Fitness
Join the 12-Week PCSB/Play It Again Sports Spring Challenge!
February 11th - May 10th
A fitness challenge supporting the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association Prevention Challenge!
Click here, go to "vote for your favorite entry," and choose PCSB Employee Wellness, PCSB/Play It Again Sports Spring Challenge! If selected, The Wellness Team could win the grand prize - $5,000 for PCSB Employee Wellness activities... which means more Wellness for YOU!!
Participants are eligible to win a newSchwinn Airdyne valued at $400! Also, enjoy 10% off items at Polk County Play It Again Sports stores and win random weekly prizes! Participate in bi-weekly fitness activities provided by the Wellness Team or stick with your own plan. Either way, every week you'll receive a survey to track your activity, with tools and incentives to help you along the way! View the flyer for details...
Sign up here today or any time during the 12-weeks - Please register one time only!
- Introductory Email
- Request a Pedometer
- Week#1 Survey - cardio focus (2/11-2/17)
- Week #1 RANDOM PRIZE WINNERS
- Cathleen Cobis from Ridge Community Senior - The Mayo Clinic Plan, Ten Essential Steps to a Healthy Life
- Barbara Muren from Snively Elementary - $20 gift card to Play It Again Sports
- Week#2 Survey - cardio focus (2/18-2/24)
- Week #2 RANDOM PRIZE WINNERS
- Skipper Shurla from Lake Shipp Elementary - The Mayo Clinic Plan, Ten Essential Steps to a Healthy Life
- Esther Hackenberger from Pinewood Elementary - $20 gift card to Play It Again Sports
- Week #3 RANDOM PRIZE WINNERS
- Yesenia Ortiz from Haines City Step Up Academy - The Mayo Clinic Plan, Ten Essential Steps to a Healthy Life
- Diana Colon Serrano from Ridge Community Senior - $20 gift card to Play It Again Sports
- Week#4 Survey - muscular focus (3/4-3/10)
- Week #4 RANDOM PRIZE WINNERS
- Audrey Crapo from Wendell Watson Elementary - The Mayo Clinic Plan, Ten Essential Steps to a Healthy Life
- Lolita Berrien from Lincoln Avenue Academy - $20 gift card to Play It Again Sports
- Week #5
RANDOM PRIZE WINNERS
- Michelle Carms from Bethune Academy - The Mayo Clinic Plan, Ten Essential Steps to a Healthy Life
- Lourdes Day from FDLRS - $20 gift card to Play It Again Sports
- Week #6 RANDOM PRIZE WINNERS
- Suzette Vertrees from Crystal Lake Middle - The Mayo Clinic Plan, Ten Essential Steps to a Healthy Life
- Valerie Filson from Sandhill Elementary - $20 gift card to Play It Again Sports
- Week#7 Survey - flexibility focus (4/1-4/7)
- Week #7 RANDOM PRIZE WINNERS
- Week#8 Survey - flexibility focus (4/8-4/14)
- Week #8 RANDOM PRIZE WINNERS
- Week#9 Survey - flexibility focus (4/15-4/21)
- Week #9 RANDOM PRIZE WINNERS
- Week#10 Survey - putting it all together (4/21-4/27)
- Week #10 RANDOM PRIZE WINNERS
- Week#11 Survey - putting it all together (4/28-5/4)
- Week #11 RANDOM PRIZE WINNERS
- Week#12 Survey - putting it all together(5/5-5/11)
- Week #12 RANDOM PRIZE WINNERS
Summer Boot Camp Returns to Gold's - June 12th - July 31st
Learn how to eat sensibly and exercise safely this summer, Wednesdays from 12:30-2:30pm, Details,
Register here...
Group Fitness Classes
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New Class Schedule - Revised 2/13/13
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Registration Form - Please print and complete form. Courier with $40 check made payable to Polk County Schools to Woodlake, Route D.
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Returned check information
Spring 2013 Session January 22, 2013 - April 30, 2013
GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTORS NEEDED - If you are certified by any fitness organization and would like to get fit while earning $$$, or have any comments or suggestion regarding this activity, please email Jan
Community Current Health Events
- Family Fun Day at the Fountain in Winter Haven - now through May, 2013, Details
LA Fitness (previously Lifestyles)
Reduced Rate for Polk County School Board Employees! $0 initiation fee and $19.99 monthly dues per employee and family members.
