Fitness and Wellness

Parks and Recreation Fitness and Wellness Programs

• Fitness classes and memberships at the Twin Lakes Recreation Center.
• Parks and Recreation's Sports programs.
• SUP (standup paddleboard) classes at Griffy Lake
• List of all Bloomington city parks.
• Visit Connect IN Nature for information about mental health and nature (external site)

Rooted in Nature

• Find program description and registration information for this guided, forest bathing experience at Leonard Springs Nature Park.

Tai Chi in the Park

• Admission: $10 per person per class; no pre-registration required. Pay with card or cash on site.
• Day: Mondays, May 4 through June 29. No class May 25.
• Day: Mondays, July 6 through Aug. 24.
• Time: 7-8 p.m.
• Accessibility: Classes take place on the Switchyard Park Main Stage. The stage is a smooth, concrete surface accessible via ramp or stairs.

• Switchyard Park, Main Stage
  1601 S. Rogers St.
  Bloomington, IN 47403

Tai Chi is a moving meditation in the form of a series of gentle exercises to create harmony and cultivate our inner life energy (qi) to flow smoothly and powerfully through the body. This is a spiritual experience, as much as a physical one.

Beginning Yoga in the Park

• Register for Beginning Yoga in the Park
• Registration: $60 per person per 7-week session. Free for Twin Lakes Recreation Center members.
• Day: Fridays, May 8 through June 19. Register by May 3.
• Day: Fridays, July 3 through Aug. 14. Register by June 28.
• Time: 12-1 p.m.
• Accessibility: Classes take place on the Switchyard Park Main Stage. The stage is a smooth, concrete surface accessible via ramp or stairs.

• Switchyard Park, Main Stage
  1601 S. Rogers St.
  Bloomington, IN 47403

This class focuses on posture alignment, freeing the shoulder girdle and pelvis, and synchronizing movement and breathing through basic yoga poses. Gain a simple foundation practice that can be useful every day and service as a springboard to explore any style of yoga. Feel at home in your body, enjoy good health, move freely, and reduce stress.

Wellness on Water

Adult Small Boat Sailing

• Get started in sailing! Prepare to be wet and in the water.
• Choose from two- or three-day class sessions, May 2 through Sept. 20
• Registration: $650 per person; includes American Sailing Assoc. certification and access to the Lake Monroe Sailing Association's fleet of small boats.
• Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Register for a Small Boat Sailing class before Sept. 16.

• Lake Monroe Sailing Association
  7600S. Shields Ridge Rd.
  Bloomington, IN 47401

Adult Keel Boat Sailing

• The class covers rigging, sailing, and docking 25' keel boats.
• Choose from two- or three-day class sessions, May 2 through Sept. 20
• Registration: $550 per person; includes American Sailing Assoc. certification and access to the Lake Monroe Sailing Association's fleet of small boats.
• Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Register for a Keel Boat Sailing class before Sept. 16.

• Lake Monroe Sailing Association
  7600S. Shields Ridge Rd.
  Bloomington, IN 47401

Friends & Family Sails

• Glide across Lake Monroe in a sailboat skippered by a skilled sailor.
• Outings for groups of 2 to 4 people per boat, May 8 through Sept. 6.
• Registration: $200
• Time: 6-9 p.m.
• Register for an evening sail before Sept. 2.

• Lake Monroe Sailing Association
  7600S. Shields Ridge Rd.
  Bloomington, IN 47401

SUP (Standup Paddleboard) Classes at Griffy Lake

• SUP Four Week Progressive Series M, June 1-22-Register now
• SUP Learn to Paddle Su, May 31 and Sa, June 27-Register now
• SUP Exclusively Over 50 Su, May 31 and Sa, June 27-Register now
• SUP for Parents and Kids Su, May 31 and Sa, June 27-Register now
• SUP Yoga Flowt Every Thursday in July-Register now