{"id":3842,"date":"2018-08-01T20:26:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T20:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/?p=3842"},"modified":"2018-08-02T13:46:46","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T13:46:46","slug":"jamaica-hospital-adds-more-fitness-classes-to-promote-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-adds-more-fitness-classes-to-promote-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaica Hospital Offers More Fitness Classes to Promote Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"box_count\" share_url=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-adds-more-fitness-classes-to-promote-wellness\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3843 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/exercise-671780710.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"311\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/exercise-671780710.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/exercise-671780710-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/exercise-671780710-391x300.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/>In an effort to improve the overall wellness of our community and employees, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center has partnered with the New York City Department of Parks and\u00a0Recreation&#8217;s Shape Up NYC, to offer a variety of fitness classes to our employees and members of the community. Many of the classes are taught by Jamaica Hospital\u2019s very own, highly-qualified staff.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Jamaica Hospital is offering five separate classes, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boot Camp \u2013 Every Monday at 10:30 a.m. (bilingual)<br \/>\nInstructor Laura (beginning 8\/13\/18)<\/li>\n<li>Zumba \u2013 Every Monday at 5:15 pm<br \/>\nInstructor Frances<\/li>\n<li>Serene Stretch Yoga \u2013 Every Tuesday at 5:15 p.m.<br \/>\nInstructor Joan<\/li>\n<li>Gentle Yoga \u2013 Every Wednesday at 12:15 p.m.<br \/>\nInstructor Deborah<\/li>\n<li>Zumba \u2013 Every Wednesday at 5:15 pm<br \/>\nInstructor Frances<\/li>\n<li>Stretch and Release &#8211; Every Thursday from 5:15 p.m. \u2013 6:15 p.m.<br \/>\nInstructor Janis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All classes are free of charge and offered at Jamaica Hospital\u2019s MediFit gym, located at 134-20 Jamaica Avenue, on the third floor of the hospital\u2019s Axel building. For more information or to learn about more classes, please visit the following website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/programs\/recreation\/shape-up-nyc\">https:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/programs\/recreation\/shape-up-nyc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, the hospital, in collaboration with LI Greenmarket, operates a Farmers Market every Wednesday from 10:00 &#8211; 4:00 p.m. The Farmers Market offers a variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables and accepts many forms of payment including WIC coupons, EBT and NYC Health Bucks.\u00a0 Cooking demonstrations, free health screenings and exercise programs are also on-hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareIn an effort to improve the overall wellness of our community and employees, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center has partnered with the New York City Department of Parks and\u00a0Recreation&#8217;s Shape Up NYC, to offer a variety of fitness classes to our &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-adds-more-fitness-classes-to-promote-wellness\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3842"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3846,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3842\/revisions\/3846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}