WOMEN’S GROUP FITNESS
UPCOMING CLASS SCHEDULE
WINTER 2024:
Classes will run for six weeks beginning
Monday, January 15, 2024
through
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
SPRING 2024:
Classes will run for six weeks beginning
Monday, April 1, 2024
through
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
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Zumba Ⓡ
Mondays 12pm
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This dance fitness class is a great way for young moms to have fun with healthy movement! CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED (ages 0-5) while you move to Latin and World rhythms that will leave you feeling energetic and happy!
Energy Center
Wednesdays 6am
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Set up your day for success! This class is designed to gently accelerate your day as you work through a series of mobility exercises that will keep you feeling energized all day long! You can expect low impact exercises using a variety of body-weight-only exercises or minimal resistance with bands or light dumbbells.
Functional Fitness
Wednesdays 12pm
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We put the "FUN" in "Functional!" This circuit style class combines cardio, full body strength conditioning, and other functional movements that allow you to have the comradery of a group workout but with more focused one-on-one coaching to adjust exercises to match your current ability.
REGISTER TO ATTEND
Registration for the Winter 2024 classes (January 15 - February 21) opens Sunday, December 17, 2023. After registering, be sure to check your email for the confirmation and for a link to fill out and submit your Informed Consent Release.
Click this LINK or scan the QR code below to register yourself for classes, and register your children (ages 0-5) for childcare (available only for Zumba Ⓡ on Mondays at 12pm).
Please check back here later to register for the Spring 2024 classes (April 1 - May 8).
FAQ’s
When and where do Women’s Group Fitness classes meet?
The Group Fitness Classes for Women meet for six weeks each quarter. Please scroll up to check the current and upcoming class schedule.
These classes will meet in the sanctuary of True North Church at 382 Muldoon Road.
Please arrive about five to ten minutes early to any class to check yourself in, check your kids in to childcare (available on Mondays at 12pm) and gather your equipment.
How much do the Fitness Classes COST?
Nothing but SWEAT! (Just wipe it up off the floor with a Clorox wipe when you are done.) All joking aside, the leadership at True North Church has worked hard to make sure that these classes are 100% FREE OF CHARGE to you. There are no fees to attend. And similarly, there are no fees for childcare when available (currently available only during Monday classes).
What is a group fitness class?
A group fitness class is any form of fitness (exercise) that is done in a group setting and led by a certified personal trainer or certified group fitness instructor.
Zumba Ⓡ
This is a popular dance fitness class that is packed full of fun with healthy movement! Moving to Latin and World rhythms will leave you feeling energetic and happy!
WHAT TO BRING? A water bottle & a towel
Energy Center
Set up your day for success! This class is designed to gently accelerate your day as you work through a series of mobility exercises that will keep you feeling energized all day long! You can expect low impact exercises using a variety of body-weight-only exercises or minimal resistance with bands or light dumbbells.
WHAT TO BRING? A water bottle. True North Church does provide yoga mats, but feel free to bring your own.
Functional Fitness
This class puts the "FUN" in FUNctional! This circuit style class combines cardio, full body strength conditioning, and other functional movements that allow you to have the comradery of a group workout but with more focused one-on-one coaching to adjust exercises to match your current ability.
WHAT TO BRING? A water bottle & a towel
CAUTION: If you are new to exercise, have not exercised in a long time, or have an injury or known medical condition, please consult your doctor before beginning any new exercise routine.
After registering for classes, please check your email for a link to fill out and submit an Informed Consent Release.
How long do classes last?
The classes will run between 50 and 60 minutes long.
Please arrive about five to ten minutes early to any class to check yourself in, check your kids in to childcare (available on Mondays at 12pm) and gather your equipment.
What should I bring?
You should bring a water bottle and towel. Also, the sanctuary can be chilly, so wear comfortable layers that are easy to add or remove as you warm up and cool down.
True North Church has enough fitness equipment to outfit the first 20 attendees to any class with a yoga mat, a foam roller, a small fitness ball and resistance bands; however, we will be exercising on a hard concrete floor.
If you regularly experience discomfort on your knees, you may want to bring your own yoga mat or an extra towel to cushion your knees. Also, if the group fitness classes are popular and attract more than 20 women to each class, you may want to have your own yoga mat if you have one as other equipment can be shared.
Who are these classes for? Is there an age limit?
These classes are for women of all ages. If you have school-aged daughters with you, we ask that only females ages 14 and up attend. There is no age cutoff for more “mature” women; however, at this time we ask that all attendees can meet a basic general fitness requirement of getting up and down off the floor without assistance.
