Winchester Hospital’s Community Health Institute Offers Fitness, Life Safety Classes in August

 
Winchester, Mass. – Winchester Hospital’s Community Health Institute is offering plenty of fitness and life safety classes to keep everyone busy this summer. Sign the kids up for the safe babysitting class now, before school is back to stay. To register for classes or support groups, please call (781) 756-4700.
 
Tai Chi/Qi gong is a 10-week fitness class that utilizes gentle flowing movements to reduce stress, increase flexibility and balance, and improve muscle strength.
Date: Mondays, Aug 2 to Aug. 30
Time: 6:15 to 7:45 p.m.
Location: Winchester Hospital Family Medical Center, 500 Salem St., Route 62, Wilmington
Cost: $75 (5 classes)
 
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (initial certification) is a one-night class during which participants will learn CPR and choke-saving techniques for adults, children and infants. This course is a pre-requisite for the basic life support instructor course. After successful completion of a written test and skills evaluation, participants will receive certification in these life-saving techniques.
Date: Monday, Aug 2 and Thursday, Aug. 26
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $90
 
Fitness Basics is a five-week, low-impact aerobic and muscle conditioning workout for women and men. This fitness program helps maintain muscle strength and cardiovascular health.
Date: Tuesday, Aug 3, to Thursday, Sept. 2 (class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Time: 9 to 10 a.m. on Tuesdays
          9:15 to 10:15 a.m. on Thursdays
Location: Winchester Hospital Family Medical Center, 500 Salem St., Route 62, Wilmington
Cost: $55 (10 classes)
 
Building Bones is a five-week, low-impact class that focuses on muscle strengthening and stretching with the use of low weight bearing exercises. The workout is designed for men and women who want to tone muscles and maintain bone health.
Date: Wednesday, Aug. 4 to Friday, Sept. 3
(Class meets every Wednesday and Friday)
Time: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $45 (10 classes)
 
Heartsaver CPR + AED is a one-night course that focuses on rescue and choke-saving skills for adults, children and infants. This course also provides instruction on automated external defibrillation. After successful completion of a skills evaluation, participants will receive certification in these life-saving techniques.
Date: Thursday, Aug 5
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $65
 
CPR for Family and Friends is a one-night non-certification class designed to teach CPR and choke-saving skills.
Date: Friday, Aug. 6
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $45
 
Prenatal Yoga is a five-week class that prepares the body for childbirth with gentle to moderate yoga postures that stretch, strengthen and tone muscles. The class also focuses on breathing techniques and meditation.
Date: Tuesdays, Aug. 10 to Sept. 7
Time: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $75 (five classes)
 
Safe Babysitting is a one-day program designed to teach the fundamentals of safety and child care. The course will cover how to appropriately handle an emergency, choke-saving procedures and telephone etiquette.
Date: Tuesday, Aug. 10
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Training Lab, First Floor
Cost: $65
 
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (recertification) is a one-night class designed for healthcare providers seeking recertification in CPR and choke-saving techniques.
Date: Monday, Aug. 18
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $65
 
Infant and Child First Aid is a one-night course that focuses on choke-saving techniques and basic first aid skills. Participants will learn how to care children or infants with fractures, burns, seizures, fever and vomiting.
Date: Thursday, Aug. 19
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $65
 
Flex and Stretch is a five-week class taught by a physical therapist that focuses on maintaining and/or improving flexibility, strength and balance.
Date: Monday, Aug. 23 to Monday, Sept. 27 (class meets every Monday and Friday)
            (No class Sept. 6)
Time: 10 to 11 a.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $60 (10 Classes)
 
First Aid and Safety for New Parents is a one-night class designed to help new parents identify common danger areas in the home, prevent injuries and care for injuries if they do occur.
Date: Friday, Aug 27
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $40 per person, $70 per couple
 
Mommy & Me Yoga is a five-week gentle yoga class designed to help mothers regain strength and flexibility after pregnancy while bonding with their baby and connecting with other moms.
Date: Mondays, Aug. 30 to Oct. 4 (No class Sept. 6)
Time: 8:50 to 9:50 a.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $75 (five classes)
 
About Winchester Hospital’s Community Health Institute
Winchester Hospital’s Community Health Institute is committed to helping community members take responsibility for their health and well-being by offering the education and resources that change lives. Established in 1996, the Community Health Institute now offers more than 30 programs and services throughout the year with offerings in disease management, childbirth, integrative therapies, fitness, yoga, Tai Chi/Qi Gong, CPR and first aid, weight management, career services and support groups. The institute is also home to two retail services; A Caring Place, which features wigs, bras, prostheses and head coverings for women living with cancer; and the Lactation Center Boutique, which offers the highest-quality breastfeeding supplies and support. Unless otherwise indicated within the program’s description, for more information or to register, please call the Community Health Institute at (781) 756-4700 or visit www.winchesterhospital.org.
           
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