McGregor Community
Fitness Center
148 South Second Street
McGregor, MN 55760
218.768.2121 x305
(located in the high school - north entrance)
- Open year round for public use
- Casual workout environment for all ages
- Precor and Cybex commercial equipment for strenght and cardiovascular training
- Attached workout room equipped with free weights
- Community locker rooms
- Affordable month to month membership rates (no initiation fees)
- Supervisors on duty for your equipment assistance
- Fitness classes offered through Community Education
- Dehumidification system for a much more comfortable workout environment
- BluePrint for Health® fitness discounts from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (must workout 12 times per month)
- Healthways SilverSneakers® Fitness Program; including a complimentary membership to fitness center and SilverSneakers classes to qualifying members
- UCare for Seniors fitness incentive discount plan
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FITNESS CLASSES
SilverSneakers® MSROM (Muscular Strength & Range of Movement) Class
Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement, and activity for daily living skills. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles, and a ball are offered for resistance, and a chair is used for seated and/or standing support.
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 - 10:45am
Paula Jackson, Certified Fitness Instructor
High School Auditorium Stage
SilverSneakers®YogaStretch
YogaStretch will move your whole body through a complete series of seated and standing yoga poses. Chair support is offered to safely perform a variety of postures designed to increase flexibility, balance and range of movement. Restorative breathing exercises and final relaxation will promote stress reduction and mental clarity.
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 - 11:30am
Paula Jackson, Certified Fitness Instructor
High School Auditorium Stage
Olympic Style Weightlifting
Buck Foerster, Fitness Center Supervisor; MN Hall of Fame Inductee for Weightlifting and Nationally Certified Weightlifting Coach since 1983 has been working with some high school students and adults as they train for Olympic Weightlifting.
McGregor High School Olympic Weightlifting Team:
Brandon Anderson, Auston Anderson, Billy Staska, Logan Haarstad and Tommy Scollard
On March 10, 2012 Brandon competed in the high school state championships @ Inver Grove Community College. He placed 2nd in the 85 kilo class with a lifts of 100 kilo snatch and 117 kilo clean jerk. Brand has qualified for the national championships with his 2nd place finish.
If interested in being a part of this program contact Buck in the fitness center or Lisa Kruse.
Weightlifting Basics
The sport of weightlifting was one of the original modern Olympic sports in 1896, but forms of it existed for several thousand years before that. Today, athletes complete in two different lifts - the snatch and the clean & jerk. Each competitor gets three attempts in each lift. The best successful lift in each are added together to result in a lift total. Athletes complete in weight classes, and place is determined by the highest lift total.
The snatch is the first lift that is performed. The athlete grips the bar with a wide hand position, then explosively heaves it up overhead in one swift motion. The athlete drops under the bar, catches and stabilizes it, and then stands up, while holding the weight in an overhead position
The clean & jerk is the second lift that is preformed. With this lift, the athlete pulls the bar up off of the floor, drops under it, and catches it at the shoulders, followed by a front squat into a standing position. From here, the lifters dips down, and explosively drives the weight up overhead, catching it with the arms fully extended. The athlete finishes the lift in a standing position, with the weight remaining in the overhead position.
Because these lifts are done so explosively, they are the best way to develop muscle power and fast-twitch muscle fibers. They are exercises that use the entire body, and are done in a sport-specific way. If you are an athlete who participates in any sport, the snatch and clean & jerk are the two best lifts that you can do. By participating in the sport of weightlifting, you will also be helping to improve your performance in your other sports as well.
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