Classes
Curious Movement and Balance Class
The Curious Movement and Balance Class helps participants gain movement confidence, expand movement possibilities, and improve balance. The class is for anyone ages 30 to 130 who can walk across a grassy space.
The classes are held in an outdoor playground environment and use standing, walking, stepping, jumping, crouching, reaching, pulling, and climbing. All class activities are optional. Do as much or as little as is right for you. Simply come with curiosity and willingness to discover what you can do.
When “I can’t” is an invitation to say “How could I?” what happens next?
Curious Movement and Balance Details
Dates:
Thursdays, 9:00–10:00 a.m.
October 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2026
Cost:
$45.00 for the four-class series
$12.00 for single class
Location:
Ashley Okland Star Playground at Greenbelt Landing
1801 NW 114th St, Clive
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Four-Class Series
Ashley Okland Star Playground at Greenbelt Landing
NW 114th Street, Clive
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
The Curious Movement and Balance Class helps participants gain movement confidence, expand movement possibilities, and improve balance. The class is for anyone ages 30 to 130 who can walk across a grassy space.
The classes are held in an outdoor playground environment and use standing, walking, stepping, jumping, crouching, reaching, pulling, and climbing. All class activities are optional. Do as much or as little as is right for you. Simply come with curiosity and willingness to discover what you can do.
When “I can’t” is an invitation to say “How could I?” what happens next?
Single Class
Ashley Okland Star Playground at Greenbelt Landing
NW 114th Street, Clive
The Curious Movement and Balance Class helps participants gain movement confidence, expand movement possibilities, and improve balance. The class is for anyone ages 30 to 130 who can walk across a grassy space.
The classes are held in an outdoor playground environment and use standing, walking, stepping, jumping, crouching, reaching, pulling, and climbing. All class activities are optional. Do as much or as little as is right for you. Simply come with curiosity and willingness to discover what you can do.
When “I can’t” is an invitation to say “How could I?” what happens next?
Fall Prevention, Protection, and Recovery Course
Fall prevention is important, but it isn’t everything. I don’t know anyone who has never fallen.
This Fall Prevention, Protection, and Recovery Course will address protection and recovery in addition to prevention so that you are better prepared.
Each hour-long class will open with discussion on the topic of the day. Then, class will have a block devoted to balance and skill drills, a block for strength building exercises, and a block for techniques for falling more safely. We will wrap up with gentle stretches, more discussion, handouts, and homework.
At the end of the series, you will have all the skills and techniques we have practiced, useful handouts, and two custom workouts that you can use to continue to build strength.
Fall Prevention, Protection, and Recovery Details
Dates:
Tuesdays, 1:00–2:00 p.m.
September 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2026
Cost:
$58.00 for the five-class series
Location:
Raccoon River Park, West Des Moines
Coneflower Shelter C
The course is in session now. Stay tuned for the next offering.
Other Classes
I am also a group fitness instructor for Live 2 B Healthy. I create and lead engaging senior fitness classes that cater to the needs and abilities of the participants. The classes themselves are managed by Live 2 B Healthy. I teach at the Polk County Senior Center and at Storypoint in both Pleasant Hill and Norwalk. The Pleasant Hill class is an APDA Iowa Level 1 movement training class.
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