10am Mon/Tues/Sat. Instructor: Toshiko.
This class has a little bit of everything! Fitness Basics includes all 4 fitness components: cardiorespiratory exercise, resistance exercise, flexibility exercise, and neuromotor exercise (for balance). You will learn what to do, how to do it, and why these different exercises are so important to your overall health.
Fitness Basics
Monday, Tuesday, Saturday
Online
10:00 am
Instructor: Toshiko Aramaki
Toshiko has been teaching fitness for 18 years. She loves to see people much younger than her really sweat in her classes. However, Toshiko’s focus has changed since she was diagnosed with cancer. Her experience made her realize that there should be more trainers who can understand their clients’ physical challenges and give them appropriate exercises to continue their activities safely and effectively. Toshiko is an NCSF Certified Personal Trainer, ACSM/ACS Certified Cancer Exercise Trainer®, and ACSM “Exercise is Medicine” Certification Level 1. She has been leading the LIVESTRONG program at the YMCA for 11 years and Active Women Healthy Women classes for TSNW since 2014. Toshiko has given many lectures and presentations about how to regain strength after cancer treatment at various events and support group meetings. Toshiko understands your physical limitations as a survivor and provides you with interesting, fun, effective, and safe exercises.
Explanation of Graphics
FOUR PILLARS
Flexibility: Ability to move joints well enough to prevent injury through a full range of motion.
Aerobics: Increases breathing and heart rate; also known as “cardio.”
Balance: Encourages functional movement to prevent falls. Important for safety, especially if experiencing neuropathy.
Strength: Increases coordination and ability to move weight — bodyweight or other. Form is always more important than weight!
INTENSITY LEVELS
Very Low: Focused on moving slowly and breathing deeply. An excellent starting point or a restorative activity to combine with other workouts.
Low: Involves light activity that doesn’t feel hard; it may not change your breathing pattern or make you sweat.
Moderate: Gets your heart pumping but will generally allow you to carry on a normal conversation.
High: Requires endurance and may be intense enough that normal conversation may not be possible.