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FEBRUARY 7-13, 2018 UCW 25 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Hope Mills News & Views Activities at Hope Mills Parks and Recreation: 5770 Rockfish Rd. • Hope Mills Youth baseball and indoor soccer registration is open through Feb. 28 and ends at 4:30 p.m. daily. Baseball ages 5-14, instructional soccer ages 5-8, indoor soccer ages 7-12. Eligibility cut-off date for baseball and indoor soc- cer is May 1. Proof of address and birth certificate are required to register. Call 910-426-4105 for more information. • Open gym is closed until further notice. • Game room is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. • Skate park hours through March 31: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. • Oldies music every first and third Friday, 6 p.m., free. Senior Programs • Senior programs 55 plus: Various activities for seniors are available Mon- day through Friday at the recreation center. For specific times and events, go to townofhopemills.com and follow the links to Hope Mills Parks and Recreation. • Brunch and Bingo originally scheduled this month has been postponed due to a space conflict and will hopefully be moved to March. • A Wellness Workshop focusing on meditation will be held Feb. 21 at 1:15 p.m. • A Senior Fun Day will be held Feb. 26 from 12-2 p.m. in the gym at Hope Mills Recreation center to promote opportunities for those 50 and older to compete in the Mid-Carolina Senior Games in April. ere will be interactive experiences, performances, displays and refreshments. • Sign-ups for the February Jewelry and Acrylics Workshops, along with the St. Patty's Bash, are underway at the Recreation Center reception desk. • Social Knitting and Crocheting Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon, in the small activity room. ose planning to attend must provide their own supplies and projects. Promote yourself To have your business, organization or event included in this section, email us: hopemills@upandcomingweekly.com. When a friend took Amy Williams to her first hot yoga class a couple of years ago, it didn't take her long to get hooked on the activity. She liked it so much that she now runs her own business, Get Twisted Yoga on Trade Street in down- town Hope Mills. A native of Massachusetts, Williams is a U.S. Army veteran who served for five years before leaving the military two years ago. Hot yoga isn't just a trendy name for the service Williams provides at Get Twisted Yoga. It's the actual condition of the room where workouts are held. "e room temperature is about 94 to 100 degrees,'' she said. e reason for the heat is to help detox the skin during the workout process, Williams said. e heat also has other benefits. "It's meant to help people with joint issues and arthritis, things like that,'' Williams said. Because of the heat involved, there are some advi- sories for participants. e minimum age for those taking part is 16, and that still requires parental consent. ey must work out while a parent or legal guardian is present. As for the elderly, Williams said they are welcome to participate in hot yoga but should check with their family physician first to make sure they can tol- erate the combination of physical activity and heat. Get Twisted Yoga is open seven days a week, ex- cept for major holidays. ere are morning classes as early as 9 a.m., but Williams said the most popular classes are in the evening, starting around 6 or 7 p.m. Drop-in rates are $12, but various session pack- ages are available. To view them, create an account and reserve a workout time, visit the website at gettwisted.vpweb.com. Both group and private ses- sions are available. Discounts are available to the military, first re- sponders and educators. Williams said hot yoga can help people deal with a variety of mental and physical issues. It can be helpful for those trying to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder or other emotional problems. She added that she's recovering from a recent sur- gical procedure and yoga has helped her with that. For some, Williams said, yoga can provide an alternative to verbal counseling. "Sometimes they come to yoga to find their center, their peace.'' For those into physical fitness, it's an alternative to traditional gym workouts. "It definitely helps with core strengthening,'' she said. "When you go work out at the gym, it focuses on major muscles. Yoga focuses on a lot of the muscles we tend to neglect, which is a lot of the reason for most people having so many injuries these days.'' If hot yoga is not your cup of tea, you can also try other kinds of classes at Get Twisted Yoga. "We offer multiple types of classes – restorative, Zen and so on," Williams said. She added she wants to look into starting a Friday evening family yoga session and perhaps a daytime Sunday session. For further questions about Get Twisted Yoga, visit the website, email gettwistedyoga@yahoo.com, or call Williams at 910-209-3599. EVENTS Get Twisted Yoga offers benefits of hot yoga by EARL VAUGHAN JR. SMALL-BUSINESS PROFILE EARL VAUGHAN JR., Senior Staff Writer. COMMENTS? EarlUCWS- ports@gmail.com. 910-364-6638. Get Twisted Yoga is open seven days a week, except for major holidays, with the most popular classes occurring in the evenings around 6 or 7 p.m.