Group Fitness Descriptions

Group Fitness 2

Intensity Levels

  • Beginner/Mature Adult Level –Class designed for new exercisers, older adults, or individuals with movement challenges. Format may be suitable for seated activity.
  • Multi-Level – Class designed for a range of fitness levels. Instructor will offer modifications to accommodate fitness abilities.
  • Intermediate/Advanced Level – Class designed for higher fitness levels and/or prior exercise experience in similar format.

Land Classes

  • 30/30 • Multi-Level – Enjoy a dynamic 60-minute workout featuring 30 minutes of high-energy cycling followed by 30 minutes of targeted strength and core work.

  • Cardio Fusion • Beginner/Mature Adult – A variety of low-impact cardio movements that are fun for the mature adult or novice exerciser. Effective resistance, balance and core training using various equipment to keep you challenged and interested.

  • Dance Fusion Gold • Beginner/Mature Adult – Dance Fusion Gold offers a low-impact, fun, cardio workout choreographed to music that makes you want to dance!

  • Lengthen to Strengthen • Multi-Level – A stretch class to promote mobility, stability and flexibility for the whole body. Using a variety of props, including mats, foam rollers and trigger balls; you will learn how to incorporate myofascial release and muscle lengthening to promote strength and endurance in your other workouts.

  • Les Mills BODYATTACK™ • Multi-Level – A high-energy fitness class that combines athletic movements like running, lunging and jumping with strength exercises such as push-ups and squats. Burn up to 555 calories and leave with a sense of achievement.

  • Les Mills BODYCOMBAT™ • Multi-Level – A non-contact, mixed martial arts-inspired workout that fuels cardio fitness and conditions your whole body. Define and strengthen your upper and lower body, while increasing your overall speed and fitness.

  • Les Mills BODYPUMP™ • Multi-Level – This 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.

  • Les Mills CORE™• Multi-Level – Using resistance tubes and weight plates, this challenging 30-minute workout works the abs, hip, butt and lower back for a stronger core to make you better at all things you do.

  • Les Mills DANCE™ • Multi-Level – A high-energy workout that challenges and moves you. Each class includes: 10 stand-alone tracks with each introducing new choreography.

  • Les Mills FUNCTIONAL STRENGTH • Multi-Level – This series of full-body workouts mixes multi-joint movements and loaded exercises to build athletic strength, increase muscle tone, and push you to get fitter and stronger for everyday life.

  • Les Mills GRIT ATHLETIC, GRIT CARDIO, GRIT STRENGTH • Intermediate/Advanced – 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training to improve your cardiovascular fitness, agility and strength. Expect to use weights, barbells, dumbbells, steps and bodyweight to maximize your fitness.

  • Les Mills RPM™ • Multi-Level – This 45-minute cycling class is designed to challenge your endurance and speed with climbs and sprints that will keep you moving and sweating. RPM is scheduled as a *virtual* class meaning it is a recorded Les Mills production. There is not a live instructor.

  • Les Mills SHAPES™ • Multi-Level – An invigorating blend of Pilates, barre, and power yoga set to modern beats. With small, controlled movements, you sculpt and strengthen all major muscle groups, improve alignment and increase flexibility.

  • Les Mills SPRINT™ • Intermediate/Advanced – This 30-minute high intensity workout is designed using an indoor bike to achieve fast results. This workout is short and intense, offers faster cardio results, trains the body to burn fat and build lean muscle, and burns calories for hours after completion. Join our internationally certified instructors to learn about this new program and how to smash your goals faster.

  • Les Mills STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT • Multi-Level – Whether new to lifting or a seasoned pro, this class will build muscle, improve technique, and grow confidence so you can train more powerfully in the studio and on the gym floor.

  • Les Mills THE TRIP™ • Multi-Level – THE TRIP™ is a fully immersive workout experience that combines a 40-minute multi-peak cycling workout with a journey through digitally created worlds. With its cinema-scale screen and sound system, this IMMERSIVE FITNESS workout takes motivation and energy output to the next level, burning serious calories. If you want to get fit faster, with less discomfort, THE TRIP™ is the way to go.

  • Muscle Work • Multi-Level – If it can make you stronger, we will use it! Build lean muscle mass and drop inches by using hand weights, bands, body bars and med balls to make you stronger than ever!

  • Pilates & Props • Multi-level – Grab a partner and get ready to push, pull and power through a high-energy, full-body workout designed to build strength, endurance, mobility and core stability.

  • Power Up • Multi-level – Strengthen the deep muscles of the core while using various props to keep the work exciting and fun!

  • Sit & Fit • Beginner/Mature Adult – Get fit from your seat instead of your feet! This class targets those needing assistance with balance while seeking increased strength, endurance and flexibility.

  • SPINPower® • Multi-Level – Innovative, power-based cycling and power meter technology to train the body more efficiently and effectively in this powerful spin class. Please come 5-10 minutes early for bike set up.

