Walking Well with Poles
ActivitySpring 2025 - FY 24/25|#49851
May 21, 2025 - May 30, 2025
18 yrs +, Mixed
Health & FitnessAdult
Activity locationWalnut Community Room, 4940 NW Fair Oaks Drive
Description
This class is designed for people who experience balance or walking
challenges as well as those interested in fitness walking or maintaining hiking
ability as they age. Learn to use poles to reduce joint pressure, enhance
uprightness and flexibility, and boost confidence in walking on a variety of
terrains. Includes both classroom instruction and outdoor practice.
Bring poles if you have them. Loaner poles available if registered by Friday, May 16 (please identify whether or not you need poles during registration).
Third class (Wed, May 28) will be held outdoors at Martin Luther King Jr park.
Activity meeting dates
May 21 and 23 held at Walnut Community Room.
May 28 class meets at the Walnut Barn in MLK Park.
Class from 1:30–3pm.
Instructor
Marg Bartosek
More Information
SupervisorZach Johnson
Number of sessions4
Department270377 C3: Health & Wellness
Registration dates
From Mar 15, 2025 9:00 AM
Sensory Information
Sensory Concerns Scale: [1] Minimal, [2] Light, [3] Moderate, [4] Elevated
Sight: [1] Minimal
— Natural Light
— Urban and Forested environments
Sound/Social: [2] Light
— Sound of nature, pedestrians, and traffic
— Instructor discussion and information
— Communication with other participants
Smell: [1] Minimal
— Variable due to environment and human/urban proximity
Space: [1] Minimal
— Trails vary, but participants determine social distancing
Other: [2] Light
— Walking activity with variable incline
— Physical excursion varies on individual and group ability and preference
5 openings remaining
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