Stay active, build strength, and enjoy time with others in this welcoming group exercise class designed especially for our senior residents.

This class focuses on gentle, low-impact movements that support everyday activities – like getting up from a chair, reaching, bending, and improving balance while walking.

Through simple, guided exercises, you’ll build strength, increase flexibility, and enhance stability to help you move more confidently in your daily life.

All movements can be done at your own pace, with chair support available for added comfort and safety.

Whether your goal is to feel stronger, move more easily, or simply stay active in a social setting, this class is a great fit!

• Where: Lake House, Live Oak Hall
• Date/Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays at 1:15pm
  • May 26th – June 25
• Cost: $80 for the full series ($10/class)
  This program is offered as a complete series to help you build strength and consistency over time.

Space is limited and registration is required.

Email sstrappelli@sipoa.org to register.

Discover Our New Semi-Private Offerings

New! Vinyasa Yoga with Erin

Beginning June 4th, join Erin for a 6-week semi-private Vinyasa Yoga series. Vinyasa yoga combines standing and seated movements that flow together while incorporating balance, strength, flexibility, and breathwork.

Erin is a 500-hour E-RYT who completed her classical training at Kranti yoga School in Goa, India, and has been teaching professionally for 12 years. Her classes are alignment-based, fun, and adaptable for all fitness and experience levels.

Come give it a try – $60 for the full 6-week series!

• When: June 4 – July 9
• Time: Thursdays at 11am
• Cost: $60 for the series
• Contact: ecollins@sipoa.org to register

June Session: Classic Mat Pilates at Oyster Catcher

Originally called Contrology, Classical Pilates is a mindful system of exercises designed to strengthen and stretch the body by focusing on your “powerhouse” – the core muscles that support and initiate movement. Through intentional, controlled exercises, Pilates helps improve flexibility, balance, posture, and overall strength while addressing compensatory weaknesses that can contribute to chronic injuries.

This progressive mat-based class will begin with the foundational exercises of the Classical Pilates system, making it perfect for beginners and welcoming to all men and women, with plenty of opportunity to grow and advance over time. No prior experience needed – just come ready to move and learn. Please bring your own mat, as they are not available at Oyster Catcher.

• When: June 1 – June 24
• Time: Mondays and Wednesdays at 8:30am
• Cost: $160 for the series
• Contact: nancyctrapp@icloud.com to register

Beginning Thursday, May 14th, Mark will lead the first session of 30/30 Beginner Boxing & Stretch at 12:00pm.

This fun and approachable class combines beginner-friendly boxing and deep stretching all in one workout. The first 30 minutes includes three boxing rounds paired with strength exercises between rounds, followed by 30 minutes of deep stretching to improve flexibility, mobility, and recovery.

If you have ever thought about trying the HIIT Boxing class, this is a great way to ease into a fantastic workout.

Beginning Thursday, June 11th, Mark will also offer a second fan-favorite: Heated Stretch class at 8:00am.

This 30-minute heated stretch class focuses on improving overall flexibility and mobility.

Welcoming Nancy Trapp & Stephanie Strappelli to the Lake House

We are excited to welcome two outstanding instructors to the Lake House fitness team: Nancy Trapp and Stephanie Strappelli. Bringing decades of combined experience, advanced certifications, and a true passion for health and wellness, they each offer a supportive approach to fitness focused on helping our Seabrook Island community feel stronger, healthier, and more confident.

With extensive backgrounds in personal training, movement education, and wellness coaching, Nancy and Stephanie are committed to ensuring members exercise safely, effectively, and with proper form. Their focus goes beyond leading workouts. They are passionate about helping members move correctly, prevent injuries, and build strength that supports long-term health and mobility.

Whether you are new to fitness, returning after time away, managing limitations or injuries, or looking to improve performance, they are here to provide knowledgeable guidance tailored to every age, fitness level, and goal.

Please join us in giving Nancy and Stephanie a warm Seabrook Island welcome. We look forward to the positive impact they will have on our community, and cannot wait for you to meet them at the Lake House.

Strength training is especially important when taking a GLP-1 medication like Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro because these drugs often cause rapid weight loss, and without resistance exercise, a significant portion of that weight can come from muscle, not just fat.