Join online. Click here to go to the enrollment webpage. (This link is only accessible from a computer that is connected to the PCSB network.) PLEASE NOTE: If you are experiencing difficulties enrolling online, please email wellness@fitnessintl.com and request a voucher. If there is no response, please email dmetriusr@fitnessintl.com.
Membership includes access to all LA Fitness locations except Signature Clubs and clubs located in the counties of Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester and Richmond in the state of New York
Fitness Opportunities
- Access Fitness
- Anytime Fitness Haines City
- Dynamic 24
- Gold's Gym South Lakeland
- Gold's Gym Winter Haven
- Gold's Gym North Lakeland
- Groundwork Yoga
- Satya Life Yoga
- Studio M Fitness - Zumba
- Total Body Fitness
- Ultimate Dance Studio
- Zumba Fitness with Janet Gomez-Melo - Discounts for PCSB employees
- Livestrong 5K Run/Walk, September 29, 2012, brochure and registration
- Active.com
- Arthritis Foundation - Get moving today! 2012 Events
- Bike Florida - Rails to Trails
- Crossfit - FREE classes Saturdays at Lake Mirror
- Dance and get fit in Polk County!
- Lakeland - Kelly Recreation, 404 Imperial Blvd., Lakeland, 834-3284 • Cost $1.00, Wednesday, 10:00 - 11:00am • Friday, 10:00am - noon, 1:30 - 3:30pm
- Auburndale - Lake Ariana Beach Club, Tuesday, 6:00 - 9:00pm • Cost $5.00
- Winter Haven Senior Center, 250 South Lake Silver Drive, NW, Winter Haven, 291-5870, Thursday, 1:30- - 3:30pm • Cost $5.00
- Family Fun and Fitness at the Fountain, September, 2012 - May, 2013 - First Saturday of the month from 9:00-11:00am
- Florida Hiking Trails
- Friends of the Parks Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, established to promote and support public parks and recreation activities in Polk County, Florida and to promote gifts and donations from individuals, organizations and private industry. Membership
- More Hiking Trails
- Florida Biking Trails
- More Florida Biking Trails
- Florida Heartline - April / June 2011
- Florida Paddling Trails
- Florida Trail Association - Heartland Chapter
- Geocaching - a high-tech treasure hunt enjoyed worldwide by adventure seekers of all ages. Play in and protect the environment!
- Lakeland Runners (Walkers) Club
- Links to FREE Outdoor Fitness
- Polk Area Bicycling Association (PABA)
- Run the Lakes Program - on-going - join anytime!
- Walking School Bus
- Bartow Fitness Center FREE to PCSB employees - 1275 South Broadway Ave – directly across from Bartow High School (small yellow building, formerly the ATEC Building) - Monday - Thursday 3 - 7 pm during the school year! If you are interested in volunteering to help keep the Bartow Fitness Center opened... email Jan!
- Trek 10 Trails
Workouts
- 30-Minute Workout
- 7-Minute Workout
- Abdominal Workout Video
- Abdominal Print Workout
- Backcare Tips
- Backcare Exercises
- Carpal Tunnel Exercises
- Chair Yoga
- Chair Exercises
- Chair Exercise Summary Sheet (Photos)
- Desk Exercises - A series of videos
- Fitness Videos - www.fitnessblender.com
- Hand and Finger Exercises
- Posture Tips
- Quickie Workout - 7 exercises to cover major muscle groups
- Resistance on the Ball
- Resistance Bands
- Resistance Power Lunch
- Yoga Video 1
- Yoga Video 2
Stretching Programs for
- Airplane Travelers
- Auto Travelers
- Computer Users
- Copy Machine Users
- Desk Employees
- Gardeners
- General Stretching Routine
- Stress Relief
Fitness Tools and Information
- Components of Fitness
- Exercise Log Sheet
- Exercise Intensity (Moderate vs. Vigorous)
- Map My Walk
- Map My Mileage with MapMyRun
- Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
- Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE)
- Simple Fitness Test
- Step Conversion Table
- Tracking Your Steps
- Tracking Your Steps For Students
Exercise is Medicine
- Prescription for Health
- Exercise with Chronic Conditions
- Steps to Designing and Sticking with Your Fitness Plan