Forest Friends

April 2018-
​Butterfly, Core Strength, Core Values

We're shaking out our wiggles and strengthening our trunks in today's CORE jelly.  

Swimming, Climbing, and Yoga Classes for Kids in Reno, North Lake Tahoe
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Trial class schedule

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Streamlining Dolphin Kick

Swim
Getting our wiggles out in the pool.  We'll be strengthening the core and playing with the wave-like movement of butterfly.  Some of the stigma of the "most difficult" stroke can be removed when introduced at a young age!!  Fins will be used to increase momentum. 

All students will work on age/level appropriate skills.  Some of the things we will learn in order of difficulty are:

• Beginning dolphin kick (Wiggles)
• Assisted Dolphin Dives
• Butterfly Kick with streamlining
• Treading with dolphin kick
• Butterfly Arms
• Full Butterfly Stroke with breathing
• Butterfly Drills and Technique improvement
• Incorporating the dolphin kick into Starts & Turns

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Climb
Climbers will be building core strength and learning about conditioning.  Each class will cover age/level appropriate skills.  Class time will be split between top rope, bouldering, and floor exercises. 

• Identifying & using Pinch holds
• Recognizing & climbing on Vertical walls
• Identifying your Core
• Climbing with a "Jelly Belly" vs "Tight Core"
• Core Strengthening exercises 
• Choosing Body Positions that push the hips into the wall
• Perseverance

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Yoga
We will be discussing how our core values shape us as we shape our core muscles.  A strong core can make us more resilient physically and emotionally!

• Core Virtues Overview including: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, citizenship
• Mindful Listening
• Sitting tall & strong
• Core Strengthening Poses: boat, side plank, cobra, four-limbed staff, camel, chair, crescent lunge