THE SECOND ROUND OF GIRLS GROUP FITNESS offered by Seeds of Independence and Women’s Fitness Studio began Monday. Above, Jessica Asper, a sophomore at Brunswick High School, works with a heavy ball as personal trainer Becky Dyer leads the group in an exercise circuit. The program can accommodate up to 15 and enrollment is still open. Classes and workshops are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 3:15 to 4:15 p.m., at Women’s Fitness Studio, 21 Stanwood St., Brunswick, through Dec. 21. The program is free for local high school girls; bus transportation is available for BHS students. The group, at right, includes, from left, director Valerie Szewelanczyk, Asper, Dyer, Rachel Palmer and Ruthann Driscoll, both BHS juniors. To enroll, call 865-9267 or email seedsofindependence@gmail.com.

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