Ismail Center to offer CardioPump, Yoga, Yoga/Pilates Fusion and Restorative Yoga

Purdue's Ismail Center is offering an eight-week spring session of CardioPump, Yoga, Yoga/Pilates Fusion and Restorative Yoga starting this week. The classes, which are open to the Purdue and Greater Lafayette communities, will meet at the Ismail Center in Lyles-Porter Hall, Room 1130.

CardioPump

The CardioPump group exercise meets at 5:15-6 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. This 45-minute fun, energetic class promises to get participants' bodies moving to upbeat music. A combination of cardiovascular, muscular strength and endurance training will be performed at moderate to high intensity. All levels are welcome. The eight-week class, which started Monday (Jan. 6), costs $35 for Ismail Center members and $70 for nonmembers.

Yoga

The Yoga group exercise class will meet at 12:10-12:50 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The class combines the fundamental sequence of postures that are synchronized with the breath, aiding in the relaxation and purification of the body leading to improved flexibility, joint mobility and balance. All levels are welcome. The eight-week class, which started on Tuesday (Jan. 7), costs $35 for Ismail Center members and $70 for nonmembers.    

Yoga/Pilates Fusion

The Yoga/Pilates Fusion group exercise class started on Tuesday (Jan. 7). Two separate classes meet at 4:15-5 p.m. and 5:15 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The class fuses the stretching, meditation, and calming of yoga with core strengthening Pilates moves. All levels are welcome. The eight-week class costs $35 for Ismail Center members and $70 for nonmembers.

Restorative Yoga

The center's Restorative Yoga class will meet at 10:30-11:20 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. The class will combine a complete series of seated and standing yoga poses. Chair support is used to perform a variety of seated and standing postures designed to increase flexibility, balance and range of movement. Restorative breathing exercises and final relaxation will promote stress reduction and mental clarity. All levels are welcome. The eight-week class, which started Monday (Jan. 6), costs $35 for Ismail Center members and $70 for nonmembers.

Street parking or validated parking in the Harrison Street Garage is available. To register for any of the sessions, call the Ismail Center at 765-496-1015.