YWCA Bergen County's Ridgewood Facility to Hold Free Fitness Open House Nov. 2

YWCA Bergen County will hold a free Fitness Open House on Sunday, Nov. 2 from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 112 Oak Street in Ridgewood.

Adults and teens can take Yoga, Body Sculpting and Gyrokenesis® classes at the public event. Also available from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. will be a class teaching the “ins and outs” of yoga postures with certified instructor, Lorraine. The practice of yoga improves our well-being not physically, but on all levels: physiologically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

Body Sculpting with Valarie, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., will use a variety of hand-held weights and resistance equipment as well as your natural body weight to build muscular strength and tone, boost bone health and metabolism. This class can improve your body and self-confidence.

Gyrokenesis®, with Earline Randolph from beyondmovement Studio, starts at 3 p.m. and begins on a chair with a gentle warm-up sequence followed by a series of fluid spinal motions which increase range of motion and prepare the body to explore more complex movements with agility and ease. Class continues with floor exercises followed by a rhythmic standing sequence that incorporates balance and cardiovascular exercises. Class ends at 4 p.m. with a calming, unwinding sequence designed to prepare the body and mind to reintegrate with the everyday world.

Non-members must stop at the front desk to fill out a waiver prior to class.

All classes run in 8-week sessions and are held at the YWCA’s 112 Oak Street, Ridgewood facility. Yoga and Body Sculpting are part of the movement@yw fitness program, offering 40 weekly fitness classes for $108 per session. For more information contact Colleen at 201-444-5600 ext. 351, or visit www.ywcabergencounty.org.

The YWCA offers dozens of other fitness, wellness, and enrichment programs for kids, teens, adults, and seniors, as well as American Red Cross certified swim classes for swimmers at every age and level. Drop-in child care is also available at the Ridgewood facility.

Visit www.ywcabergencounty.org for details or call 201-444-5600 for a free brochure.

YWCA Bergen County is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. We are the area’s largest provider of child care services, a recognized leader in health and fitness programs and operator of healingSPACE, the county’s only Sexual Violence Resource Center. Celebrating nearly a century of commitment to our community, today we improve the lives of thousands of women, girls, and their families.