My Gym in midtown Palo Alto is a place for children to learn healthy habits at an early age through independent or parent participation gym classes, karate/martial arts training and more. My Gym also hosts birthday parties and offers classes for children six weeks and older.
Studio Kicks Palo Alto is a fitness center that specializes in martial arts cardio classes. Programming includes cardio and power kickboxing and general martial arts. Classes are tailored to individuals of all ages and skill levels, providing programming for children as young as four. A full schedule of classes is available online. For further inquiries, phone Studio Kicks Palo Alto.
The Free Masons, a non-religious, non-political philanthropic fraternatity with roots dating back to 1901, welcomes new members to Palo Alto Lodge 346. This Lodge has focused its philanthropic activity on disabled children, burn victims, improving literacy, restoring sight and medical research. Members have opportunities to improve their leadership skills, public speaking skills, budgeting and planning as well as how to conduct a formal meeting. The Order of the Eastern Star welcomes women to join.
At Dancevisions a wide variety of dance styles, including Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Contact Improv and early morning Dance Exercise, are taught by experienced instructors. Ballet and creative dance instruction is available for children. Most classes are ongoing. Dancevisions is located in the Cubberly Community Center of South Palo Alto.
Yoga Source focuses on personal growth and creating a community through yoga. It strives to preserve the simplicity of the physical discipline in the face of yoga's commercialization. The classes cover a wide range of yoga types and experience levels, from relaxing restorative yoga and meditation, to the more rigorous Ashtanga yoga style.
Gunn is a high school that offers a wide range of academic options for its diversified body of students. In addition to Advanced Placement and honors courses that provide rigorous preparation for college, Gunn also provides numerous resources for students with disabilities or who have limited English proficiency. The athletics program at Gunn is very robust, featuring traditionally popular sports like football and basketball in addition to badminton and golf. It also boasts numerous activities and clubs.
EStablished in 1922, Rinconada Park is a nineteen acre public park featuring a municipal pool, the Lucie Stern Community Center, the Junior Museum, a zoo, two playgrounds, jogging and walking paths, nine tennis courts and picnic areas.
The Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (PASA) team, formed in 2003, welcomes swimmers of all ages and abilities. This innovative program maximizes the results of time spent in the water by incorporating swimmer-specific practices designed to enhance individual development. Hard work is rewarded, and those who develop a commitment to the sport can gradually move up into the junior and senior level groups, which have more restricted membership and locations.
The Pearson-Arastradero Preserve is a combination of grasslands and evergreen forest. It offers a lake and numerous trails for hiking, walking and horseback riding; on-leash dog walking is permitted. The preserve has a 275- to 775-foot elevation and is home to bobcats, deer, coyotes and numerous birds.
The University Club of Palo Alto is a family oriented club that provides a wide variety of benefits to its members, including use of the tennis courts, training room and swimming pool. Other events include wine dinners and holiday parties, and private events are also available. The swim lessons offered here year round are also available to non members, and the pool itself is in excellent condition. It's 25 yards long with a diving board and has a nearby wading pool for children 7 and under. Note that group lessons are only offered in the summer; private lessons are available year-round.
Form is the largest fitness center in downtown Palo Alto. The facilities include state-of-the-art strength and cardio equipment, a spacious indoor cycling room, a large naturally-lit aerobics room and a stretching area with mats. The locker rooms are equipped with private showers, necessary toiletries and a complimentary towel service. Classes run all week both in the morning and in the afternoon and evening. There are classes are for all fitness levels for both men and women. Form also provides a safe and well-lit childcare facility.
For 31 years Zohar has been teaching ballet, jazz and modern dance to adults in South Palo Alto's Cubberly Community Center. Classes are taught in a spacious studio with theatre capabilities by talented instructors. All classes are ongoing. You can purchase the number of classes you would like to attend during a two-month period.
The Bar Method, a Palo Alto gym which offers cross training and body sculpting, has a variety of fitness packages and unlimited classes for its members. Specifically, the Bar Method assists in core training, fat burning, muscle carving, waist trimming and posture enhancement. Classes are posted after sign up.
Eichler Swim & Tennis Club is a members-only nonprofit that brings families together through competitive and leisurely tennis and swimming. Members have access to the swimming pool and tennis courts year round and may also take private lessons from experienced staff members. The Eichler Gator Swim Team is open to members age 5 through 18 with all levels of swimming ability. Membership payments can be processed online.