PAID classes are open to everyone.  Membership to Christ United church or the Christ United Sports & Rec Center is NOT required.

2019 Session Four Registration

Registration Begins Monday, September 9 at 6:00am

Session Dates: Monday, September 23 to Saturday, December 21

NOTE: There will be NO CLASSES from Monday, November 24 to Sunday, December 1 for Thanksgiving week.

NEW CLASSES!

50+ Yoga with Angie on Tuesday from 6:00pm-7:15pm

FITNESS CLASSES!

Pilates with Tess on Tuesdays from 6:30pm-7:3opm

Core & Tone with Aleda on Wednesdays from 9:00am-10:00am

BEGINNER YOGA CLASSES!

Beginner Yoga with Lesley on Mondays from 9:00am-10:00am (FULL)

Beginner Yoga with Lesley on Mondays from 10:30am-12:00pm (FULL)

Beginner Yoga with Joanne on Mondays from 7:15pm-8:15pm

Beginner Yoga with Lesley on Wednesdays from 9:15am-10:45am (FULL)

Beginner Yoga with Lesley on Thursdays from 6:30pm-7:45pm

MIXED LEVEL YOGA CLASSES!

Mixed Level Yoga with Aleda on Tuesdays from 2:30pm-3:30pm

Mixed Level Yoga with Joyce on Wednesdays from 5:30pm-6:45pm

Mixed Level Yoga with Aleda on Thursdays from 2:30pm-3:30pm

INTERMEDIATE YOGA CLASSES!

Intermediate Yoga with Joanne on Mondays from 6:00pm-7:00pm

Intermediate Yoga with Tifany on Tuesdays from 9:15am-10:45am

Intermediate Yoga with Lesley on Fridays from 9:15am-10:45am (FULL)

CHAIR YOGA CLASSES!

Joint-Freeing Chair Yoga with Deborah on Tuesdays from 10:00am-11:30am

Chair Yoga with Lesley on Wednesdays from 11:00am-12:00pm (FULL)

Joint-Freeing Chair Yoga with Deborah on Thursdays from 10:00am-11:30am

Chair Yoga with Lesley on Fridays from 11:00am-12:00pm

GENTLE YOGA CLASSES!

Gentle Yoga with Pooja on Mondays from 11:15am-12:30pm

Gentle Yoga with Pooja on Thursdays from 11:15am-12:30pm

Refund Policy – Refunds are not available after the first day of class.

Trying a Class – Feel free to try any class once, free of charge, to determine if the class meets your needs.

Missed Classes – Missed or canceled classes may be made up by attending any of our other classes during the current session.

For more information contact our Fitness Director, Dereck Owens, at dereck@cumc.com or call 972-596-6073.

Free Classes are available to anyone with any level of Sports & Rec Center membership.

Fit4Good Boot Camp on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 5:45am-7:00am

Active Older Adults on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:25am-10:30am

Adult Beginner Tap with Jean on Tuesday from 1:00pm-1:45pm (THIS CLASS IS FULL)

Adult Intermediate Tap with Jean on Thursday from 2:00pm-2:45pm

Tai Chi on Wednesday from 7:00pm-8:00pm

Stretch & Flexibility with Tifany on Thursday from 9:00am-10:00am

Intro to Pilates with Tess on Thursday from 10:15am-11:00am

Karate with Rick on Saturday from 10:00am-12:00pm (ages 10 and up)

For more information contact our Fitness Director, Dereck Owens, at dereck@cumc.com or call 972-596-6073.

YOGA CLASSES

Yoga

Yoga is designed to relieve stress, improve balance, strength, flexibility and boost the immune system. The Sports & Rec Center offers Hatha Yoga, control of the body and mind. Each session focuses on learning basic yoga poses and progressing toward stringing postures together. Our Yoga program offers beginner, mixed levels, and intermediate level classes to meet your needs.

Chair Yoga

This class is especially for those who, due to age, health issues, injury, weight challenges or limited balance or mobility find it difficult to get down on the floor. Now a chair becomes your mat! Just about any pose that can be done standing, sitting or lying on a mat can be adapted to sitting on a chair. Everyone, beginner to advanced, is accommodated as each pose is presented in multiple levels of flexibility. The class includes breathing, stretching, strengthening, relaxation, and fun – all while sitting on a chair.

Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga embraces moment-to-moment mindfulness through fluid breath. It incorporates gentle physical postures, breathing exercises, and guided relaxation. This class is especially good for anyone who needs a less active yoga practice.

Joint Freeing Chair Yoga

This class is designed to work every single joint in the body. Instead of getting on and off the floor, you will use a chair as your base. This special yoga class is great for cancer and heart patients and especially for those with Rheumatoid Arthritis or other physically-limiting ailments.

Mixed Levels Yoga

These yoga classes are designed to accommodate anyone who wants to take a Yoga class no matter your experience. You will learn both basic and advanced poses that will help you learn how to breathe, stretch, and relax.

50+ Yoga  NEW!!!

This yoga class is for anyone who is 50 years of age and over. You will learn how to release tension and melt away stress through gentle stretching, breathing, and balance exercises. Yoga poses may be modified according to your body’s needs.

FITNESS CLASSES

Core and Tone

Experience a total body workout. The class consists of exercises to stabilize and strengthen the core muscles (back, hips, glutes and abdominal muscles), sculpt upper and lower body muscles with hand weights and stretch the body to improve flexibility. There will be an emphasis on proper alignment for safe and effective results. All levels of experience welcome. Modifications of all exercises will be given if needed. If possible, bring a mat or blanket and a bottle of water.

