Trying New Things

How Omaha Parks and Recreation can help you try new things in the new year.

Plus, upcoming events to add to your calendar.

TYPICAL NEWYEARSRESOLUTIONSINVOLVE THINGSLIKE EATINGHEALTHIER ORGETTING MOREEXCERCISE ...MORE AND MOREPEOPLE WANT TOIMPROVE THEIRLIVES BYBROADENINGTHEIR HORIZONSAND TRYINGSOMETHING NEW.OMAHA PARKS ANDREC SAYS THEYHAVE A LOT OFACTIVITIES YOUCAN TRY OUT FORFREE OR FOR VERYLITTLE MONEY.SO WE HAVE A LOTOF DIFFERENTTHINGS AT THECOMMUNITYCENTERS, WEOFFER A VARIETYOF CLASSES.THERE'S THINGSLIKE BAR FITCLASSES, THERE'SCLASSES FORSENIORS, TAICHISAFE WALK, JUSTJUST A LARGEVARIETY THATREALLY HITSPEOPLE THAT AREWANTING TO TRYNEW THINGS ANDGET THEM OUT OFTHEIR COMFORTZONE.AND YOUMENTIONED THATYOU GUYS ARESTARTING TO PUTMORE FOCUS ONADULTSORIGINALLYTHOUGHT.I DON'T KNOW IF ITWILL BE OURTHING, BUT IT'SBEEN REALLYSUCCESSFUL.YES.SO A COUPLETHINGS.WE TRIED ACOUPLES NIGHTON THE LAKE.WE'D NEVER DONEANY SORT OF DATENIGHT THINGBEFORE ANEXPLODEDREGISTRATIONFILLED UP IN AMATTER OFMINUTES.SO THAT WASSOME CANOEINGON THE LAKE.AND THEN WE HADA ROMANTICPICNIC.AND THEN WE'RETRYING A COUPLESNIGHT ON THE ICETHIS YEAR TOWHERE IT'LL BE AROMANTIC ICESKATING SETTINGAT OUR AT AMOTEL, MCCLEANICE ARENA.ARE THERE A LOTOF THINGS PEOPLECAN DO IN THEWINTER TIME THATINVOLVE PARKSAND REC FOR YOUGUYS?ABSOLUTELY.SO NOT ONLY INOUR COMMUNITYCENTERS, YOUKNOW, WHERE IFYOU MIGHT BECOMING TO WORKOUT OR TRY A NEWCLASS.ALSO, WE HAVEOUR PARKS ASWELL.SO A LOT OFPEOPLE DON'TTHINK ABOUTGOING OUTSIDE INTHE WINTER.BUT THINGS LIKEHIKING ATHUMBOLDT PARK.I MEAN, WE'VEDONE SOME HIKINGTHINGS BEFOREAND PEOPLE LOVEIT BECAUSE IT'SIT'S NICE TO BEOUT IN THEWOODS.IT'S DIFFERENT.YOU'RE NOT USEDTO IT.SO, YEAH, THERE'SLOTS OF THERE'STRAILS ANDDIFFERENTTHINGS.SO IT'S NOT JUSTINDOORS ONLY.IS THERE ACERTAIN LIMIT ASFAR AS HOW COLDIT GETS FORPEOPLE TO GOOUTSIDE ORSOMETHING LIKETHAT?

I GUESS ITJUST DEPENDSHOW MUCHCLOTHING YOUCAN HAVE ON, YOUKNOW, SOMEPEOPLE ENJOY IT,BUT ESPECIALLYKIDS WHEN THEYNEED TO GET OUTAND GET ACTIVE.SO THERE'S LOTSOF FAMILY THINGSTHAT YOU CAN DOOUTSIDE.WE HAVE A FAMILYSCAVENGER HUNTCOMING UP ATHUML IN APRILWHERE IT MIGHTBE A LITTLE CHILLY.BUT AGAIN, YOUGET HIMOUTDOORS.EVERYBODY'SMOVING AROUNDAND IT'LL BE A FUNDAY.YOU GUYS HAVETRIED OUT A LOTOF DIFFERENTTHINGS.IS THERE ONE THATSTANDS OUT INPARTICULAR,SOMETHING THATWAS REALLYOUTSIDE THE BOXTHAT YOUMENTIONED THEDATE NIGHT?

ARETHERE ANY OTHERINTERESTINGACTIVITIES THATPEOPLE MAY NOTTHINK OF WHENTHEY THINK OFOMAHA PARKS ANDREC?

YEAH.SO A COUPLE OFWE HAVE A OURSECOND ANNUALTRIVIA NIGHTCOMING UP.SO THAT'SSOMETHING WETRIED LAST YEARWHEN OVER WELL,WE'RE DOING ITAGAIN.THAT'LL BE AT THEEND OF JANUARY.AND ONE OF OURBIG ONES IS OURADULT DODGEBALLTOURNAMENT.WE DIDN'T KNOW IFTHAT WAS GOINGTO BE A BIG THING,BUT WE GOT 64TEAMS WE FILLEDUP.AND SO THAT'LLHAPPEN INFEBRUARY.SO WE'RE REALLYLOOKINGFORWARD TOSOME FUN THINGSTO KEEP BUSY FORPEOPLE WHOHAVEN'T TRIED OUTANY OF YOURFACILITIES ORCHECKED OUTYOUR WEB SITE.WHAT WOULD YOUSAY TO THEM?

IMEAN, I'D SAY JUSTCOME CHECK USOUT.YOU KNOW, SOMANY COMMUNITYCENTERS HAVEBEEN RENOVATEDOVER THE YEARSTHAT WE JUSTHAVE A NICE FACELIFT.SO A LOT OF OURCOMMUNITYCENTERS HAVEWORKOUTEQUIPMENT SOTHAT YOU CANCOME.WE HAVE A COUPLEDIFFERENT INDOORTRACKS.WE HAVE INDOORPOOLS.SO COME TRY USOUT.WE'RE A GREATPLACE TO COMEAND BE.AND WE JUST HAVETHIS SENSE OFCOMMUNITY SINCEWE'RE WE'RESMALLER THANMAYBE SOME OFTHE BIG FITNESSFACILITIES.YOU KNOW, WEHAVE THE SENIORSTAY AFTER ANDDRINK COFFEE.THAT TYPE OFTHING.I'LL MEET YOUHERE TO WALKTOMORROWMORNING.SO IT'S JUST AGREAT PLACE TOCOME IN AND HANGOUT AND MEETNEW FRIENDS.PARKS AND REC ISHOLDING ADODGEBALLTOURNAMENT ONFEBRUARY 21ST.THEY ARE ALSOHOSTING A WINTERYOGA WORKOUT ATHUMMEL NATURECENTER THE NEXTMORNING.