CAUTION: If you are new to exercise, have not exercised in a long time, or have an injury or known medical condition, please consult your doctor before beginning any new exercise routine.
Do I have to sign up for the classes ahead of time? Do I have to attend all of the classes?
You can register for classes HERE. If you cannot register ahead of time, don’t sweat it! You can register in person at the kiosks at the back of the Sanctuary.
You do not need to attend every class. The classes will not “build” on each other; you will not learn skills at the first class necessary for participation in additional classes. Therefore, come to whichever classes you are able; although, we hope you can attend all of them!
After registering for classes, please check your email for a link to fill out and submit an Informed Consent Release.
Why would a church host fitness classes?
Why wouldn’t a church host fitness classes?! Our bodies are the vehicles that carry our spirits and souls throughout life; let’s take care of our bodies and keep them as healthy and strong as is reasonably possible!
Additionally, there are so many people who are skeptical of the Church and have no intention of ever coming to a church service or anything else “churchy.” This is a great opportunity to invite those friends and give them a gentle introduction to Church and to Jesus; this isn’t a scary, condemning place, but rather a place to come as you are, both physically and spiritually.
Am I going to have to sit through a commercial for True North Church at the beginning or end of the class?
No, not at all! NOT BADGERING you to attend our church services is part of offering a free, no-strings-attached fitness class. You will not have to watch a commercial, sit through a sales pitch, donate money, or buy a timeshare.
Just come and participate! If you decide that you have questions about True North Church, what we teach, and why we follow Jesus, then someone will be happy to talk with you, but no one will force you to endure a sales pitch about our church.
What is the minimum required fitness level to participate?
Each woman attending a group fitness class should meet a basic general fitness requirement of getting up and down off the floor without assistance. Eventually, we would love to see the group fitness classes grow to offer chair yoga for individuals with limited mobility.
For now, we invite women with the ability to get up and down off the floor without assistance to come exercise with us, and a certified trainer leading the classes can help give additional queues to modify each exercise to match your fitness level.
CAUTION: If you are new to exercise, have not exercised in a long time, or have an injury or known medical condition, please consult your doctor before beginning any new exercise routine.
After registering for classes, please check your email for a link to fill out and submit an Informed Consent Release.
Will there be childcare on site? If so, for what ages?
Free childcare for small children (ages 0 - 5) will be offered during the Monday 12pm classes. Your pre-school-aged children can be checked in as early as 11:30am prior to the start of the 12pm Group Fitness Class on Mondays. Children will need to be picked up from childcare by 1:30pm following the class.
If you homeschool or have school-aged children with you during the day, there are multiple, comfortable rooms near the sanctuary where your older children who need minimal supervision can read, study, play, or watch movies while you exercise. Also, your older, teenage daughters (ages 14+) are welcome to exercise with us.
I have a son between the ages of 14 and 18. Can he participate?
In the future, we may offer co-ed group fitness classes; however, for the present, our priority is providing a safe place for women to exercise. This includes facilitating an environment for any woman of any body type, of any fitness level, and of any background to feel 100% safe, completely free of body shaming, and with as many intimidation barriers to exercise removed.
Let’s be honest, even the most awkward teenage boy can out-perform a tired, nursing mommy or the recently retired woman who has had a desk job for the past 40 years. That can be really intimidating to a woman new to exercise! There are multiple, comfortable rooms near the sanctuary where your teenaged sons are invited to read, study, or watch movies while you exercise.
How can I help?
If you are a woman, you can show up and have some fun exercising with other women!
If you are someone who believes in helping remove barriers to physical fitness for young moms and have a couple of hours to spare around the lunch hour, you can help us provide free childcare. Please contact our director of children’s ministry, Megan Howes megan@truenorthalaska.com for more information about how to help with childcare.
If you are a husband, you can give your wife a break and invest in her physical, emotional, and mental health by helping remove barriers so she can exercise with other women! Help set up a babysitter! Gently encourage her to invest in herself through exercise.
I have more questions. Who can I contact?
You can contact Audrey Preston. She is one of the Deacons at True North Church as well as an NFPT Certified Personal Trainer and an AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor. She will be instructing the group fitness classes. You can reach her at audrey@truenorthalaska.com
CAUTION: If you are new to exercise, have not exercised in a long time, or have an injury or known medical condition, please consult your doctor before beginning any new exercise routine.
After registering for classes, please check your email for a link to fill out and submit an Informed Consent Release.