  • Step Into Cardio • Multi-level – ‘Step up’ your cardio by incorporating cardio movement while adding the STEPPER. All levels of fitness will be able to enjoy and progress to more advanced moves as they are ready.

  • Synrgy 360 • Multi-Level – A good mix of cardio, strength and agility exercises, this interval circuit training will leave you feeling exhilarated and expending calories for the day.

  • Tread & Shred • Multi-Level – Take it to the fitness floor for this full body conditioning workout that utilizes the treadmills, resistance bands, and weights. Please meet instructor by the treadmills.

  • Well Balanced • Beginner/Mature Adult – Designed to increase stability, balance and coordination, this class incorporates exercises that enhance the mind/body connection. While most of the class will be performed in a chair, there will be approximately 15 minutes of standing work during which we will use the ballet bar for balance work. Participants are welcome to sit as needed during this part of the class.

  • WERQ • Multi-level – WERQ is the wildly addictive cardio dance workout based on trending pop and hip hop music. Our mission is to create a judgement-free dance space built on good vibes, a great sweat, and a supportive community.

  • Zumba® • Multi-Level – Zumba® is a dance-fitness class that incorporates Latin rhythms with easy-to-follow moves. The class format combines fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body. All dance levels are welcome.

  • Zumba® Gold • Beginner/Mature Adult Level – Zumba® Gold offers a traditional Zumba® class exhilarating, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness party—but at a pace that is just a little easier. If you love to move to upbeat, fun music, this class is for you!

Aqua Classes

Appropriate swimsuits required for all pool users. Water shoes are recommended for aquatic classes.

  • Aqua Boot Camp • Multi-Level – A series of functional exercises in a circuit format around the shallow end of the pool. Some of the exercises will be athletic in nature and require the participant to perform a variety of movements. This class will be a unique alternative to a traditional aqua aerobics class.

  • Aqua Deep • Multi-Level – A medium- to high-intensity deep-water body workout to improve strength and endurance. This deep water class combines water resistance with no impact and uses a variety of exercises and equipment to improve overall fitness.

  • Aqua HIIT • Multi-Level – This Aqua HIIT class will strengthen and tone your muscles with High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to effectively burn calories, increase your endurance and strengthen your heart to a whole new level.

  • Aqua Medley • Multi-Level – This shallow-water class will keep you guessing. Your instructor will create different cardio, interval or circuit workouts while you enjoy the low-impact aquatic environment.

  • Aqua Strength • Multi-Level – Use water resistance to strengthen your upper and lower body in this fun, yet challenging, class.

  • Aqua Tone • Multi-Level – This 30-minute aqua workout will focus on strengthening and stabilizing your core. We will work our abs, hips, glutes, low back, and shoulders in a manner that will allow us to move through everyday life without pain or injury.

Mind/Body Classes

  • Chair Yoga • Beginner/Mature Adult – Get fit from your seat instead of your feet! This class targets those needing assistance with balance and stability while seeking the benefits of gentle movement to increase strength, endurance and flexibility of the body.

  • Hatha Yoga • Multi-Level – Hatha yoga uses body postures, breathing techniques, and meditation with the goal of bringing about a sound, healthy body and a clear, peaceful mind. Use this class to manage stress, while improving your flexibility.

  • Les Mills PILATES™ • Multi-Level – Slow, simple movements tone your abs, glutes, back, and hips. Traditional Pilates meets the Les Mills experience, leaving you strong, uplifted, and calm.

  • Pilates Barre • Multi-Level – Enjoy this barre workout combining Pilates, fitness and dance-based moves while using small movements and high repetition at the barre and on the mat. A strength class that will tone and lengthen muscles, plus strengthen core while improving posture and balance.
  • Pilates Mat • Multi-Level – The Pilates method of body conditioning is a unique system of stretching and strengthening exercise developed to tone muscles, strengthen core, improve posture and provide flexibility and balance.

  • Restorative Yoga • Multi-Level – Restorative flow integrates moving sequences that have gentle restorative poses. The use of props such as blocks and straps will be used to help students get into positions that will ultimately help them realign their bodies in their original positions. This class is open to all levels.

  • Sunrise Yoga • Multi-Level – Rise and energize with Sunrise Yoga. This class features a fusion of Hatha & Vinyasa style practice with continuous movements, sun salutations, dynamic breathing, and deep exploration of the body. It strengthens, tones, and detoxifies.

  • Vinyasa Yoga • Multi-Level – Vinyasa means “breath-synchronized movement,” and Vinyasa yoga is a series of poses that will move you through the power of inhaling and exhaling. Vinyasa movements are smoothly flowing, incorporating seamless transitions between postures.

CONTACT:

Ann Cook-Graver, Programs Coordinator

ann.cook-graver@morainevalley.edu

708-608-4015