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Gateway Wellness Center to add yoga, aerobics classes

College Winter Break memberships offered

Huntington- Staff at the Gateway Wellness Center are pleased to announce two new six-week classes for those who are interested: Aerobics and Yoga.  The classes will be offered once a week for all levels.

Aerobics classes will be taught in the Littleville Elementary School Gym.  Classes will begin on January 9th and will extend through February 20th.  A Beginners/Intermediate level class will be from 6:00 – 6:30 p.m.; Intermediate/Advanced will be from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. The cost for Wellness Center members will be $30, and $50 for non-members.

Yoga classes will be held in the high school Career Center on Wednesdays, running January 10th through February 21st.  Beginner/Intermediate classes will be from 4 – 5 p.m. Intermediate/Advanced classes will be 5:15 – 6:15 p.m.  Wellness Center members can join the class for $56; non-members for $77.

Space is filling up quickly, so register soon.  For additional information, please call Gary St. Peter after 2:30 p.m. at 685-1040 or stop by the Wellness Center to register.  The Gateway Wellness Center is located next to the high school gymnasium; patrons should enter the farthest right-hand entrance on the front of the Gateway complex.

College students who are home on winter break may purchase a special membership for $30, while they are home.  This membership is good between December 18, 2006 and January 31, 2007.

Holiday Schedule for Wellness Center: The Gateway Wellness Center will be closed on December 25 and January 1 for holiday observances.  The Center will be open from 5:30 – 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 – 8:30 p.m. from Tuesday, December 26th through Friday, December 29th.  The Center will be open from 8 to noon on Saturday the 30th and will resume regularly scheduled hours on January 2, 2007.