Fitness Center Now Open!
Visit the Woodburn Memorial Aquatic Center for a "dry land" work out. The Center's redesigned lobby now features a weight and
fitness training area featuring treadmills, elliptical trainers, recumbent bikes and dumbbells. Fitness facilities are open
during all regular Center operating hours.
Exercise in the Water and Experience the Benefits
The Woodburn Memorial Aquatic Center offers a variety of specially designed programs to help keep everyone in our community fit
and well. Water exercise is especially effective because:
- Water cushions the impact, thereby reducing the stress on joints;
- Water is twelve times more resistant than air and allows tripled strength gains over land aerobics;
- Heart rates are lower in the water and this allows optimal fat burning from muscles with less fatigue; and
- Water supports muscles and promotes more efficient toning.
Water Fitness Classes at WMAC
For the most update program schedule consult the Out and About Activity Guide.
WMAC organizes:
- Aquarobics: Energize yourself with this invigorating workout! This fat-burning fitness workout incorporates muscular,
cardiovascular, and aerobic conditioning. Exercise includes some rhythmic activities, muscle strengthening, and toning while having fun!
- Arthritis Aquatic Class: The Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program, or A.F.A.P., is a recreational series of gentle activities
in the pool and is open to anyone with arthritis. The program is designed to help relieve the pain and stiffness caused by arthritis while
providing a fun, social opportunity. It is not necessary to know how to swim. Trained personnel conduct sessions.
- Deep Water Fitness: This class occurs in 6 feet of water and you do not need to be able to swim to participate. Foam buoyancy/support
belts around the waist/hips and buoyant hand-held "dumbbells", even foam noodles are used to keep you upright and your head out of the water. Zero
joint impact with muscle toning and flexibility throughout the entire body is the goal.
- Hip Flexibility: Deceptively gentle leg moves and stretches at the wall of the shallow end of the pool. Benefits include muscle and
ligament toning and increased range of motion, resulting in more flexibility, better balance, and coordination. The 20 additional minutes take place in
the wading pool for some additional stretching and back extensor work including leg work.
- Water Wellness: For all levels of fitness the moves are designed to accommodate those that want to work at a less intense level and
those who want to move more vigorously. The workout is varied with different music selections and optional usage of pool equipment such as noodles, gloves,
and hand held foam "dumbbells" that are used to enhance the subtle strengthening, toning, limbering moves done in shallow water.
- Mini-Weight: After a brief warm-up, the focus is on upper body with gentle strengthening, toning and lengthening of legs, back,
shoulder and arm muscles using 1—5 pound hand weights. Great for improving your posture.
It is recommended to wear water shoes for all Shallow water classes.
Download the free Water Fitness Class Descriptions by clicking
Here
The American College of Medicine suggests rhythmic, continuous exercise 3-5 days a week for 20 - 60 minutes.