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Aerobics

Tone Up & Stretch

This class is a total body workout that focuses on: strengthening and toning your muscles, increasing flexibility, improving balance and posture. Class is low impact and will use a long flat stretch band and a mat for some exercises. Exercises are done standing, with a chair and on the floor. Good for men and women of all ages.

34325 CAR W 9:30am-10:20am 3/17 11 Gibson $79 34326 CAR M 10:05am-10:55am 3/15 10 Gibson $75 Total Body Strength & Stretch

Fat blasting total body strength class designed to give you a total body workout, targeting each of the major muscle groups and boost your flexibility and improve joint range of motion with full body stretching.

34327 CAR W 10:40am-11:30am 3/17 10 Kourounis $75 34546 CAR M 10:40am-11:30am 3/15 10 Kourounis $75 Yoga Sculpt

Yoga Sculpt is a class that incorporates hand weights and high-intensity cardio bursts for a maximum calorie burning effect with a strong focus on strength and intensity making it unlike your typical yoga class. You will also build lean muscle while getting your heart pumping and blood flowing.

34343 CAR Th 10:40am-11:30am 3/18 10 Kourounis $75 Zumba®

This feel good workout fuses Latin and international dance music themes creating a dynamic, exciting, and effective fitness system with aerobic/ fitness interval training in a combination of fast and slow rhythms for fat burning and total body toning. Fitness elements and dance variations are incorporated from Cumbia, Merengue, Belly Dancing, Salsa, Reggaeton, Samba, and Calypso-just to name a few. No dance experience necessary.

33728 TMC Tu,Th 6pm-6:50pm 3/16 20 Riley $115 33729 TMC Tu 6pm-6:50pm 3/16 10 Riley $75 33730 TMC Th 6pm-6:50pm 3/18 10 Riley $75 34345 CAR W 10:40am-11:30am 3/17 11 Rowland $79 34346 CAR M 10:05am-11am 3/15 10 Rowland $75 34347 CAR Sa 9:10am-10am 3/20 9 Riley $69 35612 OPC M 6pm-6:50pm 3/15 11 Alvarez $79 35613 OPC Sa 8:15am-9:05am 3/20 11 Alvarez $79 Zumba® Gold

Work out to international rhythms in a ‘feel happy’ exercise that is fun, effective and energizing. This low-impact cardio class strives to improve your balance, strength and flexibility.

34353 CAR M,Th 12:40pm-1:30pm 3/15 20 Kourounis $119 Zumba® Toning

Get lost with choreography or intricate moves? Want to enjoy or try Zumba a different way? This class blends body-sculpting techniques with Zumba moves (primarily Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, and Reggae-ton rhythms) for a calorie burning workout that’s both fun and effective. Classes consist of easy-to-follow, cardio-dance intervals as well as appropriately paced dance themes/footwork using hand weights or weighted toning sticks to enhance rhythm and tone the body while building muscular and cardiovascular endurance. Great for Zumba newbies and the experienced! All fitness levels welcome.

33731 TMC M 6pm-6:50pm 3/15 10 Riley $75 34355 CAR Sa 10:10am-11:05am 3/20 9 Riley $69 34356 CAR Tu 10:40am-11:30am 3/16 10 Kourounis $75 Jazzercise is the original dance party workout. Our high-energy dance cardio classes are set to hit music and blend dance with Pilates, yoga, kickboxing and strength training. The results? Long, lean muscles and an undeniable mood boost. Let us show you a workout that you’ll want to stick with. Classes are held in-person at the Carpenter Park Recreation Center and online. You may choose from the schedule below. Visit jazzercise.com for pricing, special promotions or to register for Jazzercise classes at Carpenter Park Recreation Center.

Tuesday 8:30am - 9:30am (in-person and online)

Thursday 8:30am - 9:30am (in-person and online)

Saturday 8:30am - 9:30am (in-person and online)

Fitness-Aerobics

20-20-20

20-20-20 has 20 minutes of hi aerobics, 20 minutes of low aerobics and 20 minutes of resistance training. This class is designed to burn calories with easy to follow aerobics and strength exercises.

