MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
Gardiner, ME
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Health & Wellness
in Personal Enrichment at MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
Strong Fit Fun
with Deidre Hutchins, MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
Do you want to take your fitness to the next level? This 45-minute heart pumping, non-stop workout is guaranteed to strengthen your core, increase your endurance, and improve your mental state. Engage in resistance training using dumbbells, bands, foam rollers, fit balls, medicine balls, kettle bells and more; in a spacious and welcoming environment. Plank, push-up, and squat your way to a new and improved you. Increase your energy, challenge yourself, de-stress from work, and rise to the occasion in this high-energy atmosphere. This will be the best 45 minutes of your day. Join us!
Zumba!
with Tori Morrill, MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
ZUMBA® is a Latin inspired dance class fun for everybody and every body! Grooving to the beats of salsa, merengue and other world music feels more like a dance party than a workout. Combining all elements of fitness – cardio, muscle conditioning, balance and flexibility with simple dance steps you will see why “Ditch the Workout, Join the Party” is the ZUMBA® tagline. Wear clothes that let you move freely, comfortable supportive sneakers and bring a bottle of water.
Saturday STEP Class
with Deidre Hutchins, MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
It’s back! 45 minutes of non-stop low impact cardio on the step. It’s a great way to start your weekend! All you need to bring is water and lots of energy.
Fun Fit and Fabulous
with Deidre Hutchins, MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
Feeling tired, off balance, or having a difficult time getting up and down? This 45-minute fitness class is the answer to help you feel both emotionally and physically younger and stronger! Reenergize yourself in this welcoming, spacious, and uplifting environment. This class will enhance your overall wellbeing by improving brain function and helping you to regain youthful energy. Stretch, stabilize, and strengthen your way to the best version of you. Let us jump start your day with positive and inspirational energy; guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Join us!
Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of Maine and the Northeast (Presentation)
with David Spahr, MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
Join self-proclaimed "mushroom Maineiac" David Spahr and get the inside information on the wild mushrooms of the Northeast. Edible and medicinal mushrooms represent an opportunity for sustainably foraging and enjoying healthy, locally sourced food and present a potential for health benefits beyond good nutrition. This presentation will cover finding, collecting, identifying and preparing the safe and common edible and medicinal mushroom species of Maine, New England, and Eastern Canada. Nature enthusiasts, cooks, foragers, herbalists, and others will enjoy and benefit from David's expertise. Topics will include matching species with appropriate foods, discovering mushrooms that contain unique medicinal properties, and exploring information about dyeing fabrics and paper. David's book, Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada, will be available.
Flexible and Mobile
with Deidre Hutchins, MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
Do you wake up in the morning with tight/stiff muscles? Do you experience low back pain and decreased mobility in your hips, shoulders, and neck? You know you need to stretch but you’re not quite sure what to? If you have answered yes to any of the above this 45 minute total body stretch class is what you need. It will leave you feeling taller, more limber, and ready to start your day!
Farming with native plants (Presentation)
with David Spahr, MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
This class is about how you can grow and harvest edible native plants. David has been farming his land (and a nearby public plot) in Washington, Maine for many years, and his PowerPoint will show the native plants he farms with - such as wild high bush blueberries, American chestnut, Viburnums and dozens more - while he provides a discussion of the ecological implications.
Wild Food Foraging walk
with David Spahr, MSAD 11 Gardiner Area Adult & Community Education (adulted@msad11.org) 207-582-3774
This two-hour course will include walking in the woods to find edible wild food along with detailed descriptions of plant habitat and structure of the plants. Bring: Notebook and pen, basket, mesh or other bags, wax or brown paper bags, knife, bug repellent and hat, water or other refreshment and a snack, gloves, waterproof boots (preferred), tall socks you can tuck your pant legs. Optional: gps, backpack, field guide, magnifying glass
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