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Fitness and Movement
Increase strength, stability, and confidence with 10 standing yoga poses. Improve your alignment in classic postures while using breathing and mindfulness techniques to foster feelings of physical and mental strength. Skill Level: All levels.
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All About You
Dive into the wild, bizarre world of author Carl Hiaasen through his razor-sharp satire, eccentric characters, and fierce love for Florida’s environment. Hiaasen blends journalism and fiction to expose corruption, greed, and absurdity in the Sunshine State with biting humor. Discuss key themes, unravel outrageous plots, and discover what makes Hiaasen’s storytelling so uniquely unforgettable.
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Fitness and Movement
Experience fitness like never before! Blend movements from Tai Chi, Qigong, and traditional strength training to increase your range of motion while improving balance and strength to move through your day with ease. Skill level: All levels.
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Wise & Well Journey
How’s it going for you? Take a moment to pause and reflect on your Wise & Well journey and progress this year. Discuss your wellness goals and strategies for meeting them with the Wise & Well community. Work together to re-evaluate goals that aren’t working to get back on track and live Your Best Life.
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Cooking & Conversation
Gather in the garden to plant, grow, and harvest vegetables and herbs. Take part in a team effort to maintain the garden and reap the benefits of fresh vegetables this summer and fall. No green thumb required! (Note: No class 4/8/2025)
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Fitness and Movement
Tai Chi improves balance, lowers blood pressure, increases energy levels, and lowers falls risk. Movements are simple and easy to learn. Skill Level: All levels.
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Creative Pathways
Family, history, and the American Dream collide in August Wilson’s art. Through his iconic plays, examine the raw truths of Black life in America while unpacking the drama, music, and unfiltered voices that shaped his legacy. Engage in bold conversations and unforgettable stories honoring “Theater’s poet of Black America.”
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Fitness and Movement
Mat Pilates is a mind, body, spirit practice that improves posture, coordination, balance, flexibility, breath control, focus, and increases body awareness. It strengthens and lengthens your core, arms, and legs; you’ll feel muscles you never knew you had! Regular practice will make you strong to the core! All exercises will be performed on a mat on the floor; yoga mat required. Skill Level: All levels.
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Fitness and Movement
Yoga means union. Members will practice uniting movement, breathing, and meditation without the need to move up and down from the floor to a seated or standing position. Yoga promotes balance, flexibility, and relaxation mentally and physically. Skill Level: All levels.
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Wise & Well Journey
We are grateful to all our members, past and present, who have grown and prospered with us on our journey of health, wellness, and longevity. Gather with us to reminisce, create art, share stories, and enjoy fellowship with members and staff as we celebrate another year of Wise & Well. Lunch will be provided.
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Fitness and Movement
This dynamic dance fitness program is inspired by Latin and international rhythms and designed specifically for beginners, older adults, and anyone who loves to dance. Groove your way to improved health (no rhythm required)! Skill Level: All levels.
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Fitness and Movement
A full-body workout designed to increase endurance, strength, and balance, while also improving your independence in everyday activities. The first half of the class focuses on strength and balance, while dynamic and static stretches improve your flexibility and mobility in the second half of class. Participants must be able to get onto the floor. Recommended Equipment: Weights, non-rolling chair, and a yoga mat. Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate level.
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Fitness and Movement
Qigong uses movement to optimize energy within the body, mind, and spirit with the goal of improving and maintaining health and well-being. The practice introduces you to Sheng Zhen — meaning unconditional love — which opens the heart, strengthens the body, and calms the mind. Skill Level: All levels.
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Wise & Well Journey
Following her retirement from Princeton University, celebrated historian Dr. Nell Painter surprised everyone in her life by returning to school in her sixties to earn a BFA and MFA in painting. As Painter went back to school, she grappled with questions about identity, beauty, and value. Weaving in themes of racism, sexism, and ageism, this memoir is thought provoking and surprisingly funny. Book is available through Enoch Pratt Free Library, Libby app, and most booksellers.
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Fitness and Movement
A full-body strength workout with an emphasis on core strength and stability. Tone and strengthen your muscles while improving your balance, flexibility, range of motion, and coordination. Must be able to get down on the floor. Recommended Equipment: Weights and a yoga mat. Skill Level: Intermediate level.
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Managing Your Personal Health Conditions
Monitoring your vital signs regularly is an important step in maintaining good health. Health assessments will include weight, blood pressure, and other health status markers. This is also a great time to ask questions about preparing for an upcoming doctor’s visit, nutrition, exercise, or other health concerns.
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Managing Your Personal Health Conditions
Falls are common in adults over 65 and about a third of older adults who live at home fall at least once per year. Mobility, balance, vision, diet, chronic disease, and other factors increase the risk of falling. An assessment is recommended yearly to determine fall risk level so that you and your healthcare provider can determine the best strategies to prevent falls and reduce your chance of injury. Assessment includes review of falls history, nutrition and medication review, Kinesis QTUG walk test, lower body strength test, and a balance test.
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Personal Training & Independent Workout
Do you need a plan for your physical fitness training? Sign up for a personal fitness assessment. Meet one-on-one with a fitness expert to develop a plan that emphasizes building strength and balance for falls prevention. Call the Wise & Well Center to schedule an appointment.
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Personal Training & Independent Workout
Let us help you meet your fitness goals through individualized personal training. Our fitness experts will help you implement your action plan for a fit and healthier you! Fitness training is available live and virtually.
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Personal Training & Independent Workout
Use the Fitness Center for independent workouts for 45 minutes each session up to three days per week. Workouts are monitored by fitness staff and scheduled in advance. Medical exercise clearance and fitness screening are prerequisites.
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Fitness and Movement
For $45 per month, you can have unlimited access to most of our virtual fitness and movement classes! Upon registration each month, you will receive the schedule, links, and meeting codes for all available classes that month! You can pick and choose which classes to join! Live classes are not included in this offer.
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Fitness and Movement
Is there a fitness class that you’ve been itching to try out? Have a friend who is interested in joining you for class? Now is your chance! Attend one class in the series to get to know the class format, instructor, and other class participants.
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