Volunteers needed

There are still a few spots open for volunteers in the Recreation Ministry. We need volunteers from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday to answer the phone, hand out towels and equipment and help with mailings. You can volunteer as little as once a month. Contact Amy Elliott for information.

Texas Rangers game

See the Texas Rangers take on the Boston Red Sox on Friday, Aug. 13, at the Ballpark in Arlington. Cost is $30 for a ticket in the all-you-can-eat porch. Transportation will be provided by the church. We will leave from Marvin at 4 p.m. and will return following the game. Securing tickets for the game is on a first-come first-serve basis, and there are 30 reserved. Tickets will only be reserved after payment is made. To purchase your tickets please come by the Recreation office.

Senior Sneakers

 Senior Sneakers begins at 9 a.m. Aug. 23. Classes will every Monday in the gym, and the price is $5 per session. We will provide child care by reservation. Senior Sneakers is a fun and exciting workout designed for our older adults focusing on building strength, flexibility, eye-hand coordination, eye-foot coordination, and cardiovascular health and endurance, so you can perform your daily tasks and activities better. The hour-long class is an aerobics class with exercises using resistance bands, hand weights and balls. Everyone has a chair available for stretching, chair squats and rest. Seniors of all fitness levels are welcome. We can modify the exercises so everyone gets a workout and has a great time. Marvin Senior Sneakers is also a fun way to make friends and worship through exercise.

Zumba class

Zumba classes will be at 5:30 p.m. every Monday in the gym beginning Aug. 9. Price is $10 per session. Child care will be provided by request ahead of time. Zumba fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program. Emily Mariani will lead the class. She has more than five years of experience teaching classes including yoga, yogalates, Pilates mat, Pilates equipment, spin, high intensity circuit training, silver sneakers senior fitness and Zumba.

Yoga Fit

We offer Yoga Fit classes at 9 a.m. every Tuesday and at 9:20 a.m. on Fridays in the gym. They last about an hour. The cost is $5 per session. You can bring your own mat or we can provide one. Yoga Fit was designed to eliminate Sanskrit names of postures and avoided the ohming and chanting sometimes associated with traditional practice. If you interested in joining this Yoga class please contact Amy Elliott.

Pick-up basketball

Come join the pick-up basketball games at noon Monday-Thursday in the gym. There is always a game going on.

Volleyball

A group meets at noon on Fridays to play volleyball in the gym. This is for all ages—if you like to play, come join the fun. We may begin a beginner’s volleyball league. Contact Amy Elliott if you are interested.

Meet Emily Mariani

Emily Mariani will teach many upcoming classes for our Recreation Ministry. Here is a bio of credentials:
She is a Cooper-certified personal trainer with more than 12 years of experience in the fitness field. She holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and nutrition from Jacksonville State University where she played Division One soccer. Emily has worked at ETMC as an exercise specialist and at 360 Fitness specializing in personal training and group fitness. Emily was voted Group Fitness Instructor of the Year by her fellow 360 colleagues in January 2010.

Emily has more than five years of experience teaching classes including yoga, yogalates, Pilates mat, Pilates equipment, spin, high-intensity circuit training, silver sneakers senior fitness, Zumba and Zumba gold. She holds certifications in Silver Sneakers ROM, circuit, yoga, and zumba gold. Emily designs nutrition menus for clients and has given nutrition seminars for the drill team and cheerleaders at Trinity Community College in Athens. Emily has more than 50 completed study hours at BodyMindDesign with Amanda Taylor in Dallas. At BodyMindDesign Emily studied Stott Pilates specializing in all levels of Pilates mat and Pilates reformer. Emily and her husband Shannon completed the White Rock Marathon in 2005 and have since completed two half-marathons.

Emily is also the founder of Blue Orchid Fitness.

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