Press Release
Fitness in Cushman Park is celebrating LUCKY THIRTEEN!
Fitness in the Park is scheduled FREE TO THE PUBLIC this summer for 10 weeks of Yoga and Exercise classes in Cushman Park, Green Street Fairhaven MA. The classes are taking place Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30am from June 18 to August 22. Summer 2024 marks the 13th consecutive year of Free Yoga and Fitness classes on the south coast of Massachusetts — that’s a total of over 250 opportunities to stretch your spirit and join in caring community!
TUESDAYS: Yoga in the Park begins June 18 with certified yoga instructors from Sangha New Bedford. Yoga in the Park is a yoga series for all levels, designed to introduce newcomers to the basics of stretching and mindfulness and challenge yoga enthusiasts with a focus on compassion for the body.
THURSDAYS: Summer Bootcamp, begins June 20 with certified personal trainer (A.F.P.A.), Wayne Goulart. The Bootcamp class consists of various exercises that build functional strength and core stability with circuits utilizing light dumbbells and body weight training.
YOGA IN CUSHMAN PARK will be guided by Certified and Experienced teachers out of Sangha New Bedford, a yoga studio, school and healing arts space in downtown New Bedford (sanghanewbedford.com) founded by Jeff Costa, a recognized leader in the wellness industry and co-coordinator of Fitness in Cushman Park. Lead Teacher for the 2024 Yoga in Cushman Park season is David Trauterman. David’s teaching style is calm, devotional and joyful. He draws from Ananda and Hatha Yoga which infuse the use of affirmations, longer posture holds, meditation, breath work and chanting to create a dynamic and spiritually uplifting yoga experience for all levels.
SUMMER BOOTCAMP instructor Wayne Goulart has a career in health and wellness that began as a hobby when he started lifting weights with his brother in the basement of his family home. That hobby grew into a lifestyle and eventually a passion. Wayne is a certified personal trainer (A.F.P.A.) and teaches classes and offers personal training in his studio, Body by Wayne in New Bedford MA. A certified group exercise instructor, Wayne’s specialty is functional training and his clients are from all walks of life, every age and fitness level.
Attendees to the classes should bring a mat for Yoga and a mat plus set of light weights for Bootcamp. Classes take place weather permitting; cancellations will be posted on the Fitness in Cushman Park Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ fitnessincushmanpark
Fitness in Cushman Park is presented free to the public thanks to the generous support of our community sponsorship team. This summer’s 10 weeks of free fitness classes, are presented by Sangha New Bedford and EncorENTERTAINMENT and are sponsored in part by Charter Fitness Sponsors: BASK, Howe Allen Realty and Euro At Phoenix, Elite Fitness sponsors. The Baker-NB and Olivia’s; and Community Sponsors: Humphrey, Covill & Colman Insurance, Fieldstone Farm Market, Joe’s Original Kitchen + Bar, New Bedford Wellness Initiative, Destination Soups, Salt the Spa on Elm, Spicy Lime Thai Cuisine, Oxford Creamery, Sylvia and Hurd CPA, Tax Accountant, Jessica Noblet LMT, 508Tees, Ultimate Touch Beauty Care, The Book Witch, Art Loft, Artistic Auto, BesTeas Bubble Tea Shop, Coastal Provisions, Tracey & Company and South Coast Entertainment, with special thanks to the Town of Fairhaven.
Fitness in Cushman Park is coordinated by Jeff Costa/SANGHA New Bedford and Susan Grace/EncorENTERTAINMENT.
For more information about Fitness in Cushman Park call 508-287-2482 or email sgrace@encorent.com or jeff@sanghanewbedford.com.
Please like and follow Fitness in Cushman Park’s Facebook page to stay involved: www.facebook.com/fitnessincushmanpark
•••
Click here to download the 06/13/24 issue: 06-13-24 FhvnPride
Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal
