Course Offerings

Zoom Group Fitness Classes for the Wellesley College Community

Healthy You is partnering with Wellesley Recreation to provide free Zoom group fitness classes to Wellesley College students, faculty, and staff. Group exercise classes are a great way to stay connected, relieve stress, tone muscles, and provide a renewed sense of well-being. Classes are geared to accommodate all levels of fitness, so all members of the campus community are welcome.

Questions???
Faculty and staff, please contact Martha Dietrick (mdietric@wellesley.edu).

Class Schedule
Registration
Instructors
Class Descriptions
Disclaimer

Zoom Group Fitness Schedule Term 4

(Schedule updated 4/9/2021)

Registration

Participants must pre-register to receive the Zoom link, ideally a day or two prior to class. Late registrations might not receive the link. Participants must have a wellesley.edu email address. 

1. See upcoming class schedule below and click "REGISTER" for the appropriate week.
2. Complete the Google form and select the class(es) you wish to take. Scroll down to click "Submit."
3. Classes are limited to the first 100 members, so sign-up early to save your spot. 
4. After sign-up, the instructor will send you the Zoom link.

Upcoming Classes:

• Week of May 10-14, 2021 | REGISTER
• Week of May 17-21, 2021 | REGISTER

Instructors

Susie Masters Yoga smasters@wellesley.edu	Griselle Rodriguez Ramos Zumba grisellem24@gmail.com	Sarah Shultz Yoga sarah.shultz@wellesley.edu
Tim Snyder Full Body Fitness tsnyder@wellesley.edu	Monica Verity Barre mverity@wellesley.edu	Nico Santiago HIIT nsantiag@wellesley.edu

Class Descriptions

Barre
Set to fun and energetic music, each class incorporates an upper body workout with weights and a combination of high-intensity sequences of thigh, seat and core exercises at the barre. We always include a releasing stretch after we work a muscle group, which results in stronger and more elongated muscles while gaining flexibility. Each class is designed for you to feel invigorated, challenged, and inspired.

HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training)
High intensity workout that will target on getting your heart rate and body temperature up! The workout will be a total of 45 minutes and will consist of upper and lower body movement patterns that will increase your heart rate in a short amount of time. Each bout of high intensity will be followed by a short recovery. The exercises will be repeated multiple times to get the most out of the high intensity work and to train the heart to recover more efficiently. The class will end with a cool-down to stretch out the muscles worked during class. 

Strength

This workout will consist of movement patterns incorporating the lower body, upper body and core. It will start with a dynamic warm-up to get the whole body prepared for the workout.  The class will focus on building strength through isometrics, holding positions for extended periods of time, and functional exercises. Participants should expect 30 minutes of hard work with a cool down at the end. 

Yoga
An energizing and rejuvenating class welcomes all levels of “yogis.” Focus on pranayama breathing with movement while creating strength and flexibility through a vinyasa flow. You will leave feeling relaxed and refreshed.

Zumba
A Zumba workout mixes body sculpting movements with dance steps derived from cumbia, merengue, salsa, reggaeton, hip hop, mambo, rumba, flamenco, calypso, and Salsaton. The routines feature aerobic interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms. It targets areas such as the glutes, legs, arms, abdominals, and the heart. A Zumba class is typically not formulaic in that instructors often add on their own music choices and choreographies to make their class presentation locally unique.

Disclaimer

Wellesley College Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics is providing wellness resources and live-streaming fitness courses to support Wellesley College students, faculty and staff in their fitness efforts as part of the College's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This method of online fitness content delivery means that there will be no in-person supervision available while you perform the Activities. It is your responsibility to limit your participation in any Activities to the extent that it is safe and reasonable for you to do so at your own discretion. If you are unsure of, or have concerns about how to best practice any Activity, contact tsnyder@wellesley.edu for more information. It is also important that you identify a safe space in which to participate in any Activities. If your space is too small or crowded for safe participation, you should find another space in which to participate or practice, or select a different Activity that can be safely practiced in the available space.

As with any activity, there are risks in participating in online fitness Activities. Risks include bodily injury which may be severe or not, including death, or property damage caused by contact with personal property while participating in the Activity. This is not a complete list of all risks, many of which may be unique to an individual or location. By participating in any Activity offered or presented on or through this website or online services you understand and agree that neither Wellesley College nor its employees are responsible for any bodily or personal injury or other damage that you or any person may sustain or cause as a result of practicing or participating in such Activities. 

As is expected of all Wellesley College students at all times, the Honor Code applies here. Please act responsibly within the Zoom room. The department of Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics has the right to remove you from the virtual fitness class at any time.