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Orono - A Female Advantage
with Carole Freeman B.S. RRT, Respiratory Therapist & Breathing Specialist Call 866-4119 for More Information
A Female Advantage
A comprehensive guide to women’s fitness and wellness teaches you how to use knowledge about your female body to exercise smarter, breathedeeper, boost your metabolism, strengthen your core and pelvic floor, andimprove your endurance and performance. You will learn how to optimize your breathing pattern to increase oxygen delivery to your muscles and brain, adjust your exercise intensity and duration to match your hormonal cycle, prevent common injuries and imbalances that affect women.
Instructor: Carole Freeman
Date: Self Paced, On-Demand
Cost: $47
Orono - Breath-Taking 101- Online
with Carole Freeman B.S. RRT, Respiratory Therapist & Breathing Specialist Call 866-4119 for More Information
Breath-Taking 101- Online
Life is easier when you breathe easier. It’s estimated that 85% of usunknowingly use some type of poor breathing pattern that’s connected tofeeling sick and tired. This class has helped many people feel healthier and stronger simply by learning to switch their every-day breathing to a morebeneficial pattern.
Instructor: Carole Freeman
Date: Self Paced, On-Demand
Cost: $37
Orono - Cooking With BoomerTECH Adventures
with BoomerTech Adventures Self-Paced Online
Cooking With BoomerTECH Adventures
In this course, BoomerTECH Adventures guides Chris, Jill, and Ed share their love of cooking and enjoyment for lots of different types of foods. You will learn how to prepare several tasty stir fries using traditional Chinese flavorings, make fresh pasta, turn leftover sweet potato into gnocchi, stir up a great fried rice, and give ramen soup a delicious upgrade. In addition, discover an easy way to make your own pita pockets, flat breads, and tortillas. Plus, you will see a way to combine the benefits of cooking on cast iron with your love of grilling. We haven’t forgotten dessert! Who can resist a delectable chocolate brownie torte or apple pie?
Cost: $35
Register online at: orono-hampden-oldtown.maineadulted.org
When registration is received you will be contacted with a link to the course.
Orono - Create & Deliver Online Zoom Courses
with BoomerTech Adventures Self-Paced Online
This course is designed for those who want to develop an online course using Zoom, a video conferencing platform. This guide consists of step-by-step videos that explain and demonstrate how to use Zoom as well as appropriate instructional tips to build an engaging online course in any subject. You will learn everything you need to know about Zoom—tools, settings, security, instructional strategies, building community, Zoom tips for instructors and students, and much more.
Cost: $35
Register online at: orono-hampden-oldtown.maineadulted.org
When registration is received you will be contacted with a link to the course.
Orono - Digital Tools for the Beginning Memoir Writer
with BoomerTech Adventures Self-Paced Online
Digital Tools for the Beginning Memoir Writer
Everyone has a story to tell. Writing your memoir helps you reflect on the varied experiences that impacted your life and helped shape who you are today. This course looks at a variety of digital tools, available through any digital device, that make the process of memoir writing more fun and a little less daunting. You will explore several unique approaches to research, learn strategies for gathering and storing materials in one easily accessible place, and delve into ways to illustrate your memoir even if you are not an artist. Polishing your work for publication and presenting it in a public format are other video topics. You will leave the course well equipped to begin your writing adventure.
Cost: $35
Register online at: orono-hampden-oldtown.maineadulted.org
When registration is received you will be contacted with a link to the course.
Orono - Fantastic Photo Finishes - Organize & Edit Images with Your iPhone/iPad Photos App
with BoomerTech Adventures Self-Paced Online
Fantastic Photo Finishes—Organize & Edit Images with Your iPhone/iPad Photos App
Most of us take hundreds of photos that languish on ouriPhone/iPad or in the cloud. Knowing how to edit images and organize your photos on your iPhone and iPad is essential. Other areas of study include using the tabs in the Photos app —“For You" tab (ready-made slide shows), creating, using, and sharing albums, and the very useful search function.
Cost: $35
Register online at: orono-hampden-oldtown.maineadulted.org
When registration is received you will be contacted with a link to the course.
Orono - Female Pain Matters
with Carole Freeman B.S. RRT, Respiratory Therapist & Breathing Specialist Call 866-4119 for More Information
Female Pain Matters
A woman’s guide to understanding and managing pain. In this course, you will learn how women experience pain differently from men. You will discover how your hormones, nervous system, breathing patterns, and other factors affect the way a woman's body perceives and responds to pain. You will also explore some strategies to cope with pain and improve your well-being. This course is designed to be informative, engaging, and empowering for all women who want to understand their pain better.
Instructor: Carole Freeman
Date: Self Paced, On-Demand
Cost: $29
Orono - High Altitude Vacationing Breathing Exercises - Virtual
with Carole Freeman B.S. RRT, Respiratory Therapist & Breathing Specialist Call 866-4119 for More Information
High Altitude Vacationing
If you are planning a mountain vacation in 4 to 6 weeks – TAKE THIS CLASS NOW
You’ll progress through 10 exercises that will gradually help your body adapt to the higher altitude while still at home at sea level. Changes include an increase in Red Blood Cells, giving your blood more oxygen carrying capacity prior to your vacation. You will learn a more functional breathing pattern that gives greater tissue oxygenation and less shortness of breath. Using the new, more optimal breathing pattern, will allow you to maintain a higher oxygen level and ease of breathing while on vacation.
$29