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<\/strong><\/h4>\n\u201cI cannot thank you enough for the classes you have organized to help improve our mental and physical health. I truly would not be able to cope with the stress of caring for my beautiful father who has Alzheimer’s Disease while juggling classes, etc. were it not for the classes offered at the South Austin Campus. They are so convenient and so helpful.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nRelease Time Information<\/h3>\n
ACC administration supports employees efforts to be physically active. To that end, employees may be permitted to take their 15 minute morning and afternoon breaks in conjunction with a lunch hour to participate in wellness activities. Employees are expected to seek supervisory approval in advance. Supervisors are encouraged to work with employees to schedule their participation. Read Dr. Rhodes memo.<\/a><\/p>\nAttendance Policy<\/h3>\n
ACC employees can attend classes at NO CHARGE unless you miss over 30% of classes. In that case, a $50 fee will be assessed and of course, vacation, illness & work conflicts do not count against your attendance. There are special circumstanced that may exempt an employee. Use this Wellness Tracking Form<\/a> to log your absences.\u00a0 This does not apply to Virtual Classes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\u00a0<\/h3>\nClass Descriptions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nBarre Above<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0a low impact workout that fuses elements of ballet, pilates, yoga and strength training. It incorporates specific sequencing patterns and isometric movements that target specific muscle groups.\u00a0All fitness levels with modifications.<\/p>\nBoot Camp<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0These classes are full-body workouts that target all the major muscle groups. Workouts range from resistance training with dumbbells to circuit-style workouts using your own body weight and equipment like jump ropes and handweights. Participants will increase strength and mobility, improve cardiovascular stamina and flexibility, all while burning plenty of calories. Participants should bring their own hand weights (3, 5 or 8 lbs) and mats.<\/p>\nConditioning<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Condition your body by utilizing cardio, stretches, and overall fitness training. We use medicine balls, dumbbells, and weight bars mostly.<\/p>\nCircuits-\u00a0<\/strong>This workout is relatively low impact and suitable for all fitness levels. We will use a variety of strengthening, conditioning and toning exercises. Participants will improve coordination and balance while developing getting stronger. \u00a0Participants should bring their own hand weights (3, 5 or 8 lbs) and mats.<\/p>\nPiYo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This class combines the muscle-sculpting, core-firming benefits of Pilates with the strength and flexibility advantages of\u00a0yoga.<\/p>\nTai Chi<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Tai Chi is a noncompetitive system of gentle physical exercise and stretching.<\/p>\nToning<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This is a\u00a0full body workout using light dumbbells and body weight.\u00a0 Every muscle group will be challenged in this class from head to toe. You will feel GREAT at the end! Easy for beginners and advanced exercisers to adapt to their fitness level.<\/p>\nStretch and Strength<\/strong>– Stretch and Strength is a mixture of strength, flexibility and pilates core work. This class utilizes stretches to increase mobility and flexibility, helping to relieve tension from tight overworked muscles. Pilates mat work is added to strengthen the abdominals, back, glutes, and legs. Stretch and Strength is a low impact class designed for all fitness levels. A great class for participants who want a break from a high intensity workout, but also want a little added core work to their flexibility training.<\/p>\nYoga Beginner<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Focus is on stretching muscles to maintain joint mobility. Most poses and stretches are done while sitting or lying on the floor, but the class also includes some easy standing poses and sun salutations. Please bring your own mat.<\/p>\nYoga Flow<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/i>Using yoga postures and conscious\u00a0breathing in combination with mental focus to develop awareness, strength, flexibility, and relaxation. Flow yoga synchronizes breath with movement, linking postures that glide naturally from one to the next. Expect to move continuously through about a third of the class.\u00a0Please bring your own mat.<\/p>\nZumba<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This is a Latin-inspired, dance-fitness class that incorporates Latin and International music and dance movements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Did you know you can sign up for an exercise class anytime during the semester?\u00a0 Check out the current schedule of FREE Virtual Exercise Classes below and join us for a class!\u00a0 Click\u00a0HERE\u00a0to view\/access these online classes.\u00a0 \u00a0Click Here for Class Descriptions, or\u00a0HERE\u00a0to add the shared Wellness Calendar to your Google Calendar. Be sure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3925,"featured_media":3536,"parent":0,"menu_order":25,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Did you know you can sign up for an exercise class anytime during the semester? <\/strong><\/span>\nCheck out the Summer 2018 Exercise Classes Schedule HERE<\/a>. <\/strong>\nSign up for classes HERE.