Wellness

Western Iowa Tech Community College’s Lifelong Learning Wellness program offers a dynamic array of classes and activities designed to promote physical health, mental clarity, and personal growth. Whether you're looking to improve balance, build strength, or explore new wellness strategies, the program provides accessible options for all fitness levels. Engaging offerings like Chair Yoga, Stretch and Flex, and Bingocize®—which combines bingo with light exercise—make staying active both enjoyable and effective. For those seeking deeper insights into health, expert-led sessions cover topics such as sleep science, eye care, and Medicare navigation, ensuring participants are well-informed about their well-being.

Balance: Welcome to our 30-minute balance class, designed to help seniors improve stability and confidence, and reduce the risk of falls.

Better Sleep Basics: Understanding Key Sleep Supplements: In this practical and easy-to-understand session we will explore the most popular supplements people use to support better sleep - including melatonin, magnesium, valerian root, and more.

Bingocize®: Play, Move, and Win!: Ready to shake up your routine? Join us for BINGOCIZE® - a 10-week health and wellness program that puts a playful twist on exercise and fall prevention.

Chair Yoga: With this accessible form of yoga, your instructor, Angela Benson, ERYT, will guide you through yoga poses that are easy for all levels and will help you stay active, alert, and healthy.

Good Nutrition on a Budget: Learn strategies to save money on food expenses and incorporate new ideas into menu planning and food shopping.

Grandparents: Getting Started by Safe Sitter®: Taught by a certified Safe Sitter® instructor, Jennifer Weber, participants will learn how to provide the best and safest care for their grandchildren.

Money Smart: Prioritizing Bills, Credit, and Debt for Women: Take control of your finances, even when money is short. Worry less when you learn to prioritize bills, protect your credit, and manage debt.

Power of Self Care: Join us to explore six simple strategies to help you recharge and stay grounded.

Small Changes, Lasting Results: Discover how small, consistent changes can lead to lasting improvements in your health and well-being.

Smooth Sailing Through Medicare for New Beneficiaries: Medicare is a complex system that can quickly overwhelm its beneficiaries. Chris Kuchta will give a lively overview of Medicare to help clear the murky water of Parts A, B, C, and D.

Spot, Stop, and Avoid Fraud - Before the Holidays: Protect yourself and others from being a victim of fraud.

Stay Independent: Three Meals a Day: Maintain your independence with three daily meals that provide energy to keep your body and brain healthy.

Stay Independent: Thriving in Place: Put plans in place now that support your ability to continue independent living for the years ahead.

Stretch and Flex: Have fun working out in a healthy way. This program includes stretching and weightlifting to strengthen muscles and improve cardiovascular health.

Who Gets Grandmother's Yellow Pie Plate?: "Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate?" will address six key decision-making factors for non-titled property transfer and provide strategies to help you jumpstart conversations.