SPORTS BRIEFS: Kickboxing class; weekly yoga; child care while you work out

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Kickboxing class offered at YMCA

From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, kickboxing classes are offered in the multipurpose room at the Brown County YMCA.

The class is free for members or $3 per session for non-members. For more information, stop in at the Y at 105 S. Willow St. or call 812-988-YMCA (9622).

Weekly yoga classes offered downtown

Various yoga classes are offered at Simply Fitness, 47 E. Main St.:

  • 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 26 — Explore basic yoga movement and postures utilizing props such as a yoga block and bolster pillow. Cost: $15.
  • 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30 — Experience simple postures in yoga with alignments of Reiki (Japanese energy healing by touch). Cost: $21.
  • 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31 — Erica Weddle of Simply Fitness and Leah Craig of Roots of Healing Acupuncture will explore general yoga and acupuncture. Craig will identify points of the body through needle placement. With needles still in, Weddle will guide participants through simple yoga poses. Cost: $21.
  • 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Feb. 5 to 28 — Community lunchtime yoga sessions geared to any fitness level. Cost: $5.
  • 9:30 am to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 — Rebecca Redfern of Redfern Healing and Fitness will lead a warm group yoga session and offer a choice of 45-minute massage or facial after yoga. Warm group yoga uses heated stones and warm bamboo placed on the body. Cost: $75.
  • 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10 — Katie Fulton will include an exploration of yin yoga practice, holding postures for 45 seconds or more, with essential oils. Yin targets connective tissue, bones, muscles and the use of ligaments. Cost: $21.
  • Weddle offers 45-minute private yoga or personal training sessions. Cost: $30.

For more information or to sign up, visit squareup.com/store/simply-fitness, email [email protected] or call 812-343-3560.

Child care available weekdays at YMCA

The Brown County YMCA offers child care for two hours at a time while parents are in the building.

The service is free to Y members and for $2 per child for non-members. Children ages 6 months to 8 years old are welcome. Child watch hours are from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.

For more information, stop in at the Y, 105 Willow St., or call 812-988-9622.

Private swim lessons available at the Y

The Brown County Community YMCA offers one-on-one, private swim lessons for children to gain confidence and expand water skills.

For more information, stop in at the Y, 105 Willow St., or call 812-988-9622.

Disc golf league plays every Tuesday

The Brown County Disc Golf Alliance plays regularly in Brown County and new members are welcome.

The group plays Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. at Deer Run Park or at the Brown County Country Club, alternating months. In February it’s the club.

Players of all skill levels are welcome, including those who have never played before. Loaner discs are available.

For more information, contact Stan Golis at [email protected].

Kyokushin karate training offered

Sensei David Michaelis is offering training in traditional kyokushin karate.

Classes are for students 16 and older twice a week, at 6 p.m. Thursdays and 4 p.m. Sundays.

Michaelis has trained and taught kyokushin karate for more than 35 years. Kyokushin, Japanese for “the society of the ultimate truth,” is a style of stand-up, full-contact karate. It is intended to foster humility, perseverance and nonviolence and to provide a foundation for improving physical and mental discipline.

For more information, email Michaelis at [email protected] or call him at 812-988-9409.

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