Northwest Iowa — With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down a wide range of businesses and attractions, people in northwest Iowa are thinking outside the box in order to provide their goods and services and still comply with the COVID-19 guidelines.
One of those entities in the Lifelong Learning and Recreation Center at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon. LLRC Director, Dr. Greta Giese says they have found new ways to help their clients keep connected, healthy and well during the COVID-19 period.
(As above) “We’ve been trying to harness our social media and the worldwide web to keep everybody engaged and inspired and connected and most importantly healthy and well during this difficult time.”
Giese says she urges you to check out the LLRC’s various social media presences, and see what they have for you during this time.
As above) “I would encourage everybody that can, if you’re on Facebook, to follow along with our efforts. We have myself, and many of the LLRC instructors and trainers. Our assistant recreation coordinator Aaron Swenson, we’re all working on sharing workout videos and inspiration so that everyone can keep their wellness efforts moving forward.”
She talks about the kinds of things you’ll find.
(As above) “We’re working on putting together videos that they can follow along with, we’ve done some Zoom classes so that people can still get together virtually and exercise as a virtual group, and then we always record those and post those on our social media sites, as well.”
Giese says they’re posting to the LLRC’s YouTube channel, as well.
(As above) “We put some videos up on our YouTube channel and please keep looking for new fun ideas just to keep people engaged and connected. Right now is not the time to skip our health habit. Right now is the time to rely on those healthy habits and to help them make us stronger so we can we can all come out of this on the good side.”
She says live online classes are also now available via Zoom.
(As above) “Right now on the schedule we have four classes that are meeting via Zoom every week. On Mondays at nine thirty we have stretch and flex, so it’s a flexibility and stretching class. On Tuesdays at nine thirty we meet via Zoom for strength and balance. And then Wednesdays at nine thirty we’re doing abs and core, and then Thursdays at nine thirty we have a high-intensity interval training workout. And all of those are trying are taught by a certified, experienced personal trainer.
Giese says everyone at the LLRC misses you, and wants to help you stick to your healthy habits.
The links below will take you to the LLRC’s various social media platforms:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NWICC.LLRC/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NCCRecCenter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nwicc.llrc/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-dy_-xCFMvwV6du4_rQ2A
