Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department’s aquatics division offers fitness classes for those who are pregnant, as well as classes post-pregnancy, creating bonds between parent and child.
Prenatal Water Fitness provides women at any stage of pregnancy the opportunity to exercise. Water fitness during pregnancy provides many benefits during pregnancy including decreased back pain, improved sleep patterns, increased energy levels and faster post-natal recovery. Class is 10-10:45 a.m. Saturdays, Jan. 18-March 7, at the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive. Cost is $28.
Aqua Baby & Me gives participants the opportunity to bond with their children by using their baby’s natural weight and growth for a workout with naturally increasing resistance. Class is 9:15-9:45 a.m. Saturdays, Jan. 18-March 7, at the Indoor Aquatic Center. Cost is $28.
Registration can be done online for Pre-Natal Water Fitness at: http://lprd.org/activity?n=112426 and for Aqua Baby & Me at http://lprd.org/activity?n=112425 or at any Parks and Recreation facility, including: Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane; the Community Building, 115 West 11th St.; East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 East 15th St.; Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 West 27th St.; Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center; Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St. or the Administrative Offices, 1141 Massachusetts St.
For more information, please contact Lori Madaus, aquatics supervisor, lmadaus@lawrenceks.org, (785) 832-7946.