34275 CAR Tu,Th 7:10pm-8pm 3/16 22 Judkins $125 Aerobics/Cross Training Mania

Bored with your current cardiovascular routine? This class will incorporate a variety of fat burning and muscle toning workouts, including step, high/ low impact, kickboxing, Tai Chi, weight training, body sculpting, and abdominal exercises. Something new and exciting every time! Adjustable for all fitness levels.

34277 CAR Tu,Th 8:15am-9:15am 3/16 22 Hornberger $115 Body 360

Come tone all 360 degrees of your body. It will burn calories and tone all muscle groups. The workout rolls from exercise to exercise without a break using different tools-dumbbells, Pilates rings, bars, and bands. It is easy to follow moves that help burn calories and strengthen muscles. All levels are welcome.

34279 CAR Sa 8:05am-9am 3/20 10 Judkins $75 Cardio, Strength & Tone

This class emphasizes overall physical conditioning and toning. Exercises focus on strength, flexibility, and endurance. This highly-efficient, full body workout utilizes resistance exercises and endurance drills to build and sculpt every major muscle group. We will alternate between strength and endurance drills to ensure calories are burned, muscles are toned, and that you will leave feeling great. All fitness levels are welcome.

33737 TMC M,W 6:30pm-7:30pm 3/15 20 Focus Fitness $109

Fitness Fusion

Fitness fusion is a workout class that focuses on balance, flexibility, and strength training. The result is a total body workout that will challenge your muscles in new ways, firm your core, and improve endurance. This class unites cardio exercise, weight resistance training, stretching poses to sculpt, tone and lengthen muscles for maximum fat burn. All levels of fitness are welcome to join this low impact workout that leaves your body long and lean.

34305 CAR Su 11am-Noon 3/14 12 Dwiggins $85 34306 CAR M 6:10pm-7pm 3/29 11 Dwiggins $75

Fitness-Pilates

Body Blast-Pilates Style

This invigorating full body toning class is sure to fire up every muscle in your body! Special attention will be paid to each participant. Everyone will benefit and see results in their own trouble zones. Enthusiastic attitude required! No Pilates experience needed.

34283 CAR Tu 6pm-7pm 3/16 11 Keltch $79 34284 CAR Sa 8am-9am 3/20 10 Keltch $75 Pilates

Build core strength to help eliminate lower back pain and improve body coordination through challenging, controlled poses. You will leave class feeling strong and refreshed. Facemasks must be worn at all times.

34656 LRC Tu Noon-1pm 3/23 10 Brady $85 34311 CAR Th 11:40am-12:30pm 3/18 10 Kourounis $75 34312 CAR Tu,Th 7:05pm-7:55pm 3/16 20 Moffett $155

Fitness-Yoga

Ashtanga Yoga (Beg)

This ancient nonreligious form of self-discipline includes yoga stretching, breathing exercises, and meditation to promote physical fitness, flexibility, and immunity. Yoga energizes and purifies the body, giving you a calm, focused mind and a more peaceful and joyful spirit. Yoga is also known to reduce stress, and foster a positive approach towards life. You will also learn some techniques to resolve/decrease allergies.

33741 TMC Su 10:15am-11:15am 3/14 9 Thakkar $75 Balanced Yoga

Balance the yin and yang energy of your yoga practice with this class, which is taught on alternate weeks by one female and one male instructor. This teaching method strives for a balance between strength and flexibility, leaving you refreshed and at peace.

35728 TMC Tu 6:30pm-7:30pm 3/30 8 Hu/Speaks $79 Gentle Somatics Yoga

Gentle Somatics Yoga uses slow sequential movements to restore more balance and comfort in your body. This helps to relieve muscle fatigue from daily stress and trauma to our sensory motor systems caused by repeatedly triggered muscular contractions throughout our daily lives. Facemasks must be worn at all times.

34561 LRC Sa 9:30am-10:45am 3/20 10 Fritsch $95 Mantric Meditation-NEW

This class will explore primordial sound meditation, a technique that incorporates soft yoga postures, breathing exercises, and different stages of mantra-based meditation. This type of meditation is a healing practice used to experience relaxation and mindfulness. Wear comfortable clothes, and bring a mat and blanket.

35614 OPC Su 11am-Noon 3/14 11 Alvarez $79 Yoga (Beg)

Feel better and look younger. Yoga increases strength, flexibility, and balance; energizes and purifies the body; gives you a calm focused mind and a more peaceful, joyful spirit. Energize your body using yoga techniques. Experienced students welcome to join this class and deepen their yoga practice. Please bring a blanket and mat.

