Group Exercise

GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES

We offer a wide array of classes at our YMCA including insanity, cycling, kickboxing, yoga, body pump and more! Instructors lead you through the workouts providing you effective, fun and easy-to-follow steps.

The YMCA fitness centers are packed with all the latest cardio and strength training equipment. Whether you prefer running on a treadmill, cycling beside a friend, reading while on an elliptical trainer, lifting free weights or using strength training equipment, you can achieve your goals at the Y.

  • Classes are FREE with membership
  • More than 25 different formats
  • Children ages 14 and older may attend regular classes and youth 11 - 13 who have completed youth orientations
  • FREE drop off with Child Watch while you work out

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SOME OF OUR GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ARE:

Water Group Exercise

AFYAP (Arthritis Foundation YMCA Aquatic Program) - A program sponsored by the National Arthritis Foundation and the YMCA of the USA. Water exercise specific for people with mild to moderate arthritis and those with other therapeutic needs.

Aquacise - Activate your urge for variety! Splash offers fun, shallow-water movement to improve agility and flexibility while addressing cardiovascular, strength and endurance conditioning. No swimming ability is required, and a kickboard or other aquatic equipment is used to improve strength, balance and coordination, and complete relaxation in a comfortable position.

Deep Water - Interval paced aerobic workout in the deep end of the pool.  Participants utilize a flotation device to stay afloat.

Streamline - Adult swim lap exercise class to build muscle tone and oxygen capacity.  Must be able to swim length of pool, goggles recommended.

AquaTabata – This intermediate level class is Tabata in the water! Interval training w/20 seconds of strong effort paired with 10 second recovery.  8 exercises, 8 rounds each.

Active Older Adult Group Exercise

SeniorFit – Muscular Strength & Range of Movement—Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, a range of movement, and activity for daily living skills. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles, and a ball are offered for resistance, and a chair is used for seated and/or standing support.

SeniorFit Cardio Circuit — Combine fun and fitness to increase your cardiovascular and muscular endurance power with a standing circuit workout. Upper-body strength work using hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles, and a ball are alternated with non-impact aerobic choreography. A chair is offered for support.

SeniorFit YogaStretch—YogaStretch will move your whole body through a complete series of seated and standing yoga poses. Chair support is offered to safely perform a variety of postures designed to increase flexibility, balance, and range of movement. Restorative breathing exercises and final relaxation will promote stress reduction and mental clarity.

Tai Chi – Participants will learn balance skills,  good body alignment, and coordinated Tai Chi movements. This program is intended for community-dwelling older adults who can walk easily with or without assistive devices. Tai Chi has shown to improve balance, leg strength, mobility, flexibility, reduce the fear of falling, and improve psychological health.

Group Classes

Basic Flow Yoga - Connect your body, breath, and mind with this vinyasa yoga class.  Learn the basic poses and expand your practice as you increase flexibility, improve balance and quiet your mind.

Yoga – Mind-Body connection using breath and meditation to increase muscle flexibility and strength through various Yoga poses.

Zumba® - A danced-inspired cardio class with infectious music, easy-to-follow dance moves, with little instructor cueing. It is all about movement, no rhythm required.

Total Toning –Tone the entire body with use of hand weights, resistance bands, and stability balls.

Qigong- A mind-body-spirit practice that improves one's mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, breathing technique, self-massage, sound, and focused intent.

FIT Beginnings— Introductory class for those wanting to start a regular workout routine where you will switch between cardio inspired movements with muscle engaging lifts to maximize calorie burn and build lean muscle.

Functional Fitness - This class focuses on functional cardio movement and strength patterns designed to increase flexible strength for daily living activities.

Group Cycling - A low-impact group exercise class on specially-built stationary bikes.

H.I.I.T. (High Intensity Interval Training) - Engage in multiple cardio activities using the bench, body bars, BOSU, resistance training for a full body intensive work out that maximizes calorie burn.  Shape and tone every muscle.

Les Mills BODYPUMP™  - This class is the original barbell class that strengthens your entire body. This 60-minute workout challenges all your major muscle groups by using the best weight-room exercises like squats, presses, lifts and curls. Great music, awesome instructors and your choice of weight inspire you to get the results you came for – and fast! Like all the LES MILLS™ programs, a new BODYPUMP™ class is released every three months with new music and choreography.

Step 'N Sculpt - This workout takes your traditional step class up a notch!  Power moves such as burpees and lunges, plus the use of a bench for your step combinations are perfect to target your lower body muscles.

Tabata - Interval training w/20 seconds of strong effort paired with 10 second recovery.  8 exercises, 8 rounds each.

Cycling Tabata - Tabata consisting of various exercises on and off the bike. This class will feature a combination of strength training and cardio.

All About the Core - Utilizing a stability ball, this class will help to strengthen the entire core (back & stomach)

Fusion - This class will marry cardio and weights Tabata style for one dynamic workout!

PiYo - A low impact workout that combines the muscle-sculpting, core-firming benefits of Pilates with the strength and flexibility of yoga.

Abs & Glute Lab - This class will focus on trimming & toning the core of the body, abdominal, lower back, hips, glutes & thighs.

SH1FT - SH1FT starts with a graduated warmup that takes you through the 6 Degrees of Freedom. We then introduce high intensity movements, still working through 6DoF with progressions and regressions. The sets introduce the fundamentals of interval training, starting with simple work and recovery, then back to back exercises followed by combo movements.

Shape to the Rhythm - A full body workout to the rhythm including drum sticks and fitness balls.

Kickboxing Fusion - Combine punches, kicks, and agility based movements to develop anaerobic and aerobic fitness.

Fit Ball Fusion - Utilizing a stability ball, this class will help to strengthen the entire core (back & stomach) while marrying cardio and weights Tabata style for one dynamic workout.

Power Pump - A class of endurance, strength, and toning. This class teaches proper lifting techniques. Designed to firm, tone, strengthen and define muscles in the arms, shoulders, abs, chest, back and legs.

F.I.T. - (Focused Interval Training) Switch between cardio inspired movements with muscle engaging lifts to maximize calorie burn and build lean muscle.

Insanity - Insanity is a high-intensity, anaerobic interval training workout designed with athletic drills with modifications to accommodate various fitness levels, and results in high calorie burn & cardiovascular fitness gains.

Kickboxing – Combine punches, kicks, and agility based movements to develop anaerobic and aerobic fitness.

I love being able to do my early morning workouts there! I love the trainers there as others who go and that keeps me motivated! They also have a great daycare and child watch area for your little ones.

- Jodi Sweeney Skalka

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