BORP Fitness Center

BORP is pleased to announce that the BORP Fitness Center is coming soon!  As early as October, 2010, BORP will move its offices to the Ed Roberts Campus, where we will enjoy the addition of our own integrated Fitness Center. Our new facilities provide the opportunity to offer integrated classes in Adaptive Yoga, Core Conditioning, and Mat Pilates for folks with and without physical disabilities.

Yoga Classes:  Therapeutic Yoga, Adaptive Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Hatha Yoga I/II, Healthy Yoga, and Chair Yoga.

Other Classes:  Pilates, Core Conditioning, Upper Body Strengthening, Arthritis Foundation Exercise Class, Healthy Backs, Feldenkrais, Tai Chi/Qi Gong and Gentle Stretch.

Class Calendar

Offsite Satellite Classes

While most of our courses will begin in the fall when the Fitness Center is open to the public, we are currently offering offsite satellite classes so participants can begin working toward their fitness goals now.

Gentle Stretch Class

Location: Dowtown Oakland Senior Center, 200 Grand Ave Oakland, CA 94610. Building is fully accessible.
Instructor: Carrie Adams
Starts on: Wednesday June 2nd, Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:30-12:30 for the month of June (excluding the 30th).
Classes will be held in the lounge
Fee: Free!
For questions please contact Carrie Adams at ryozo@mindspring.com or at 510-919-9063.
 
Feldenkrais Class
Location: Dowtown Oakland Senior Center, 200 Grand Ave Oakland, CA 94610. Building is fully accessible.
Instructor: Louise Vesper
Class Information: Fridays from 10-11am
Fee: Free
For questions please contact Louise Vesper at 510-923-1732
 
Adaptive Yoga
Location: Piedmont Yoga Studio, 3966 Piedmont Ave, Oakland CA 94611
Instructor: JoAnn Lyons
Class Information: Thursdays from 3:00-4:30
Fee: In keeping with the spirit of yoga, classes are open to all regardless of financial ability to pay the established schedule of fees, so cost for the class is based on a sliding scale. 
The scheduled cost of the class is $15 for a drop-in or $50 for a series of four classes.
Website: http://www.piedmontyoga.com
For questions please call JoAnn Lyons at 510-261-8165

All classes are open to participants with and without disabilities, and all instructors have experience working with both.

Further, we are interested in hearing from you about any courses you'd be interesting in taking or teaching in addition to these core offerings. Please be in touch with our Fitness Coordinator, Reba Knickerbocker, with any questions or comments at reba@borp.org, or read our Frequently Asked Questions.

About the Ed Roberts Campus:

The Ed Roberts Campus is a nonprofit (501c3) corporation that has been formed by disability organizations that share a common history in the Independent Living Movement of People with Disabilities. These organizations have joined together to plan and develop a universally designed, transit-oriented campus located at the Ashby BART Station in South Berkeley. The Ed Roberts Campus will house the offices of the collaborating organizations as well as fully accessible meeting rooms, a computer/media resource center, a fitness center, a cafe, and a child development center.

The vision of the Ed Roberts Campus is to create an international center for the Independent Living Movement. For people who live in the Bay Area, the Ed Roberts Campus will offer an impressive array of disability-related services and programs in one totally accessible location. For people who live throughout the state and the country, the campus will be a model of integrated and accessible service delivery and a national resource for research, legal analysis, education, training, and model program development. Internationally, the Ed Roberts Campus will stand as a beacon of the Independent Living Movement of People with Disabilities, providing training, technical assistance, and opportunities for collaboration among people with disabilities and disability organizations worldwide.