Schenectady, NY Group Exercise Class Descriptions

CARDIO DANCE: This non-stop, 60 minute workout will melt away fat while boosting your dance skills like never before. This class will combine traditional cardio moves with dance choreography and Zumba. Great for all levels.

CHISEL: Define and refine! Tone and strengthen your body with resistance bands, weights, the Body Bar, gliders, stability balls and more. Strength training is critical in building bone density. This class is appropriate for all fitness levels.

CHISEL PLUS: This class is a step up from Chisel. It will not only DEFINE and REFINE your body, but also improve your heart with cardio intervals. This class is appropriate for all fitness levels.

CORE EXPRESS: This 30 minute class will strengthen your core by using your own body weight, bands, tubes, medicine balls, stability balls and much more. This class is appropriate for all fitness levels.

FOREVER YOUNG: Stay as young as you feel! A cross training workout for Baby Boomers and anyone taking up the fitness lifestyle or coming back after a lay-off. Includes Warm-up, Cardio, Strength Training & Cool-down. and Flexibility.

GENTLE YOGA: Will focus primarily on the flexibility and relaxation components of a traditional yoga class

HI/LO: Traditional floor aerobics - you can bounce if you want, or keep your feet planted on the floor throughout the class

KICKBOXING: An action packed, heart pumping class. This is an effective cardio workout guaranteed to make you sweat. Appropriate for all fitness levels.

PILATES: Exercises in this class are based upon strengthening the “core” muscles of the abdomen while increasing flexibility in the legs, arms and smaller supporting muscle groups. This class integrates breathing, flexibility, strength, precision and body awareness to lengthen, define and sculpt muscles. Great for all.

PIYO: For those of you looking for the best of both mind -body worlds, this class is a blend of Pilates and Yoga. Traditional yoga poses and sequences will help you to gain flexibility and strength while the Pilates mat work segments will focus on the strengthening and centering of your core. This class is great for beginners as well as advanced yoga and Pilates participants.

POWERBALL: Skills, drills, and sequences to keep you moving non-stop. Learn basic drills, plyometric progression and strength building using a weighted medicine ball. Come ready to work. Specialty

POWERSTEP: This step class is all about Power. Get your heart rate up with combinations that appeal to all steppers. Choreography will be fun and athletic based.

POWER YOGA: A vigorous, fitness-based approach to yoga with an emphasis on strength and flexibility. A great class for people who want yoga as a way to work out as well as relax the mind and body.

ROCKBOTTOM: This 45 minute total leg class will be sure to wake you up. This class will incorporate body weight, tubes, Gliding Discs, hand weights and much more. It will also have the added bonus of a couple cardio segments for your lower half. This class is appropriate for all fitness levels.

STEP JAM: This step class offers participants a high power workout with more advanced choreography. Mambo, pivots, and twirls are all options

STEP INTERVAL: This class combines the best of POWERSTEP and CHISEL. The participant will be challenged with intervals of powerful step moves and intervals of body sculpting. This class is appropriate for all fitness levels.

TABATA: A Tabata is an interval training cycle of 20 seconds of maximum intensity exercise, followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated without pause 8 times for a total of four minutes. Specialty

TURBO KICK ®: Turbo Kick® is a combination of intense kickboxing moves as well as dance moves all perfectly choreographed to high energy and motivating music. It’s the ultimate cardiovascular challenge that’s a unique blend of intense intervals, strength/endurance training, and a relaxing cool-down. Turbo Kick® requires no previous kickboxing experience or equipment. You’ll have more fun doing Turbo Kick® than any other format.

VINYASA YOGA: Emphasizes carefully sequenced poses, continuous movement and deep relaxation.

willpower&grace®: A formatted fusion of postures and drills, willPower & grace® is the high-energy, cardiovascular solution that mind-body practitioners have been looking for, and the foot-fitness conditioning program that athletes need. This workout is as philosophical is it is physical; a full-body functional workout meets sports psychology. We integrate the smartest and safest barefoot training methods to strengthen your feet while progressively correcting imbalances in your ankles, knees and hips. This unique workout appeals to “morning moms”, sports athletes, and teens, but must be experienced to be understood.

YOGA: A gentle approach blending various styles of yoga to improve flexibility, balance, strength and breathing techniques. The posture sequence lengthens and stretches the muscles at the same time it builds strength and lean muscle mass. It can reshape your body and mind! This class is wonderful for all fitness levels.

ZUMBA®: Is a fun & easy-to-follow cardio workout. It incorporates exciting and unique Latin and International music and moves that help burn away those calories. Come shimmy and shake and leave energized.