Where to Walk and Exercise in the Area
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Regular brisk walking can help you:
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INDOOR WALKING AND EXERCISE
Ideal for chilly winter months, these are free or inexpensive activities in the immediate area.
For events outside the area, go to the THRIVE! Calendar here.
For events outside the area, go to the THRIVE! Calendar here.
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Common Ground Retreat Center – Vinyasa Yoga, $5 per person. For now, month of January only. 14240 Baird Road, Oberlin; 440-965-5551. Hours: Wednesdays 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., ages 18 and older; Saturdays, 9 to 10 a.m. and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., ages 7 and older.
First United Methodist Church – SilverSneakers Therapeutic Exercise, Free to members (see below). 127 Park Place, Wellington; tel. 440-387-9445. Hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. in Church gym. Targets older individuals aged 50 and older. Call Amy Sasack, SilverSneakers contact person, at above number, for membership and fees. |
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SilverSneakers workout
Keystone Elementary School – Walking, Free. 531 Opportunity Way, Lagrange; tel. 440-355-2300 Hours: every Tuesday and Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m. Enter through Keystone Elementary School’s front doors and sign in at the indoor walking table.
Splash Zone – Walking and Pickleball; rates below. At the Fieldhouse, 95 West Hamilton Road, Oberlin; tel. 440-774-5059. https://www.loraincountymetroparks.com/splash-zone Facility Hours: Monday-Thursday: 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday: 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Scroll down the page for Fieldhouse hours) Rates: $8 for a day pass, $74 for 3-month pass; $270 for annual membership |
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Playing pickleball at Westwood
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Village of Wellington Town Hall (Gymnasium) – Walking, Free. 115 Willard Memorial Square, Wellington; tel. 440-647-4626. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. https://www.villageofwellington.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Town-Hall-1
Westwood Elementary School – Walking and Pickleball, Free. 305 Union Street, Wellington. (Park in the lot off Jones Street, and enter the door closest to the cafeteria.) Hours: Fridays, 6 to 8 p.m. (depending on school openings/closings). Pickleball paddles and balls are available for free in the gym office, but they must be returned. NOTE: THRIVE! is hosting a PickleWalk Challenge from January 13 through March 31. Go here for more information. |
OUTDOORS
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Findley State Park Leininger Park
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Findley State Park, 25381 State Route 58, Wellington; tel. 440-647-4490 Hours: 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., 7 days a week https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/ohio/findley-state-park
Leininger Park, State Route 58 just south of State Route 162, Huntington Township; tel. 440-647-0040. Hours: Dawn to dusk (daylight hours), 7 days a week http://www.huntingtontwp.org/leininger-park.html |
Lorain County Fairgrounds
Lorain County Fairgrounds, 23000 Fairgrounds Road, Wellington; tel. 440-647-2781.
Hours: Dawn to dusk (daylight hours), 7 days a week https://loraincountyfair.com/
Hours: Dawn to dusk (daylight hours), 7 days a week https://loraincountyfair.com/
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Lorain County Metro Parks
▪ Carlisle Reservation,12882 Diagonal Road, LaGrange; tel. 440-458-5121. Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 7 days a week https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carlisle+Reservation/@41.299879,-82.1382308,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8830a184ff5b25c1:0x2f21a9b3771a075e!8m2!3d41.299879!4d-82.1360421 ▪ Caley Reservation, 18207 West Road, Pittsfield Township; tel. 440-458-5121. Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 7 days a week https://www.google.com/maps/place/Caley+Reservation/@41.2188697,-82.1766237,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8830a6556d9521eb:0x1aeb80a09cf807cd!8m2!3d41.2193688!4d-82.1806346 |
Wellington Reservation
▪ Wellington Reservation, 535 Jones Road, Wellington; tel. 440-647-2509. Note: You can walk on the first paved loop, which is snow shoveled. Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 7 days a week
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wellington+Reservation/@41.1471581,-82.2335397,17z/data=!3m1-1 |