Strength and Fitness Classes
Get fit and have fun! The strength and fitness program at Penn State Altoona offers individuals the opportunity to learn lifetime healthy habits and attitudes. Come join us to experience how fitness can reduce tension and stress, increase energy levels, tone muscle, and improve your strength and flexibility.
We offer group fitness classes or if you prefer to work out on your own schedule, come check out our Reliance Bank Fitness Center. All classes are open to Penn State Altoona students, faculty and staff only. At this time no outside guest are permitted to attend the fitness class offerings.
Registration is required using the OrgSync links below. Please note that you must click on "View More Dates" to specify the date of the class in which you plan to attend. If you are unable to attend class after registered, please kindly remove yourself so that the next person on the waiting list has an opportunity to attend. Failure to show up after registering for class may result in suspension from future fitness offerings in the Adler Athletic. An active Penn State Altoona email is required to register an OrgSync account.
Spring 2019
Classes Begin Monday January 14, 2019
Classes are available for Penn State Altoona students, faculty, and staff only. Detailed descriptions of the courses are available on this page below the schedule.
- All Registration must be completed online in order to guarantee a reservation.
- If the class is full there will be a standby line.
- If you are unable to attend a class please remove your name from the reservation list in order to allow others to sign up.
Yoga
With MaryAnne Colledge
Mondays and Thursday | 5:15 - 6:30 p.m.
Multi-Purpose Room 218
Spinning
With Lori Voories
- Tuesdays and Thursdays | 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.
Spinning Room 115 - Tuesdays and Thursdays | 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Spinning Room 115
Zumba
With Zumba Mike
Tuesdays and Thursdays | 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.
Multi-Purpose Room 235
Group Circuit Training
With Nic Bennett
Tuesday and Wednesday | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Multi-Purpose Room 218
Class Descriptions
Yoga with MaryAnne Colledge
Monday and Thursday | 5:15 - 6:30 p.m.
MaryAnne Colledge, M.S. is a 500 hour Kripalu certified teacher, a 200 hour certified Joseph Le Page Integrative Yoga Therapy teacher, as well as a Trauma Sensitive Yoga teacher trained by David Emerson at the Justice Resource Institute in Boston. She has been teaching yoga for 15 years in Baltimore, MD at studios, gyms, Veterans Centers and Veterans Hospitals in Annapolis, Baltimore and more recently in Altoona, PA. She has taught numerous Trauma Yoga workshops for U.S. Army Rangers at reunions and Rendezvouses at Fort Benning, GA. She also is a graduate of Daniel Levine's 1000 hour Shake Your Soul/Let Your Yoga Dance program. She is a former Les Mills BodyFlow instructor and has studied with Amy Weintraub. She is a graduate of PSU and Towson University as well as a former high school English teacher and librarian.
This class will be a Kripalu Yoga class focusing on developing nonjudgmental awareness or Witness Consciousness. This allows for inner stillness in yoga practice, meditation, daily life, and amidst adverse life circumstances. As Witness Consciousness develops, so does your ability to consciously choose how to act on thoughts, feelings, and emotions. The practice of yoga can be used to reveal our true nature. When you deliberately put your body in a yoga posture, control your breath, and direct your attention, you master the Will and are able to access deep states of surrender. Kripalu Yoga brings you home to yourself. Beginners are welcome in this class. It is open to all levels of practitioners.
Group Circuit with Nic Bennett
Tuesday and Wednesday | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
My name is Nicholas “Nic” Bennett. I am coming from working as a Cardiac Rehab Therapist at Doylestown Hospital and am also a Certified Exercise Physiologist. I studied Exercise Physiology at Saint Francis University where I received my degree. I have published research on ACL injuries in female collegiate athletes and I am very interested in the physiology of exercise. My previous exercise experience has been as a D1 strength and conditioning coach, a group exercise instructor, a 4 year D1 collegiate volleyball player, and a lifetime interest in fitness.
This circuit group exercise class will be based on a HIIT (high intensity interval training) style with inspiration from other types of exercise styles. We will bring in a variety of exercises to keep things fresh including the use of just your bodyweight as well as some equipment ie. dumbbells and med balls! The structure of the class will be a warm-up, followed by our intense circuit portion, and finally finished off with a cool down. No exercise experience is needed to start as we will be able to modify all of the movements for anyone! We will also be able to go over why we are doing certain movements as part of the training if there are ever any questions.
Spinning with Lori Voories
Tuesday and Thursday | 12:15 - 1:00 p.m., 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Lori Voories is an American Sports & Fitness Certified Cycling Instructor. She is currently a spin instructor at Gorilla House Altoona, PA. Lori’s class is a very high energy and fun. Her classes will focus on building endurance and cardio- with climbs, jumps, sprints, and push ups to name a few. All of this combined with an upbeat playlists for a great workout. All Levels Welcome as you can modify to your comfort level.
Zumba with Zumba Mike
Tuesday and Thursday | 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.
Hello everyone! My name is Michael Kensinger and I am a Zumba addict! Is that a problem? NO WAY! Zumba Fitness has changed my life forever in so many ways so let it change YOURS. In Zumba we leave our problems at the door for an hour to unleash our spirits through the international rhythms of salsa, reggaeton, cumbia, merengue, and more! The music and movement cuts through any stress or anxiety one might have had prior to class. Smiles and laughter are a VERY fortunate side affect of my class. TRY it and see! Through this incredible program I have made incredible friends, I have lost weight, and have strengthened my mind alongside some of the kindest and courageous people you could hope to meet. I enjoy singing to the music while I move, and my classes are high energy and spirited! Perfection is not required, and I encourage my students to develop their own Zumba flavor as we learn routines and grow together. Let me help you get fit the FUN way and see why Zumba is one of the most popular dance fitness programs in the WORLD! Now, LETS DANCE!