35619 OPC F 10:45am-11:45am 4/2 8 Douglas $65 33750 TMC F 9:30am-10:45am 3/19 10 Artman $75 34329 CAR Th 6pm-7pm 3/18 10 Stall $89 Yoga for Fitness

Yoga for fitness is a modern, non-religious form of yogic exercise and self-discipline that promotes fitness, flexibility, and fun! This class is suitable for able beginners and experienced students alike. Please bring a blanket and a mat to class.

34331 CAR Sa 10:45am-Noon 3/27 8 Speaks $75 34332 CAR M 6:45pm-7:45pm 3/22 8 Speaks $75 35616 OPC Th 6:30pm-7:45pm 3/25 9 Speaks $79

Yoga Fusion

The benefit of most yoga fusion workouts is that they are dynamic and challenging yet accessible. They can offer the mental and spiritual lift of yoga with the physical benefits of a cardiovascular workout. Yoga fusion classes seek to provide the flexibility challenges and breathing work of yoga while also offering overall toning, muscle-building or fatburning activities.

34336 CAR Tu 11:40am-12:30pm 3/16 10 Kourounis $75 Yoga Meditation in Motion

Create calorie burning energy in your body and calm in your mind with active yoga practice. Flow effortlessly from one posture to the next in a state of bliss that connects the body and mind on a path to better health. Beginners and experienced students are welcome.

34337 CAR Sa 9:30am-10:29am 4/17 7 Hu $65 Yoga Mixed Levels (Beg)

Give yourself a lift that will reduce your stress and improve your health. This class will improve flexibility and will focus on breathing and relaxation techniques. Open to beginners and returning students.

34339 CAR W 6pm-7pm 3/17 10 Meneses $89 34340 CAR Sa 8am-9am 3/20 9 Meneses $85 Yoga Mixed Levels (Int)

Bring balance to the mind and body by soothing aches, reducing stress, and learning to relax. Emphasis will be placed on how breath supports the yoga postures. You will learn body awareness and how energy flows through your breath and movement. Students of all levels will be amazed by the ease and challenge of this class. Beginners are encouraged to have at least one session prior experience. Please bring a yoga mat to class.

33752 TMC M 9:30am-10:45am 3/15 10 Artman $75 Yoga Stretch

Gain flexibility by doing yoga exercises that increase your range of motion. This fun class will help free you from body restrictions due to a sedentary life style. Get up off the sofa and stretch!

35717 TMC Th 6:30pm-7:45pm 4/1 8 Hu $69

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Martial Arts

Egyptian Self Defense

Experience personal development and street defense from the ancient Egyptian perspective. Students will learn ancient concepts with modern tactics and strategies to protect themselves in real-world situations.

35656 OPC Th 6:30pm-7:30pm 3/18 8 Tillmon $65 Karate-Tae Kwon Do/Kung Fu I (13 Yrs & Up)

This martial arts style is a unique blend of both hard linear and soft circular forms of martial arts focusing on proven street-applicable selfdefense against single to multiple attackers. Students train on technical proficiency of defense, strikes, blocks, fitness conditioning, forms, with a complete understanding of skills for adaptation as needed for defense while emphasizing inner strength. Progress from belt through sash ranking. This class is for all levels. Beginners welcome! $48/$60 startup (uniform, mouthpiece, and membership) is required at the first class. Facemasks must be worn at all times.

35278 CAR W 7pm-7:45pm 3/17 22 Bales $245 Sa 11am-11:45am Street Smart Self Defense (13 Yrs & Up)

College bound? Travel for business? Concerned for your personal safety around home? During this training hour you will be taught quick releases and proven self-defense techniques. Instructor has over 20 years of experience and has worked with law enforcement and special ops groups. Participants should wear comfortable clothing for this practical hands on class which develops personal safety through knowledge and physical moves. Beginners welcome. Facemasks must be worn at all times.

