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Group Exercise Classes
Grant Health and Fitness Center is proud to provide a wide variety of group exercise classes. The class schedule does not change much each month. There may be occasional changes in the instructors who teach the classes. Classes are included with most memberships for no extra fee.
Download this month's group exercise schedule in this PDF document. Download a pdf version of the class descriptions.
Class Descriptions:
The Ride (45 minutes)/The Ride Express (30 minutes)
The Ride is setting a new trend for group exercise. Build strength, stamina, and endurance. Learn about your body's response to exercise. Bring water, a gel seat or cycling shorts, stiffed-soled shoes, a towel, determination, and if you have a heart rate monitor, bring that, too! Sign up is required. (You may sign up for class up to one day in advance!) Stop by or call the front desk to sign up.
Hatha Yoga (60 to 75 minutes)
A Hatha Yoga complete body workout that involves strengthening and stretching all major muscle groups through isolated movements and poses.
Boot Camp (30 minutes)
An intense half hour culass that moves you quickly from station to station incorporating cardiovascular and strength training exercises. Many of the exercises tilize your own body weight; exercises such as lunges, push-ups, and jumping jacks.
BOSU Boot Camp (30 minutes)
An intense half hour class that moves you quickly from station to station incorporating cardiovascular and strength training exercises utilizing the BOSU Ball.
Senior Chair Pilates (60 minutes)
Pilates chair work is a series of exercises done in a specific sequence while sitting in a chair, incorporating the use of the Pilates Ring, therabands, stability ball and BOSU Ball. The exercises are designed to promote a balanced musculoskeletal system, resulting in core strength, flexibility, good posture and improved balance.
Functional Fitness- Level 1 and Level 2 (40-50 minutes)
Level 1: This is a low to moderate intensity workout that incorporates flexibility, core strength and stability, full body strength training exercises, cardiovascular activity. Exercsie tools, such as the BOSU ball, stability ball, weighted handballs, and dumbbells will be used. It is recommended that participants are able to perform floor exercises.
Level 2: This is a moderate to high intensity workout that incorporates flexibility, core strength and stability, full body strength training exercises, cardiovascular activity. Exercsie tools, such as the BOSU ball, stability ball, weighted handballs, and dumbbells will be used. It is recommended that participants are able to perform floor exercises.
Total Body Conditioning (45 minutes)
This high energy, high intensity class keeps you moving from strength training to cardiovascular exercises at a fast, continuous pace. Expect to do one exercise for every major muscle group.
Zumba (45-60 minutes)
Zumba is fusion of Latin and International music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting and effective fitness workout. The routines that feature aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body.
Pilates (60 minutes)
Pilates Matwork is a series of exercises done in a specific sequence while lying on a mat, incorporating the use of the Pilates Ring, therabands, stability ball and BOSU ball. The exercises are designed to promote a balanced musculoskeletal system, resulting in core strength, flexibility, good posture and improved balance.
Zumba Fusion (30 minutes)
Latin dance with a little "spice"! This class will incorporate Zumba fundamentals, mixing dance with total body toning exercises.
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