Living at Scottish Rite Park, you’ll have ready access to our state-of-the-art fitness center with some of the newest and most advanced active-aging exercise equipment. Fitness stations by TechnoGym are specifically designed for older adults and are self-adjusting and easy to use.

• Kinesis is a top-of-the-line machine that uses cables to provide resistance across three planes of movement
• Nu-Step machines
• Treadmills
• Ellipticals
• Exercise bikes
• Dumbbells ranging from 1-25 pounds
• Weighted bars
• Step cardio
• Exercise balls
• Medicine balls
• Wobble boards
• Yoga mats
• Yoga balls
• Resistance bands

With the health and wellness of our residents a top priority, we employ a full-time Wellness Director to lead regularly scheduled strength and balance classes, as well as featured classes like Tai Chi and resistance fitness. Individualized fitness programs specifically tailored to meet a resident’s wellness goals can also be developed one-on-one with our Wellness Director.

Strength & Balance Class
Classes consist of a variety of seated and standing chair exercises that work on our flexibility, balance and strength.
30-minute duration = 5 min. warm-up. 10 min. seated arm and abdominal exercises (weights are recommended but not required). 10 min. seated/standing lower body/leg exercises. 5 min. seated cool-down. (Stretching and breathing)

• Advanced class consists of more repetitions with less rest time between exercises.
• Intermediate & beginner classes have longer rest intervals between exercises and less repetitions allowing for lower impact to the muscle groups being worked.

Tai Chi
“T’ai Chi Chuan – meaning “Grand Ultimate Fist” is an internal martial art and has for centuries been a source of health, vitality and longevity for millions of people in the Far East. T’ai Chi is classified as an aerobic exercise as the movements create cardiovascular benefits. However, unlike most aerobic exercise, T’ai Chi is done slowly and with low impact – but don’t be surprised at the amount of heat your body generates while performing this “gentle” exercise.

This particular Tai Chi Class is a product of Dr.Paul Lam, a world leader in the field of Tai Chi for health improvement. Our Director of Wellness is a certified Tai Chi instructor with the Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention method under Dr.Paul Lam’s requirements. With this class, you can expect to become more in tune with your center of gravity and be more mindful of your daily movements.

Resistance Fitness
This chair class was designed to aid residents in a new kind of fitness that incorporates therapy for muscles and joints that have experienced extra wear and tear. We utilize a yoga ball to aid in grip strength as well as hard-to-reach muscles like the inner thighs and hamstrings. We also use resistance bands with foam handles to do a variety of exercises to help strengthen muscles and ligaments around injured joints and bones. Anyone can participate in this class as it has a multitude of preventative benefits as well.
30-minute duration = 5 min. warm-up. 5 min. upper body with band. 5 min. lower body with band. 5 min upper body with yoga ball. 5 min. lower body with yoga ball. 5 min. cool-down.

Yoga
This class is taught by our certified yoga instructor and has shown many benefits to our residents including: increased flexibility, decreased anxiety and stress, increased sleep at night, decreased inflammation, as well as aiding in fall prevention.

LAUGHTER WELLNESS
During this class, residents are led through a series of intentional laughter exercises that have been shown to benefit both physical and emotional health. It is led by resident Sue Flemr with assistance and laughter from resident Bill Flemr.

Scottish Rite Park was recognized by the American Heart Association for six consecutive years as a Fit-Friendly Workplace Gold Achievement Company. In the 11-state Midwest Affiliate Region, there are only 287 worksites with this honor.