1. Preserve Muscle Mass: GLP-1 medications reduce appetite and calorie intake. When calories drop quickly, the body may break down muscle for energy. Strength training signals the body to maintain and build muscle, helping ensure more of the weight lost is fat rather than lean tissue.
2. Protects Metabolism: Muscle is metabolically active tissue. Losing muscle lowers your resting metabolic rate, which can make long-term weight maintenance harder. Strength training helps keep metabolism higher during weight loss.
3. Improves Body Composition: People on GLP-1s can lose a lot of scale weight but still end up “skinny-fat” (lower weight but higher body fat percentage). Resistance training shifts the result toward fat loss with muscle retention, improving how the body looks and functions.
4. Maintains Strength & Function: Muscle loss can lead to fatigue, weakness, and reduced physical function. Training preserves mobility, balance, and everyday strength, which becomes increasingly important with age.
5. Supports Blood Sugar Control: Strength training increases insulin sensitivity and helps muscles store glucose more effectively, complementing how GLP-1 medications regulate blood sugar.

GLP-1 drugs help you eat less, but strength training tells your body what weight to lose (fat instead of muscle)

For more information on Strength Training while taking a GLP-1 medication or to schedule a personal training appointment with Nancy Steen, please email nsteen@sipoa.org.

Coming Tuesday, March 24!

The heartbeat of movement & meditation is breath. Your breath is the tool used to transition from shape to shape. Your breath will signal to you your limits and potential. I will be guiding you every step of the way to listen. Breathing is natural and often not a thought. But, when you learn how to unlock the potential of your breath, you will witness great transformation through mind, body, and soul. I can’t wait to see you Tuesday, March 24th on the mat for our first offering!

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The foundation of this class is built on the repetition of basic yoga postures. Just as you brush your teeth each day for optimal oral health, moving your body with intention should be a part of your daily routine.

Through simple, foundational poses, this class focuses on improving flexibility, balance, and strength – key components of overall well-being.

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Somatic Movement
The healing practices you will experience in Movement & Meditation include yoga postures, breathwork, meditation, somatic movement, and energy medicine.

Somatic movement is practiced with awareness, focusing on the internal experience of movement rather than how it looks. The movements are slow, simple, and intentional, using familiar techniques such as gentle shaking, tapping, and self-massage.

These practices help activate the parasympathetic nervous system, allowing the body to relax, reduce stress, and support natural healing.

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Movement and meditation are for anyone interested in personal health and longevity. The practice of yoga offers a variety of healing modalities designed to enhance the overall well-being of the mind, body, and soul.

The familiar healing modalities of yoga, with postures linked by breath, serve as the foundation of this class. Woven into the flow, you will experience a wide variety of breathing techniques, somatic movements, and elements of energy medicine.

The practice of Movement and Meditation supports both mental and physical health. Mentally, it helps reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, while boosting mood, cognitive function, and emotional resilience. Physically, it increases flexibility, builds muscle strength, enhances balance, and improves posture.

Shannon Harkey is excited to bring Movement and Meditation to the Lake House weekly schedule in March!

Looking forward to meeting you on the mat!

If you have any questions, or would like to learn more, please feel free to reach out to Shannon.

Maintaining muscle mass as we age supports strength, balance, and independence, while making everyday tasks easier and reducing fall risk. Muscle helps regulate blood sugar, improve insulin sensitivity, and lowering the risk of Type 2 Diabetes. It boosts metabolism, aiding healthy weight management and fat control.

Strong muscles protect joints, decrease pain, and support bone density, reducing fracture risk. Muscle also enhances energy, posture, and mobility, contributing to better cardiovascular health. Preserving muscle is linked to longevity, resilience during illness, faster recovery, and a higher overall quality of life for everyone.

For more information on Maintaining Muscle Mass or to schedule a personal training appointment with Nancy Steen, please email nsteen@sipoa.org.

This semi private series is designed for those who desire to enhance their yoga practice to build bone, strengthen muscle, improve balance and posture. This class will include poses known to build bone as taught in Dr. Loren Fishman’s method of “Yoga for Osteoporosis,” and will include a variety of additional challenging poses. Proper alignment and body mechanics to protect our spine and promote good posture will be presented. Come deepen your knowledge of how to support and protect your spine as you take on everyday life and grow stronger and maximize your independence.

This series is taught by Ava Koren (RYT-300), certified in teaching Yoga vs. Osteoporosis and BoneFit Training given by the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation.

Email akoren@sipoa.org to register.

When	March 2 – March 30
Time	Mondays at 11:00am
Cost	$60 for the series