35575 CAR Sa Noon-12:45pm 5/15 1 Bales $49

Online Activities

Bharathanatyam (14 Yrs & Up)

Bharathanatyam is one of the most ancient and today, one of the most popular of the Indian classical dance forms. It involves aspects of pure dance and expressive dance using intricate foot patterns, hand gestures and facial expression. In this program, students will be introduced to this beautiful dance form with focus on basic foundational footwork and hand gestures, movement and rhythm. Students will need to bring a notebook and pen/pencil to class. No prior experience necessary. Students learn best on a hard, uncarpeted floor, although not mandatory. This class will be offered via Zoom. Meeting instructions will be emailed a few days before the class start date.

35638 Online Tu 7pm-8pm 3/16 6 Krishnan $49 Flower Bar Workshop

Join us for a day to remember with Fiore x 7 Flower Bar and a Do-ItYourself Flower Arrangement Workshop. Guided by a floral designer, you will experience the art of floral design and learn step-by-step how to create your very own arrangement. Supplies will be available to pick up from Liberty Recreation Center before the workshop. This class will be offered via Zoom. Meeting instructions will be emailed a few days before the class start date.

35570 Online Sa 11:30am-1:30pm 4/24 1 Dooley $59 Getting Paid To Talk

Have you ever been told that you have a great voice? This exciting, informative class is lots of fun and a great first step for anyone interested in professional voice acting. We will explore numerous aspects of voiceover work for television, film, radio, audio books, documentaries, and the Internet. Other topics will include how to prepare a demo, how to be successful, and how to earn great income in this exciting field. Participants will have the opportunity to hear examples of demos recorded by professional voice actors and record a commercial script under the direction of a professional voice coach producer. This class will be offered via Zoom. Meeting instructions will be emailed a few days before the class start date.

35280 Online Tu 6:30pm-8:30pm 4/6 1 Gallogly $19 Kendo Basics (7 Yrs-Adult)

Kendo is the Japanese martial art of bamboo fencing, teaching patience, discipline, posture, physical and mental health. Students will be taught the fundamentals and basics of Kendo- suitable for beginners new to Kendo or advanced students wanting to improve their techniques. Instruction will be provided by Yang Sensei, 7th Dan (Black Belt) and current USA National Kendo Team Head Coach. A one-time $70 membership fee and $30 supply fee (for the shinai- bamboo sword) is due to the instructor before the first day of class for new members. This class will be offered via Zoom. Meeting instructions will be emailed a few days before the class start date.

35825 Online F 7pm-7:45pm 3/19 9 Yang $75

Kendo Advanced (7 Yrs-Adult)

This class will focus on advanced techniques to improve strength, balance, footwork, wrist agility, and shinai speed. Enrollment exclusive to existing Plano Kendo Dojo members and advanced kenshi residing outside of the DFW region (with instructor approval). Instruction will be provided by Yang Sensei, 7th Dan (Black Belt) and current USA National Kendo Team Head Coach. This class will be offered via Zoom. Meeting instructions will be emailed a few days before the class start date.

35826 Online F-Sa Times vary 3/19 18 Yang

Tai Chi Chih Joy through Movement

Tai Chi Chih is a mindfulness meditation practice consisting of 19 gentle movements and one pose. This practice circulates and balances the vital energy within us, which improves balance, strength, promotes healthy joints, stimulates the immune system and reduces stress. Class will be led by a certified Tai Chi Chih instructor. This class will be offered via Zoom. Meeting instructions will be emailed a few days before the class start date.

35611 Online Tu 5:30pm-6:30pm 3/16 9 Kistler-Robinson $55

Shows/Events

Paint Your Pet (13 Yrs-Adult)

Accompany us to create a custom portrait of your pet. Once you sign up for the class, email us a digital photo of your pet. Our experienced artists from Eighty8 Visuals will have a sketch on a 16X20 canvas of your pet ready when you arrive for your class. Your instructor will guide you stepby-step through the paint process and help you perfectly capture your pet. Price includes all supplies. Facemasks must be worn at all times.

35572 LRC Tu 6pm-8pm 3/30 1 Staff $35 Pop ‘N Paint (13 Yrs-Adult)

Need a fun socially distant day out with your friends? Come out to our Pop ‘N Paint class. There will be lively pop music playing while an instructor from Eighty8 Visuals helps you paint an 11x14 canvas drawing of your choice. All supplies included in the price. Must be at least 13 years old to join the fun. Facemasks must be worn at all times.

35733 LRC Sa 1pm-3pm 4/24 1 Staff $19

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