Group Strength Fitness

Barre
A unique blend of strength training, yoga and pilates, all centered around traditional ballet barre drills.  Gain grace, strength and better posture while improving muscle tone and endurance.  Find your strength and stamina, and achieve amazing results with this class.
Offered at East Butler and Fairfield YMCAs.

This gentle form of yoga will practice yoga sitting in a chair or standing using the chair for support.  Complicated maneuvers and complex movements are NOT present in this class.  The chair is used cue to the difficulty in getting down and up off the floor.  Learn many yoga postures, breathing techniques, meditation and ways of relaxation.

A class focusing on abdominal work only. No warm up

Core Focus Together (formerly Group Core) trains you like an athlete in 30 action-packed minutes.  A strong core, from your shoulders to your hips, will improve your athletic performance, help prevent back pain and help strengthen your abs.  Expert coaching and motivating music will guide you through functional and integrated exercises using your body weight, weight plates, a towl and a platform - all to challenge your like never before.

Core Plus
Train for improvements in everyday life activities by creating a little core commotion.  You will use hand weights and functional movement patterns to walk away more confident and ready to take on the world.

Enhanced Fitness is a 60-minute class that uses chairs and padded ankle and hand weights to work on balance, strength, flexibility, and movement.  Instructors encourage participants to challenge themselves but to move at their own pace.  The class is geared towards older adults, but if you have a chronic condition, such as arthritis, you may gain more strength and independence.

Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength and range of movement.  Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles and a ball are offered for resistance.  A chair is used for seating and/or standing support.

This high-energy class consists of various strength and cardio stations that will challenge your fitness level. These exercises can improve sports performance and have a conditioning effect. This class is for all levels of wellness enthusiasts. Stations consist of rope jumping, step, agility drills/sports moves, jogging, push ups, jumps, cycling and more!

High intensity class consists of warm up, stretch, 30-40 minute muscle conditioning and cool-down. Non-choreographed.

Have you hit a plateau in your training regimen? Muscle confusion will help you conquer that obstacle. This fast paced, energetic class will focus on natural body mechanics to help strengthen your stabilizer muscles and help you build a rock-solid core. It is designed to increase strength, endurance, and cardiovascular

Series of mat exercises that improve flexibility, joint mobility and strength. Benefits are long, strong muscles, a flat stomach, strong back and improved posture. Also good for stress management. May use balls and additional equipment.

This course is a fusion of strength and low-impact cardio together with the rope. It is a total body workout that can be modified for all ages. There’s no rest for a single muscle as you use the whipping motion to fight against your own power.

A choreographed muscular strength endurance program designed to shape and tone.  Participants use light hand weights.

This 60-minute ropes course combines strength and conditioning work with a rope with low-impact cardio for a total body workout. This can be modified for all ages.

This total body strengthening workout not only emphasizes targeted muscle groups, but also enhances stability, balance and flexibility with every move. Concentration on the core postural muscles.

Strength Train Together (formerly Group Power) will blast all your muscles with a high-rep weight training workout.  Using an adjustable barbell, weight plates and body weight, this workout combines squates, lunges, presses and curls, with functional integrated exercises.  Dynamic music and motivating group atmosphere will get your heart rate up, make you sweat and push you to a personal best.

A little cardio, a pinch of strength training, add a few crunches and you will enjoy the results.  The 30-minute workout is for women who are beginning an exercise program (maybe even their first) in a special area of the Y.  Full members only.

Learn the latest strength and relaxation techniques with yoga. Learn the beginning poses accompanied by meditations to soothe spirit, mind and body. Exercises are combined to adhere to all fitness levels.