Fitness and Wellness Programs
With the Wellness Center currently closed as we continue to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak, our staff has come up with ways to keep our community active and involved:
1. Follow Campus Recreation on Instagram (@SCCAMPUSREC) to Access:
- Weekly highlights of the best free and paid fitness/workout apps.
- Featured fitness, wellness, and meditation podcasts.
- Best apps for outdoor adventurers (walking, running, hiking, biking).
- Featured (FREE) online, home fitness workouts.
- Mindful meditation tips.
- Information on our April "Steppin' into Spring" Challenge.
2. Zoom LIVE Group Exercise Schedule (scroll to bottom of page to see class descriptions)
| Day of Week | Class Title | Time | Zoom Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Yoga | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Link |
| Tuesday | Total Body Sculpt | 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Link |
| Tuesday | Yoga | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Link |
| Tuesday | Yoga | 7:30 - 8:15 p.m. | Link |
| Wednesday | Yoga | 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Link |
| Wednesday | Mindful Meditation | 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. | Link |
| Wednesday | Hip Hop Cardio | 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. | Link |
| Thursday | Barre | 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. | Link |
| Thursday | Gentle Yoga | 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. | Link |
| Saturday | Bodyweight Bootcamp | 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. | Link |
3. Subscribe to our SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE GROUP EXERCISE YouTube Channel where you’ll find select recorded classes from our talented instructors.
4. Join Natalie Hamel’s Public Facebook Group: Stay Fit: At-Home Edition
Join our seasoned instructor, Natalie, as she brings you through daily workouts and fitness challenges, all of which you can do from the comfort of your living room, bedroom, or basement!
Zoom LIVE Group Exercise Class Descriptions:
Monday & Wednesday – Yoga
Gym closed? Can't go out dancing? All your fitness classes are cancelled? Can't bring yourself to exercise alone in your house to YouTube videos? Neither can Sean! Get your day started with Sean Lanning as he breaks his quarantine boycott from waking up before noon to bring you funky music, funky yoga flows, corny jokes, and paradoxical questions about the nature of the Universe for you to ponder during this crazy dream. Please welcome Sean's sister Hillary, who's volunteered to be your demo person.
Tuesday – Total Body Sculpt
Join us for this 30-minute total body, circuit-format, workout that is focused on total body, body weight exercises. No gym, no equipment, no worries!
Tuesday – Yoga (12-1pm)
Put on your comfortable yoga clothes, roll out your yoga mat, and join Liza for a live yoga class designed to help relieve stress, anxiety, and fear. This hour-long practice is appropriate for all levels and includes warm ups, postures, and relaxation. Be sure to find a distraction-free location where you have enough space to move.
Tuesday – Yoga (7:30-8:15pm)
This mixed-level yoga class will include centering/breath work, a dynamic warm up, poses in a vinyasa-style flow, balance, deep stretches, and final relaxation/meditation. Students will need a yoga mat. Blocks, straps, and blankets are great accessories, but they're not required.
Wednesday – Mindful Meditation
This live half hour class is designed to settle the mind and soothe the nervous system and suitable for all levels. Class includes gentle stretching, seated meditation, and relaxation. Find a distraction free space for practice and dress comfortably. Roll out your yoga mat if you have one, and you may wish to use a chair for the seated meditation. Option to use blankets and a cushion for relaxation.
Wednesday – Hip Hop Cardio
Hip Hop Cardio with Tash, is a cardio based dance class. It is a 45-minute workout incorporating dance, toning exercise and FUN! The music line up includes current and throw back hip hop songs as well as a few soca, dancehall, and afrobeat tracks!
Thursday – Barre
This class focuses on a series of movements that strengthen the entire body. With a combination of functional strength, ballet, pilates, and yoga, you'll use bodyweight as resistance to focus on alignment and optional posture while enhancing coordination, balance, and overall strength.
Thursday – Gentle Yoga
Be kind to your body in a yoga class that will focus on gentle movement, breathing, stretching, balance, and relaxation. Students will need a yoga mat. Blocks, straps, and blankets are great accessories, but they are not required. A chair (or two) may be helpful for those with mobility, flexibility, or balance limitations.
Saturday – Bodyweight Bootcamp
NO EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR THIS WEEKEND WORKOUT! Get ready to work as Natalie takes you through this 45-minute, total-body, bodyweight class. This is a high-intensity class, but options to modify will be provided, AND you can go at your own pace (no one is watching).
Spring 2020 Fitness and Wellness Programs-- All events are suspended at this time
Coast-to-Coast Cycle Challenge
Do you have a competitive edge? Well, then you won’t want to miss out on this new cycling challenge where participants will see if they can accumulate enough cycling revolutions to make it to their final destination…MALIBU, CALIFORNIA before the end of the semester. Be sure to ask our cycle instructors if you have any questions!
There will be two separate categories for the challenge; students and faculty/staff. There will be a winner in both categories AND we will tally up the total miles for each category and see who rode the farthest!
- Program Dates: Monday, Jan. 27 – Friday, April 17
- Location: Wellness & Recreation Complex, Room 202 (Cycle Room)
Failure Fridays
Come enjoy a free lunch and hear from members of the Springfield College community about the times in their lives that didn't go quite as planned. Registration is required and space is limited!
Friday, Feb. 28
12 to 1 p.m.
Cheney A & B
Featured Speaker: Dr. Calvin Hill, Vice President, Inclusion & Community Engagement
Friday, March 27
12 to 1 p.m.
Cheney A & B
Featured Speaker: Sue Nowlan, Dean of Students
Friday, April 17
12 to 1 p.m.
Judd Gymnasium
More information coming soon
Grit Fit Programming Series
#1— Destination Detox!
- Date: Monday, Feb, 10
- Time: 12 to 2 p.m.
- Location: Wellness Center Lobby
Next stop…DESTINATION DETOX! Are you ready to detox your life from habits that have been holding you back? Join us in the Wellness Center Lobby to learn about how you can change toxic habits into healthy habits!
#2— Dear First-Year Student...
- Date: Monday, March 30
- Time: 12 to 2 p.m.
- Location: Campus Union Lobby & Student Activities Office
Can you think back to your first day as a First-Year student? Is there advice you wish someone had told you then that could have helped you during your first few months on campus? Then why not help out the future incoming first-year students with this advice and take part in the ‘Dear First-Year Student’ wellness program! Reflect on some of the lessons that you learned and make it a positive message to give to the students who need it the most! Write down the lesson and add it to our “piece of advice” wall or take part in our “Dear First-Year Student” video.
#3— Sleeping Soundly
- Date: Monday, April 6
- Time: 12 to 2 p.m.
- Location: Wellness Center Lobby
Do you ever wonder why you can’t seem to get a good night's sleep? Stop by our sleep station (table) to learn how you can improve your sleeping habits!
Goat Yoga
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack by popular demand!!! Brought to you by Campus Recreation and Student Activities. Who doesn’t want a soft, friendly, adorable goat massaging their back as they hold a high plank? This experience is the ultimate stress reliever – you’ll be laughing and relaxing the whole way through! This is a first-come, first-serve event. No registration is required. We will be offering back-to-back yoga classes, each capped at 35 participants, so be sure to get there early!!!
- Date: Monday, April 27th
- Time:
- Yoga Session 1: 12:00p.m. – 12:30p.m.
- Yoga Session 2: 12:30p.m. – 1:00p.m.
- GOAT SNUGGLES: 1-1:30p.m.
- Location: Naismith Green (outside of the Campus Union)
- Rain location: TBD