Pilates

This workout is a non-impact, non-weight bearing system of physical conditioning that focuses on body placement and increasing awareness of the body’s capabilities and untapped resources. Pilates makes bodies fit and strong by slimming the muscles and making them longer and leaner. This class will work the abdomen, lower back, and hips to make it a more firm, central support system for your body. You will need a mat, water and towel.

FREE CLASSES

Active Older Adults

This class is designed for older adults (Age 55 and up). It combines low impact aerobics with stretching and toning. Chairs are available for anyone who might need to sit for some of the activities. Equipment including hand weights, mats, and towels are provided for this class. This class is ongoing.

Adult Beginner Tap and Adult Beginner Tap Plus

Two classes are offered for tappers. Both classes are on Tuesdays.

1. Beginner Tap is designed for adults who want to learn how to tap dance or who have not taken tap in a while.
2. Beginner Tap “Plus” is for those who know tap basics, have taken tap for a while, and want more of a challenge.

Tap shoes are recommended, but not necessary. You may purchase a pair at a discount at Sandy’s II located at the corner of Independence and Parker. Just mention that you are a member of Christ United to receive your discount.

Instructor:  Jean Belcher.

Karate

Christ United member Rick Wiedeman has taught Okinawan karate since 1994. He leads a class that is both authentic and good-natured, emphasizing basics, forms, and self-defense with no competitive sparring. The only equipment required is a plain white karate-gi (uniform). For ages 10 and up. This class meets on Saturdays in the Sports & Rec Center.

Tai Chi

Tai Chi is an ancient fitness technique regarded as one of the best forms of exercise for older adults. It is great for balance!

Fit4Good Boot Camp

Fit4Good Boot Camp is a supportive group of friends that gathers three times a week every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning from 5:45 AM to 7 AM in the Sports & Rec Center gym. This group is core member led, adaptable for all levels of fitness, and includes both weights and cardio exercises.

Fit4Good does collect donations quarterly to support various church and community ministries. If you are looking for purpose in exercise besides the obvious health benefits and want a supportive group of friends for accountability, join Fit4Good.  Contact Ronnie Thomson at (214) 725-3347 with any questions about Fit4Good.

For more information contact our Fitness Director, Dereck Owens, at dereck@cumc.com or call 972-596-6073.

Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday we offer full court lunchtime pick up basketball from 11:30am to 1:00pm in the Sports & Rec Center gym.

Every player MUST have a Sports & Rec Center basketball membership and MUST check in at the welcome desk prior to entering the gym.

Every Thursday evening, we offer half court pick up basketball from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in the Sports & Rec Center gym.

Every player MUST have a Sports & Rec Center basketball membership and MUST check in at the welcome desk prior to entering the gym.

Every Tuesday and Thursday we offer pickleball from 9:00am-10:30am in the Sports & Rec Center gym.

Every player MUST have a Sports & Rec Center membership and MUST check in at the welcome desk prior to entering the gym.

The Sports & Rec Center hosts a Spring and Fall golf league every year.  League play is on Tuesday evenings at Ridgeview Ranch Golf Course in Plano.  The Golf League offers a great time for the beginner and/or frequent player.  Both men and women are encouraged to play.  Players are put into flights and prizes are awarded in each flight.

The Spring league is a 10 week schedule and the Fall league is an 8 week schedule.

The Sports & Rec Center is excited to offer Personal Training!

Elyse is an ACE certified personal trainer who enjoys working with people of all ages.  She offers training packages of 10 sessions for $450.00 (payable in advance) or individual sessions for $50 each.  Accepted forms of payment are Cash/Check/Venmo/Zelle.  Training sessions are 60 minutes.  Appointments available Monday-Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (based on availability).

Contact Elyse at egraver@yahoo.com or 972-841-8097.

Dereck is a certified personal trainer that offers personal training as well as fitness and nutritional consultation.  Dereck offers one time training sessions that are 50 minutes long for $50 per session.  Appointments available Monday-Thursday 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM (based on availability).

Contact Dereck at dereck1x@gmail.com or 903-422-6367.

Fitness Peace Academy is an educational fitness program built specifically for people in the beginnings of their fitness journey. Our 4 week program will train you on the safest and most effective ways to develop your body for fitness and health. Our programs walks you through our fitness packet that we give you on day one. Your fitness packet includes education and tips on not only exercise, but also diet and nutrition. Your packet will contain a meal plan that’s just right for you and is created by our licensed and registered Dietitian. During the 4 weeks of the program one of our certified personal trainers will meet with you individually once a week for a 1 hour personal training session to help you safely and correctly learn all the exercises you need for building lean muscle mass and reaching whatever weight goals you may have. Fitness peace is a partner ministry with the CUMC Sports & Rec Center, all training is done there and requires a CUMC Sports & Rec Center membership. Times for your training sessions are dependent on your trainers availability and are scheduled Mon-Sat. Our programs total cost is only $200 and provides you with the information you need for a lifetime of Fitness Peace.

Fitness peace may be the right program for you if:

You have never started any kind of physical fitness program or routine and don’t know where to start.

You have tried returning to fitness programs and have encountered multiple problems such as injuries, lack of motivation, or failed to achieve the results you wanted.

You are trying to become or stay strong and healthy as you are getting older in age and less physically active.

If any of these sound like you we would enjoy the chance to work with and find the best ways to help you reach and maintain your physical goals.

For more information contact Dereck at dereck1x@gmail.com or 903-422-6367.