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Class Guide: Health & Family
Published: May 2013
Health & Fitness

American Red Cross: Silicon Valley Chapter
400 Mitchell Lane, Palo Alto
650-688-0415
www.siliconvalley-redcross.org
In a Red Cross First Aid class students learn CPR, choking rescue, bleeding control and treatment of burns, fractures, seizures and more. Adult CPR and First Aid Certificates.

Andy Harader Tennis Camp
Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
650-364-6233
www.andystenniscamp.com
Andy Harader, head coach at Palo Alto High School for both girls and boys tennis teams, leads a tennis camp that runs all summer, every week, 9 a.m. to noon, Monday-Friday. Ages 7-16; all levels.

Be Yoga
440 Kipling St., Palo Alto
650-906-9016
www.be-yoga.com
info@be.yoga.com
Friendly community yoga studio with small class sizes and workshops on ayurveda, reiki and meditation.

Betty Wright Swim Center at Abilities United
3864 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
650-494-1480
www.AbilitiesUnited.org/BWSCwelcome
aquatics@AbilitiesUnited.org
Improve health and wellness through aquatic exercise and therapy in the fully accessible, public, warm-water (93 degrees), indoor pool. Classes include aqua aerobics, aqua arthritis, back basics, body conditioning, Aichi yoga and prenatal. Group and private swim lessons.

California Yoga Center (Palo Alto)
541 Cowper St., Palo Alto
650-967-5702
www.californiayoga.com
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, back care and pranayama. Weekend workshops explore a variety of yoga-related topics.

CMAC Swim School
CMAC Aquatic Center, 3805 Magnolia Drive, Palo Alto
650-493-5355
www.c-mac.us
CMAC Swim School offers lessons for babies, youth and adults. Classes are a half-hour long and each class contains three to four participants.

The Happy Body
305 North California Ave., Palo Alto
310-488-1862
creators@thehappybody.com
www.happybody.com
The Happy Body Program is a different approach to weight loss. Using a system involving nutrition, exercise and relaxation, teachers Aniela and Jerzy Gregorek help achieve the desired results of a balanced lifestyle featuring improved health and greater youthfulness.

Kidz Love Soccer
Mitchell Park, 600 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto
408-774-4629
www.kidzlovesoccer.com/classes.php
Kidz Love Soccer youth soccer classes are open to boys and girls of all abilities. The curriculum is customized for kids of all ages. Classes encourage a better SELF -- Sportsmanship, Esteem, Learning and Fun.

Kim Grant Tennis Academy
3005 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
650-752-8061
www.kimgranttennis.com/
The Kim Grant Tennis Academy offers tennis classes to minis (ages 3-5), beginner (ages 5-7), intermediate I and II, advanced and elite players.

Palomo Archery
4022 Transport St., Palo Alto
650-391-9968
www.palomoarchery.com/
palomoarchery@yahoo.com
Palomo Archery offers classes for groups, parties and Boy Scout/school classes.

Studio Kicks
796A San Antonio Road, Palo Alto
650-855-9868
650-855-9869 (fax)
www.studiokickspaloalto.com
info@studiokickspaloalto.com
Studio Kicks is a family fitness center offering high-energy cardio kickboxing classes and martial-arts training for kids 4 and up. Taught by owner/instructor Richard Branden, six-time world champion and original stunt cast member for the "Power Rangers."

Taijiquan Tutelage of Palo Alto
4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
650-327-9350
www.ttopa.com
mjchan@ttopa.com
Taijiquan Tutelage teaches the classical Yang Chengfu style of Taijiquan (T'ai chi ch'uan). Beginning classes start monthly.

Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA
3391 Middlefield Road, YES Hall, Palo Alto
www.california.usa.taoist.org
650-396-9244
paloalto.ca@taoist.org
The Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA offers classes designed to improve balance, strength and flexibility while promoting relaxation and good health. Beginner classes in Taoist Tai Chi internal art of Tai Chi Chuan are offered for all ages and fitness levels in Palo Alto. First class is free. A nonprofit organization with nationally accredited instructors.

Yoga at All Saints' Episcopal Church
555 Waverley St., Palo Alto
650-322-4528
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.



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