Pictured instructor Johanne Healey leads the Senior Fitness class through a total body workout now held at the newly renovated d’Youville Activity Room.
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HealthSteps is an award-winning health education and prevention program for adults that focuses on the whole person – body, mind, and spirit.
HealthSteps offers a wide range of classes with the core membership fee as well as a variety of specialty classes, including:
Anusara-Inspired Yoga:
Open to new and experienced students. This class is an excellent way to have fun while improving your overall health, well-being, strength, flexibility, and posture. Relieve muscle tension, stress, and aches and pains. Develop a sharp mind, vibrant body, and soft heart thru Anusara Yoga. Look and feel your best!
Wednesdays, 5:00-6:00pm
Instructor: Tisha Bremner
February 9 – March 9
Location: Lepage Large Conference Room, 99 Campus Avenue, Lewiston
Cost: $62.50
Gentle Exercise
This class is designed for those with arthritis, recovering from cancer or any other individual who desires a mild form of exercise. It helps improve range of motion, strength, posture, balance, and coordination. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 9:15 am – 10:00 am
Instructor: Joanne Healey
January 11 – February 10
Location: Activity Room at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion, 102 Campus Avenue, Lewiston
Cost: $24
Health Coaching
Do you need help with motivation, discipline, or accountability to meet your goals, daily stressors, and all the overwhelming fitness, health, or nutrition information? Each session is private and confidential. Your personal health coach will work with you in a way that is most convenient either in person, telephone, or by email.
Cost: $60/hour
Lose With Me!
A 12-week weight loss session focused on helping you make healthier lifestyle choices. Classes include: goal setting, exercise recommendations, nutrition education and peer support.
Wednesdays, 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Instructors: Jamie Pepin, MS RD and Jennifer Smith, MS
January 12 – March 30
Location: WorkMed Conference Room, Auburn Medical Bldg, 15 Gracelawn Road, Auburn
Cost: $60
Mommy & Me Postnatal Yoga
Open to parents with children ages 6 weeks to 12 months. Bond with your baby and meet other mothers. Reconnect with your yoga practice in a new way or try yoga for the first time. In this series you will learn fun yoga poses to do with your baby, perform gentle stretches to regain your mobility, start to strengthen your core after childbirth, and develop a practice that includes deep relaxation. Refresh, relax, and renew with your little one! Please bring a baby blanket and/or infant carrier.
Mondays, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Instructor: Tisha Bremner
January 31 – February 28
Location: Lepage Large Conference Room, 99 Campus Avenue, Lewiston
Cost: $62.50
Osteoball
Exercising with the osteoball is easy to learn, non-intimidating, and uses the same simple isometric resistive techniques astronauts use to keep fit while in space. This innovative class is designed for individuals recovering from cancer, those who have bone and joint related conditions and other individuals who desire a mild yet effective form of resistance training.
Mondays, Wednesdays, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Instructor: Maria Pete
January 24 – February 23
Location: 2nd Floor Physical Therapy Gym, Auburn Medical Bldg, 15 Gracelawn Road, Auburn
Cost: $30
Pilates
Based on the teachings of Joseph Pilates this mat class is a great alternative workout designed to increase your fitness level. Students can expect full body strengthening with particular emphasis on the core musculature. Please wear non-restrictive attire and bring a Pilates/yoga mat.
Thursdays, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Instructor: Kerrie Poulin
January 13 – February 10
Location: Lepage Large Conference Room, 99 Campus Avenue, Lewiston
Room Changes: 1/27 -Campus Cuisine Private Dining Room
Cost: $50
Prenatal Yoga
Prepare your mind and body for one of the most rewarding and challenging events of your life. Whether you are an experienced yogi or new to the practice, you can receive many benefits from this class. Work to open and strengthen the legs, back and pelvic floor, improve postural alignment to alleviate back pain, and practice breath and meditation exercises to help with labor. Please bring a blanket and pillow to class.
Mondays, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Instructor: Tisha Bremner
February 7 – March 7
Location: Lepage Large Conference Room, 99 Campus Avenue, Lewiston
Cost: $62.50
Racquetball
Registration begins on Tuesday, December 28 at 9:30 am.
Specific time slots are available for registration Monday through Friday on the hour for an hour from 6:00 am until noon.
Cost: With Core HealthSteps Membership, $19 for the entire winter/spring session
Without Core Membership: 1-hour, 1x/week = $152 or 1-hour, 2x/week = $190
Senior Fitness
This one-hour class provides participants with a safe and effective workout that includes a warm-up, cardiovascular component, resistance training, balance, and flexibility exercises.
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9:15-10:15am or 10:30-11:30am
Instructor: Johanne Healey
January 10 – February 11
Location: Activity Room, St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion, 102 Campus Avenue, Lewiston
Cost: $32
T’ai Chi
In this introductory class you’ll learn a simple form and supportive exercises to promote health and longevity. Additional effects of T’ai Chi include increased balance, better circulation, improved coordination, reduced blood pressure, and more.
Tuesdays, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Instructor: Kurt Young
January 11 – February 8
Location: Resident Dining Room, St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion, 102 Campus Avenue, Lewiston
Cost: $50
Tennis
Registration begins on Tuesday, December 28 at 8:30 am
Cost: With Core Membership, $18 for the entire winter/spring session
Without Core Membership: $144
Tobacco Cessation Counseling
Single Session: This is a great option for a self-motivated person who simply needs the resources to stop smoking
Cost: $45
Multi-Session (3): With a smoking cessation coach, set a quit date and work through the quitting process. Many find the additional support to be a great advantage to their stopping the use of tobacco.
Cost: $75
HealthSteps is part of the Prevention & Wellness Services offered through St. Mary’s Health System.
Call today and start your way to a new healthy lifestyle in which you will feel better, have more energy, meet great people, and enjoy exercise even more! For more information or to register, call HealthSteps at 777-8898 or visit them on the web at www.stmarysmaine.com. Pre-registration for all programs is required.
Want to lose some weight? Don’t go it alone, let HealthSteps, an award winning health education and exercise program, help you. Join them for Lose with Me! a 12-week session focused on helping you obtain and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Classes are taught by registered and licensed dietitian Jamie Pepin and exercise physiologist, Jennifer Smith.
