Fitness Programs

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The Timbers of Shorewood supports and promotes active and healthy senior living. Residents enjoy a convenient on-site fitness center, twice daily fitness and exercise classes and an ongoing educational health series titled, “Quality of Life.”

Health and Fitness Center

Treadmills
Recumbent and upright bikes
Elliptical machine
More than a dozen resistance machines for strength training
Pulley strengthening system

Fitness and Exercise Classes for Seniors

Mornings

Sittercise: 9:30 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
This is a sitting calisthenics class where participants use a chair for support while doing gentle exercises.
Sittercise Made Easy: 10:15 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
The class focuses on

Afternoons

Yoga: 1 p.m. Wednesdays
Yoga can increase muscle tone, balance, strength and improve mood. Participants can expect their posture to improve and they may sleep better. Yoga can counteract stress, too.
Tai Chi: 2:30 p.m. Mondays
Participants learn to move effectively, connect the breath and release energy as part of this slow martial art form which stimulates the nervous system.
Exercise and Flexibility: 6 p.m. Mondays
This is a sitting exercise class with Sheila Wallace, an instructor who specializes in arthritis.