Published: March 2009 Health & Fitness

AlaVie Fitness
1100 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside
Phone: 415-567-7411
Web: www.alaviefitness.com
E-mail: info@alaviefitness.com
Designed to support you on your path to total wellness, AlaVie is hosting this one-day retreat in Woodside to give you the tools to incorporate fitness and nutrition into your daily routine. Event takes place on Sat., Aug 16, at Huddart Park from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. More info: http://alaviefitness.com/weekend_retreats.php

AlaVie Fitness
777 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 415-567-7411
Web: www.alaviefitness.com
E-mail: info@alaviefitness.com
Join PowerVie Boot Camp and give your body a fabulous spring cleaning. As AlaVie FitnessÕs signature program, PowerVie is different from other military-style boot camps. Our coaches are dedicated to creating a supportive environment that helps you achieve immediate and lasting results. Visit www.alaviefitness.com or call for more information and to register.

AlaVie Fitness
777 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 415-567-7411
Web: www.alaviefitness.com
E-mail: info@alaviefitness.com
Join PowerVie Boot Camp (formerly Bay Area Boot Camp) and bring your body back into balance this summer. PowerVie Boot Camp is different from other boot camps that take a military style approach. PowerVie has a team-oriented conditioning style, and the coaches are dedicated to creating a supportive environment that helps participants achieve immediate and lasting results. Four-week sessions every month for people of all fitness levels. Visit www.alaviefitness.com for dates and costs.

Andre's Boot Camp (ABC)
Phone: 724-9872
Web: www.andrestraining.com
E-mail: andre@andrestraining.com
No two sessions are the same but every session will offer either circuit training or interval training. ABC is designed for those who enjoy multi-sport activities. A variety of athletic "toys" are used to make the classes both fun and challenging. Call, e-mail or visit the Web site for more information.

Avenidas/Foothill College
450 Bryant St, Palo Alto
Phone: 650-9497-999 ext. 4379
Web: foothill.edu
E-mail: mastmanellen@foothill.edu
Lip reading/managing hearing loss. Classes start quarterly and meet weekly but you can join anytime. Learn ways to cope with hearing loss and improve lip-reading skills.$37.50 per quarter, register in class. Beginning class meets on Mondays 1:30-2:50 p.m.

Bair Island Aquatic Center
1450 Maple St., Redwood City
Phone: 650-474-2247
Web: www.gobair.org
E-mail: learntorow@gobair.org
Learn to row classes for adults at BIAC, a nonprofit community focused on rowing, paddling, and dragon boating. No previous experience or fitness level required. Six sessions in spring and summer, consisting of two weekends of classes (9-12 Saturday and Sunday), followed by four weeks of instruction in our novice crew. Cost: $250 (includes three month membership at BIAC). 

Bay Area Boot Camp
777 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 415-567-7411
Web: www.bayareabootcamp.com
E-mail: info@bayareabootcamp.com
Bay Area Boot Camp offers an outdoor training program at Rinconada Park that combines cardio, resistance and agility exercises and is designed for people of all fitness levels. Cost: $210-$325.

Betty Wright Swim Center @ C.A.R.
3864 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 494-1480
Web: www.c-a-r.org
E-mail: swim@c-a-r.org
Improve your health and wellness through aquatic exercise and therapy in the fully accessible, public, warm-water (92 degree), in-door pool. Classes include aqua aerobics, aqua arthritis, back basics, body conditioning, Aichi yoga and perinatal. Physical therapy, personal training, Watsu and land massage by appointment. Group and private swim lessons. Hours: Monday-Thursday, 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Friday, 6:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon.

California Yoga Center
541 Cowper St., Palo Alto
Phone: 947-9642
Web: www.californiayoga.com
E-mail: info@californiayoga.com
The California Yoga Center offers classes for beginning to advanced students. With studios in Mountain View and Palo Alto, classes emphasize individual attention and cultivate strength, flexibility and relaxation. Ongoing yoga classes are scheduled every day and include special classes such as prenatal, backcare and pranayama. Weekend workshops explore a variety of yoga-related topics.

California Yoga Center
570 Showers Drive, Ste. 5, Mountain View
Phone: 947-9642
Web: www.californiayoga.com
E-mail: info@californiayoga.com
The California Yoga Center offers classes for beginning to advanced students. With studios in Mountain View and Palo Alto, classes emphasize individual attention and cultivate strength, flexibility and relaxation. Ongoing yoga classes are scheduled every day and include special classes such as prenatal, backcare and pranayama. Weekend workshops explore a variety of yoga-related topics.

