When you thrive on group exercise, the YMCA is the place to be. Qualified staff are available to help you find a class that best suits you and your needs. Our class schedules are designed with the members' needs in mind, and we're constantly seeking ways to better serve our members through group fitness.

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Extreme Cardio Flex
A non-choreographed, high-intensity, high-energy cardiovascular workout followed by a total body strength workout. Great to do both classes for an extreme time or just one portion for a quick strength workout.

Fit for Seniors
Move through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of motion and flexibility. Hand-held weights, elastic bands, and balls are offered for resistance, and a chair for balance.

Hip Hop Fit
Hip hop fitness is the perfect way to express yourself while toning up and getting a cardio workout. Don’t be intimidated if you don’t consider yourself a “dancer” – the instructor breaks down the choreography into short segments until you have learned an entire routine. If you’re looking for an upbeat social environment, great music, and funky new moves that will make you sweat, then hip hop fitness is for you!

Kids Cardio
Series of stretching and warm-up, yoga stances, relay games, balancing, variety of jump rope skills, hand and foot coordination skills, and other agility moves. Kids will learn the importance of good nutrition for life.

Low Impact
A low impact class for the beginner, active older adult, or individuals at high risk for injury designed to help maintain flexibility, coordination, muscle strength and to relieve stress.

Muscle Works
This class is taught by personal trainers who will put your body through a different strength workout each week.

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Pilates
Pilates is a physical training regimen based on the body in its most natural state -- in motion. This unique exercise system gives rapid, lasting benefits: a leaner, sculpted body, elongated muscles, increased core strength, improved posture, and a wonderful sense of well being. This class welcomes beginners who are able to move around on the floor and can advance as you are ready.

SilverSneakers
Move through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of motion and flexibility. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing, and balls are offered for resistance, and a chair is used for balance.

Spinning
The Spinning program is an indoor cycling fitness program that simulates an outdoor cycling ride through various terrain and at varying speeds, all to individually chosen soundtracks. Participants used an adjustable resistance knob on a fixed-gear stationary bicycle to control their own intensity. Our program emphasizes energy zones, with different rides focusing on endurance, strength and interval training. with occasional race day rides as well. Use of heart rate monitors is strongly encouraged.

Step
Participants use adjustable platforms while performing a series of simple upper body movements. Both beginners and conditioned athletes can participate in the same workout. Step is designed to minimize stress to the joints while strengthening your cardiovascular fitness.

Teen Kickboxing
Participants will practice techniques on jab, reverse jab, hook, punch, upper cuts, high/low punches, etc. Learn to use combinations, series of kicks, cardio circuit training, push-ups, jump ropes, sit-ups, boxing drills, kicking drills, footwork, shadow boxing, etc.

Treadmill Trek
A group treadmill class led by a fitness staff member that allows members to complete a different 30-minute interval program each week. Participants can choose to run or walk during any program. It is open to all fitness levels.

Yoga
All aspects of yoga lead to the goal of healthy body and balanced, harmonious state of being. In yoga, asanas (postures) are practiced to strengthen and enliven the body. Other advantages include improved muscle tone, increased joint flexibility, improved circulation.

Zumba
A "fitness party" that fuses Latin rhythms and dynamic interval training for a total body strength and cardio workout with an energizing and dance-like appeal.

Click here to view a copy of the our  fitness schedules:

Group Fitness Schedule - Downtown Branch
Group Fitness Schedule - Pullum Branch

For more information on group fitness contact the Downtown Branch's Fitness/Aquatics Director Erin Fergus at efergus@ymca-nwflorida.org or the Pullum Family Branch's Wellness Director Dottie Thomas at dthomas@ymca-nwflorida.org.

For special information on Teen Fitness options at our Pullum Branch, click here.