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We have a great lineup of Adult Enrichment courses with something for everyone — favorites and fresh new courses, too! Start your learning adventure with Farmington Continuing Education!

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Cardio Fitness
Fitness

A friendly exercise program that combines low-impact aerobics with stretching, strength training, and routines to improve flexibility, muscular strength, balance, and cardiovascular fitness. Previous punch cards purchased can be used. Three Options for Purchase... Course Fee - Select this if you want access to all the dates for this given season, no punch card needed. Senior Fee - Reduced rate for seniors who would like access to all the dates for this season, no punch card needed. Punch Card - Purchasing this option will get you a punch card that will allow you access to 20 sessions of Cardio Fitness across multiple seasons. If you currently have a punch card with punches left, choose this option and enter in the promo code to remove the charge at checkout. Please contact the Farmington Continuing Education office at 860-404-0290 to receive the promo code. Bring a mat, hand weights, resistance bands, and a water bottle. Parking is on School Street or Church Street NOT in the School or Barney Library parking lots!

Winter / Spring 2024

BollyX: Dance Fitness
Fitness

BollyX is a Bollywood-inspired dance-fitness program that combines dynamic choreography with the hottest music from around the world. 45-minute cardio workout cycles between higher and lower-intensity dance sequences will get you moving, sweating, and smiling. At the very core of a BollyX workout is the inspiration it draws from the music and dance of Bollywood, the film industry of India. BollyX embodies the infectious energy, expression, and movement of Bollywood and aims to expand the reach of fitness to more people worldwide. The fitness curriculum has been created by world-class choreographers and certified fitness professionals to ensure a safe and effective total body dance workout for all. No prior dance experience is needed. Bring a water bottle and wear comfortable clothing.

Winter / Spring 2024

Decorating Cookies with Royal Icing
Cooking

Come learn how to create beautiful sugar cookies with Royal Icing! You will learn and practice how to pipe and flood cookies with icing. You will also learn different techniques to enhance the cookies, such as wet on wet, transfers and texture to name a few. You will leave each session with beautifully decorated cookies to share with friends and family! Course fee includes supplies. Register for one or more sessions below . . . January 31 (Winter) February 7 (Valentines) March 13 (Lucky Gnomes) March 20th (Easter Bunny Puzzle Cookie) April 17th (On the Farm Cookies) May 15th (Springtime Flower Cookies)

Winter / Spring 2024

All Levels Yoga
Fitness

This course will introduce you to Yoga Asanas. In Sanskrit, the word asana translates as “seat,” specifically for meditation and is another name for the poses or postures of yoga. Today asana is synonymous with yoga, but it has only one component. Yoga Asanas will include still, moving, reclining, standing, inverted, twisting, and balancing poses. Students can also expect to learn anatomical alignment and meditation techniques throughout the course.

Winter / Spring 2024

Gentle Essentrics III: Ready For Summer!
Fitness

Stretching and Strengthening will help you to enjoy all your favorite summer activities with ease! Core strengthening for golf, Flexiblity for gardening, Strength for hiking, walking, biking. Loosen and hydrate connective tissue and increase pliability of ligaments and tendons. Be free to celebrate the summer pain free! Inviting men and women of all fitness levels to a class taught by Gene and Debbie. Gentle Essentrics is a stretch and strengthen 45-minute workout designed to increase your energy and flexibility, loosen and hydrate fascia, decompress your joints, and release tension through relaxation and respectful exercise. Great for men and women of all ages and fitness levels. Videos are available at youtube.com or at the bottom of our website page: “essentricswithdebbieandgene.com". **Classes that take place at the Farmington First Church of Christ location are held in the lower level of the Porter Memorial Building next to the church. The door is accessable from both Church Street and School Street.** ** You do not need to attend Gentle Essentrics I or II to attend Gentle Essentrics III**

Winter / Spring 2024

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