Darshana Yoga
654 High St., Palo Alto
Phone: 325-YOGA
Web: www.darshanayoga.com
E-mail: info@darshanayoga.com
Fresh and inspiring yoga classes in Palo Alto. A blend of alignment and flow. Great teachers, beautiful studio. Director Catherine De Los Santos has taught yoga in Palo Alto more than 25 years.

Elite Musketeer Fencer's Club
160B Constitution Drive, Menlo Park
Phone: 650-353-0717
Fax: 408 317 0480
Web: www.emfc.net
E-mail: valerie@emfc.net
Fencing Programs for kids and adults, recreational and competitive. Summer camps, birthday parties, private lessons and group classes. 

Jazzercise at Little House
800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park
Phone: 650-703-1263
Web: www.jazzercise.com
E-mail: myjazzercise@bigfoot.com
Jazzercise combines elements of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, kickboxing and more to create truly effective programs for people of every age and fitness level. Classes are ongoing. Come directly to class to register. Mon., Tue. 6 p.m., Thu. at 5:40 p.m. and Sat. mornings at 8:30 a.m.

Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School
333 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View
Phone: 940-1333
Web: www.mvlaae.net
The MV-LA Adult School has a long history and commitment to adult education. Be fit. Offering: Belly dance, exercise for the older adult, Feldenkrais, hiking, hula, mat Pilates, Qigong, stability ball, stretch and flex, Tai Chi and yoga. Older-adult classes (55+, $18).

Palo Alto Adult School
50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 650-329-3752
Fax: 650-329-8515
Web: www.paadultschool.org
Hike for Fitness or empower yourself with Tai-Chi. Join Jeanette Cosgrove's Pilates class. Bring balance back to your life with Yoga. Our fitness classes start at $48.

Private Yoga Instruction by Eyesha
Phone: 650-224-0150
Sivananda-certified yoga instructor with extensive experience in both private and group class settings. First class is free. Subsequent classes are $50/ hour.

Studio Kicks
796A San Antonio Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 855-9868
Web: www.studiokickspaloalto.com
E-mail: info@studiokickspaloalto.com
Studio Kicks is a family fitness center offering high-energy cardio kickboxing classes and fun martial-arts training for kids 2 and up. Taught by owner/instructor Richard Branden, six-time world champion and original stunt cast member for the "Power Rangers." Get the whole family healthy and fit. Stop by for a free class.

Taijiquan Tutelage of Palo Alto
3790 El Camino Real #185, Palo Alto
Phone: 650-327-9350
Web: www.ttopa.com
Taijiquan Tutelage of Palo Alto. Established in 1973. Learn the classical Yang Chengfu style of Taijiquan (T'ai chi ch'uan). Beginning classes start monthly. Classes are held at the Cubberley Community Center.

Winter Lodge
3009 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 493-4566, ext. 102
Web: www.winterlodge.com
Winter Lodge offers ice-skating classes for all ages and abilities. The group class meets once a week. Rental skates and practice time included for $120. Visit the Web site for more information.

Workout IQ
278 Hope St., Ste C, Mountain View
Phone: 650-814-9615
Fax: 650-962-9793
Web: www.workoutiq.com
E-mail: info@workoutiq.co
Posture 101. Learn about why posture is important, why you should care about your posture and most importantly learn how to improve and change your posture.Cost: $275 for a 6-week class. Space is limited.

Workout IQ
278 Hope St., Ste C, Mountain View
Phone: 650-814-9615
Fax: 650-962-9793
Web: www.workoutiq.com
E-mail: info@workoutiq.com
Workout IQ Boot Camp. Small group fitness training where everyone gets a custom workout. Learn Russian kettlebells, improve posture, lose inches, make friends.Cost: $195 per month.

Wright Health & Fitness
3249 Alpine Road, Portola Valley
Phone: 650-814-5135
Web: www.wrightfit.com
E-mail: elizabeth@laderaoaks.com
A variety of classes such as: yoga, Pilates mat, Zumba, cardio dance workouts, and body conditioning strength and stretch. Classes are taught by skilled, certified and friendly instructors. I

Yoga at All Saints' Episcopal Church
555 Waverley St., Palo Alto
Phone: 322-4528
Web: www.asaints.org
Kundalini-style yoga, combining asana (physical poses), breathing exercises and meditation. Practice is best done on an empty stomach. Please bring a mat and blanket and wear comfortable, easy-to-move-in clothes. If floor work is difficult, exercises can be modified to be done in a chair. All ages. No registration necessary. Every Saturday, 8-9 a.m., in the Parish Hall. $5/person.