<\/a><\/strong>\n\n Don't Miss the Fun with Your Co-workers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/strong>\n<\/a>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n\u201cI cannot thank you enough for the classes you have organized to help improve our mental and physical health. I truly would not be able to cope with the stress of caring for my beautiful father who has Alzheimer's Disease while juggling classes, etc. were it not for the classes offered at the South Austin Campus. They are so convenient and so helpful.\u201d<\/em>\nRelease Time Information<\/h3>\nACC administration supports employees efforts to be physically active. To that end, employees may be permitted to take their 15 minute morning and afternoon breaks in conjunction with a lunch hour to participate in wellness activities. Employees are expected to seek supervisory approval in advance. Supervisors are encouraged to work with employees to schedule their participation. Read Dr. Rhodes memo.<\/a>\nAttendance Policy<\/h3>\nACC employees can attend classes at NO CHARGE unless you miss over 30% of classes. In that case, a $50 fee will be assessed and of course, vacation, illness & work conflicts do not count against your attendance. There are special circumstanced that may exempt an employee. Use this Wellness Tracking Form<\/a> to log your absences.\n\n<\/div>\n Class Descriptions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nBarre Above<\/strong> \u2013 a low impact workout that fuses elements of ballet, pilates, yoga and strength training. It incorporates specific sequencing patterns and isometric movements that target specific muscle groups. All fitness levels with modifications.\n\nBoot Camp<\/strong> \u2013 These classes are full-body workouts that target all the major muscle groups. Workouts range from resistance training with dumbbells to circuit-style workouts using your own body weight and equipment like jump ropes and handweights. Participants will increase strength and mobility, improve cardiovascular stamina and flexibility, all while burning plenty of calories. Participants should bring their own hand weights (3, 5 or 8 lbs) and mats.\n\nConditioning<\/strong> \u2013 Condition your body by utilizing cardio, stretches, and overall fitness training. We use medicine balls, dumbbells, and weight bars mostly.\n\nCircuits- <\/strong>This workout is relatively low impact and suitable for all fitness levels. We will use a variety of strengthening, conditioning and toning exercises. Participants will improve coordination and balance while developing getting stronger. Participants should bring their own hand weights (3, 5 or 8 lbs) and mats.\n\nPiYo<\/strong> \u2013 This class combines the muscle-sculpting, core-firming benefits of Pilates with the strength and flexibility advantages of yoga.\n\nTai Chi<\/strong> \u2013 Tai Chi is a noncompetitive system of gentle physical exercise and stretching.\n\nToning<\/strong> \u2013 This is a full body workout using light dumbbells and body weight. Every muscle group will be challenged in this class from head to toe. You will feel GREAT at the end! Easy for beginners and advanced exercisers to adapt to their fitness level.\n\nStretch and Strength<\/strong>- Stretch and Strength is a mixture of strength, flexibility and pilates core work. This class utilizes stretches to increase mobility and flexibility, helping to relieve tension from tight overworked muscles. Pilates mat work is added to strengthen the abdominals, back, glutes, and legs. Stretch and Strength is a low impact class designed for all fitness levels. A great class for participants who want a break from a high intensity workout, but also want a little added core work to their flexibility training.\n\nYoga Beginner<\/strong> \u2013 Focus is on stretching muscles to maintain joint mobility. Most poses and stretches are done while sitting or lying on the floor, but the class also includes some easy standing poses and sun salutations. Please bring your own mat.\n\nYoga Flow<\/strong>\u2013 <\/i>Using yoga postures and conscious breathing in combination with mental focus to develop awareness, strength, flexibility, and relaxation. Flow yoga synchronizes breath with movement, linking postures that glide naturally from one to the next. Expect to move continuously through about a third of the class. Please bring your own mat.\n\nZumba<\/strong> \u2013 This is a Latin-inspired, dance-fitness class that incorporates Latin and International music and dance movements.\n\n<\/div>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2691","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3925"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Release Time Information<\/h3>\n
ACC administration supports employees efforts to be physically active. To that end, employees may be permitted to take their 15 minute morning and afternoon breaks in conjunction with a lunch hour to participate in wellness activities. Employees are expected to seek supervisory approval in advance. Supervisors are encouraged to work with employees to schedule their participation. Read Dr. Rhodes memo.<\/a><\/p>\n ACC employees can attend classes at NO CHARGE unless you miss over 30% of classes. In that case, a $50 fee will be assessed and of course, vacation, illness & work conflicts do not count against your attendance. There are special circumstanced that may exempt an employee. Use this Wellness Tracking Form<\/a> to log your absences.\u00a0 This does not apply to Virtual Classes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Barre Above<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0a low impact workout that fuses elements of ballet, pilates, yoga and strength training. It incorporates specific sequencing patterns and isometric movements that target specific muscle groups.