Fall hours

The Family Ministries Center changes to fall hours Sept. 8. Fall hours are:

• Monday, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
• Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
• Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sculpt and Lean

This new exercise class will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in the gym beginning Sept. 7. Price is $10 per session. Child care is available. This is a challenging circuit training class which develops full-body strength, endurance, flexibility and coordination. It is great for sports training. Classes include a variety of high-intensity cardiovascular work and resistance machine exercise, free weights and core conditioning. All fitness levels are welcome to attend.

Volunteers needed

There are still a few spots open for volunteers in the Recreation Ministry. We need volunteers from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday to answer the phone, hand out towels and equipment and help with mailings. You can volunteer as little as once a month.

Softball

Register for fall softball by Aug. 30. Games will be played on Tuesdays at Lindsey Park beginning Sept. 13. Contact Amy Elliott to register or for information.

Senior Sneakers

Senior Sneakers meets at 9 a.m. every Monday in the gym, and the price is $5 per session. We provide child care by reservation. Senior Sneakers is a fun and exciting workout designed for our older adults focusing on building strength, flexibility, eye-hand coordination, eye-foot coordination, and cardiovascular health and endurance, so you can perform your daily tasks and activities better. The hour-long class is an aerobics class with exercises using resistance bands, hand weights and balls. Everyone has a chair available for stretching, chair squats and rest. Seniors of all fitness levels are welcome. We can modify the exercises so everyone gets a workout and has a great time. Marvin Senior Sneakers is also a fun way to make friends and worship through exercise.

Zumba class

Zumba classes meet at 5:30 p.m. every Monday in the gym. Price is $10 per session. Child care is provided by request ahead of time. Zumba fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program. Emily Mariani will lead the class. She has more than five years of experience teaching classes including yoga, yogalates, Pilates mat, Pilates equipment, spin, high intensity circuit training, silver sneakers senior fitness and Zumba.

Pick-up basketball

Come join the pick-up basketball games at noon Monday-Thursday in the gym. There is always a game going on.

Volleyball

A group meets at noon on Fridays to play volleyball in the gym. This is for all ages—if you like to play, come join the fun.

Meet Emily Mariani

Emily Mariani will teach many upcoming classes for our Recreation Ministry. Here is a bio of credentials:
She is a Cooper-certified personal trainer with more than 12 years of experience in the fitness field. She holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and nutrition from Jacksonville State University where she played Division One soccer. Emily has worked at ETMC as an exercise specialist and at 360 Fitness specializing in personal training and group fitness. Emily was voted Group Fitness Instructor of the Year by her fellow 360 colleagues in January 2010.

Emily has more than five years of experience teaching classes including yoga, yogalates, Pilates mat, Pilates equipment, spin, high-intensity circuit training, silver sneakers senior fitness, Zumba and Zumba gold. She holds certifications in Silver Sneakers ROM, circuit, yoga, and zumba gold. Emily designs nutrition menus for clients and has given nutrition seminars for the drill team and cheerleaders at Trinity Community College in Athens. Emily has more than 50 completed study hours at BodyMindDesign with Amanda Taylor in Dallas. At BodyMindDesign Emily studied Stott Pilates specializing in all levels of Pilates mat and Pilates reformer. Emily and her husband Shannon completed the White Rock Marathon in 2005 and have since completed two half-marathons.

Emily is also the founder of Blue Orchid Fitness.

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