South Bend Parks and Recreation Department

Activity Guide
– Activity Guide (PDF) – Activities 0-5 years – Activities 6-Teen years – Adult Programs – Aquatics – Basketball – Camps – Computer Classes – Flag Football – Golf – O'Brien Fitness Center – Programs – Parks Information – Martial Arts – River City League – Press Releases – Special Events – Activity Guide Updates

Adult Programs
– Adult Classes – Fitness Center – Martial Arts – River City League – Seniors

Aquatics
– Aquatics – Potawatomi Pool – Kennedy Water P'ground – East Race Waterway

ASA Softball
– ASA Softball – Facilities – Directions – Contact Us

Camps
– Camps – Camp Fair

Facilities
– Charles Black Center – East Race Waterway – O'Brien Fitness Center – Ice Skating Park – Skate Park – MLK Center – Howard Park Center – Golf Courses – Leeper Tennis – Potawatomi Zoo – Facilities Chart (PDF)

Information
– Contact Us – General Information – Amusement Park Tickets – Facility Rentals – Press Releases – Feedback

Golf
– Elbel Park Golf Club – Erskine Park Golf Club – Studebaker Golf Course – Golf Events – Junior Golf – Junior Tour – Staff Bios

Kid Stuff
– Activities 0-5 years – Activities 6-Teen years – Aquatics – Camps – Programs – Parks Information – Special Events

O'Brien Fitness Center
– O'Brien Fitness Center – Group Fitness Calendar – Facilities & Enrollment – Membership Rates – Massage – Fitness Assessment

Parks
– East Race Waterway – Parks List – Park Map – River Walk – Rum Village Nature Ctr. – Conservatory – Potwatomi Zoo

Potawatomi Zoo
– Potwatomi Zoo – Hours & Adminission – What's New? – Zoo Membership – Zoo Map – Volunteer – Contact the Zoo – Support the Zoo

Press Releases

Rum Village Nature Center
– Rum Village Nature Ctr. – Rum Village Trails – Events

Special Events

O’Brien Healthy

Fit Series

Click HERE for O'Brien Fitness Center HOME page

Blood Pressure Wednesday FREE Blood Pressures for O’Brien Fitness Center Members every Wednesday. Please ask the Fitness Center staff to take your blood pressure during open hours: 5:30 AM to 10:30 AM.

Body Fat Friday O’Brien Fitness Center Members check out your percentage of Body Fat and Lean Body Tissue FREE each Friday 5:30 AM to 9:00 PM in the Fitness Center . Fitness Staff will be available to administer A Body Fat test using the Omron Body Fat Analyzer.

Body Fat Skin Fold Tests are available by appointment only. The Lange Skin Fold Caliper is used to measure four skin fold sites (Abdomen, Ilium, Tricep & Thigh) on the body to determine percent of body fat and lean body tissue. Target Body Weights can be calculated based on the percentage of body fat. Tests by appointment only.

Personal Fitness Assessment

Personal fitness assessments are available to Fitness Center Members for an additional fee of $10.00 per person per assessment.
A personal fitness assessment is a great way to measure and identify your present fitness level.
Personal fitness assessments are available by appointment only. Please schedule assessments at least 24 hours in advance. Please plan on an hour to complete the personal fitness assessment. A Waiver must be signed prior to each assessment (Dr.’s approval is highly recommended). Wear comfortable work out clothes and supportive exercise shoes.

Each Assessment Includes:
• Body Weight.
• Resting Heart Rate.
• Resting Blood Pressure.
• Flexibility.
• Body Fat Percentage.
• Three minute (3) step test
to determine exercise heart rate.
• One minute timed sit up test.
• Timed muscular strength and
endurance test, (bench press).

Personal fitness assessments should be completed every three to six months.

New Tanita Body Fat Analyzer
Try this simple new body fat test to find out:
*weight *basal metabolic rate
*body fat *fat mass *body mass index *predicted fat mass *free fat mass *fat to lose/gain *total body water *impedance *predicted weight. This new test is done in seconds. Call today to schedule your appointment.

Call: 574-299-3482 between 6:00 AM-8:00 PM Mon-Fri
to schedule an appointment.

Comments & Suggestions
The staff at O’Brien Fitness Center welcome and encourage your constructive comments and suggestions in an attempt to continue to provide better service to our community participants and Fitness Center Members. Our facility is new, exciting and growing. Please assist us while we strive to provide members with a clean facility, current exercise and fitness programs, classes and up to date information. For more information about Fitness and Exercise Programs at O’Brien Recreation and Fitness Center, please call 574-299-3482 Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.