\u00a0All fitness levels with modifications.<\/p>\n Boot Camp<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0These classes are full-body workouts that target all the major muscle groups. Workouts range from resistance training with dumbbells to circuit-style workouts using your own body weight and equipment like jump ropes and handweights. Participants will increase strength and mobility, improve cardiovascular stamina and flexibility, all while burning plenty of calories. Participants should bring their own hand weights (3, 5 or 8 lbs) and mats.<\/p>\n Conditioning<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Condition your body by utilizing cardio, stretches, and overall fitness training. We use medicine balls, dumbbells, and weight bars mostly.<\/p>\n Circuits-\u00a0<\/strong>This workout is relatively low impact and suitable for all fitness levels. We will use a variety of strengthening, conditioning and toning exercises. Participants will improve coordination and balance while developing getting stronger. \u00a0Participants should bring their own hand weights (3, 5 or 8 lbs) and mats.<\/p>\n PiYo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This class combines the muscle-sculpting, core-firming benefits of Pilates with the strength and flexibility advantages of\u00a0yoga.<\/p>\n Tai Chi<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Tai Chi is a noncompetitive system of gentle physical exercise and stretching.<\/p>\n Toning<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This is a\u00a0full body workout using light dumbbells and body weight.\u00a0 Every muscle group will be challenged in this class from head to toe. You will feel GREAT at the end! Easy for beginners and advanced exercisers to adapt to their fitness level.<\/p>\n Stretch and Strength<\/strong>– Stretch and Strength is a mixture of strength, flexibility and pilates core work. This class utilizes stretches to increase mobility and flexibility, helping to relieve tension from tight overworked muscles. Pilates mat work is added to strengthen the abdominals, back, glutes, and legs. Stretch and Strength is a low impact class designed for all fitness levels. A great class for participants who want a break from a high intensity workout, but also want a little added core work to their flexibility training.<\/p>\n Yoga Beginner<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Focus is on stretching muscles to maintain joint mobility. Most poses and stretches are done while sitting or lying on the floor, but the class also includes some easy standing poses and sun salutations. Please bring your own mat.<\/p>\n Yoga Flow<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/i>Using yoga postures and conscious\u00a0breathing in combination with mental focus to develop awareness, strength, flexibility, and relaxation. Flow yoga synchronizes breath with movement, linking postures that glide naturally from one to the next. Expect to move continuously through about a third of the class.\u00a0Please bring your own mat.<\/p>\n Zumba<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This is a Latin-inspired, dance-fitness class that incorporates Latin and International music and dance movements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Did you know you can sign up for an exercise class anytime during the semester?\u00a0 Check out the current schedule of FREE Virtual Exercise Classes below and join us for a class!\u00a0 Click\u00a0HERE\u00a0to view\/access these online classes.\u00a0 \u00a0Click Here for Class Descriptions, or\u00a0HERE\u00a0to add the shared Wellness Calendar to your Google Calendar. Be sure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3925,"featured_media":3536,"parent":0,"menu_order":25,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Did you know you can sign up for an exercise class anytime during the semester? <\/strong><\/span>\n Check out the Summer 2018 Exercise Classes Schedule HERE<\/a>. <\/strong>\nSign up for classes HERE.<\/a><\/strong>\n\n Don't Miss the Fun with Your Co-workers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\nAttendance Policy<\/h3>\n
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<\/strong>\n<\/a>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n\u201cI cannot thank you enough for the classes you have organized to help improve our mental and physical health. I truly would not be able to cope with the stress of caring for my beautiful father who has Alzheimer's Disease while juggling classes, etc. were it not for the classes offered at the South Austin Campus. They are so convenient and so helpful.\u201d<\/em>\nRelease Time Information<\/h3>\nACC administration supports employees efforts to be physically active. To that end, employees may be permitted to take their 15 minute morning and afternoon breaks in conjunction with a lunch hour to participate in wellness activities. Employees are expected to seek supervisory approval in advance. Supervisors are encouraged to work with employees to schedule their participation. Read Dr. Rhodes memo.<\/a>\n
Attendance Policy<\/h3>\nACC employees can attend classes at NO CHARGE unless you miss over 30% of classes. In that case, a $50 fee will be assessed and of course, vacation, illness & work conflicts do not count against your attendance. There are special circumstanced that may exempt an employee. Use this Wellness Tracking Form<\/a> to log your absences.\n\n<\/div>\n
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