 – 4:30 p.m.
Frequency: 8 weeks of classes
Cost: $40
First Class: February 5, 2007

Class: Pediatric Pool Program
Day/Time: Wednesdays / 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Frequency: 8 weeks of classes
Cost: $60
First Class: February 7, 2007

Class: Aquatic Pool Program
Day/Time: Mondays / 5 – 5:45 p.m.
Frequency: Ongoing
Cost: $8 per session

Class: Stretch and Relax
Day/Time: Thursdays / 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Frequency: Ongoing
Cost: $8 per session

Class: Water Walking Program
Day/Time: Monday through Friday / 8 - 9:30 a.m., 11 – 1 p.m., 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Frequency: Ongoing
Cost: $42 per month

Class: Learn to Swim…Again
Day/Time: Scheduled Individually
Cost: $14 for ½ hour, $28 for 1 hour

Class: Therapeutic Aquatic Bodywork
Day/Time: Scheduled Individually
Cost: $14 for ½ hour, $28 for 1 hour

Optimal Fitness at Good Shepherd—Classes for People with Multiple Sclerosis

Class: Coordinated Movement Training
Day/Time: Thursdays / 12 – 1 p.m.
Frequency: Ongoing
Cost: Call 610-776-3167 for rates

Class: MS Yoga
Day/Time: Tuesdays / 12 – 1 p.m.
Frequency: Ongoing
Cost: Call 610-776-3167 for rates