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Group Exercise

Healthy living through physical activity is central to the Y’s cause. The YMCA’s Group Exercise programs are fun and interactive ways to engage members in activity and positively impact their health. Join us in one of our many group exercise classes to find wellness and a supportive community!

 

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  Group Ex Schedule

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  May Schedule

 

Find out more about each of our classes below!

 

We recommend that members register for classes in advance due to class capacity limits. Registration opens one week prior to the class.  Nationwide members and guests who purchase a day pass are welcome to attend if space is available.

 

Need to cancel a class you've registered for? Login to your membership account or call us at 507-645-0088 to cancel an existing reservation. If you are unable to make it to class, please let us know so, if there is someone on the waiting list, we can let them know a spot is available.

 

View our library of Facebook LIVE Streamed classes HERE!

 

Aqua Cardio Strength

Get your heart rate up with a low-impact, full body workout in the pool!

Barre Fit

Open to all fitness and experience levels, this class uses movements inspired by pilates, dance, yoga and more for a full body toning workout! 

Boot Camp

Superset strength training, fast transitions, with small rests between full sets of multiple separate strength moves. Small cardio warm up to start - stretch to finish off.

Butts & Guts

A combination of lower body, abs and lower back exercises to tone, sculpt and strengthen the lower body and core.

Cardio Dance Fitness

A mixture of traditional fitness moves and high-energy dancing set to modern pop/hip-hop music. 

Circuits

A combination of strength and cardio exercises for a total body workout.

Core Circuits

A strong core leads to a strong body, better postures, and better self-awareness! Various strengthening exercises for the abdominals, back and hips will help midsection stability and strength.

Core De Force

Total body workout inspired by MMA-style training. Combines movements from boxing, kickboxing, Brazilian jui-jitsu, Muay Thai and more! Non-contact, not self defense, no equipment needed. HIIT intervals using skill based cardio training. Trains both sides, and body weight training with core-centric movement.

Flexibility + Mobility

This class is designed for all skill levels and ages. It focuses on dynamic stretching using familiar movement patterns. Dynamic stretching allows our bodies to flow through movements to prevent injuries, increase mobility, and reduce pain.

 

 

Good Morning Water Aerobics

Get your pool workout done with workout templates developed by our Aquatic Fitness team. Workouts include body-weight resistance and water aerobic equipment. Not instructor led.

Insanity

Using high-intensity interval training, this is a total body conditioning workout!

Kettlebells

Firm your glutes, abs, arms and legs with just one piece of equipment: the kettlebell. 

Muscle Endurance

This class includes circuit training, cardio exercise, weighted exercises and finishes with core training and stretching for a complete workout. All levels.

RIP

Lift your way to fitness with a strength-training program set to music.

Senior Fit

This is a program for adults and seniors set to music who want to remain active by engaging in low impact exercise to manage weight, control disease, improve strength, mobility and stability.

Shred it

Total body conditioning focusing on intervals that target every major muscle group and capped off with a metabolic conditioning phase.

Slow Flow Yoga

This class will start with some centering, breath work and then move into gentle openings and body awareness. These actions will prepare our bodies for holding standing poses, sequencing poses, balances and inversions, all while connecting movement with breath.  The class will wind down with some restorative poses to calm the mind and body. Modifications will be offered making this class appropriate for all levels.

STRONG Nation

Training class using traditional fitness moves for an athletic, conditioning style workout. Use your own body weights as resistance to achieve muscle definition. In STRONG Nation classes, music is the key element. 

Transform

This 30 minute, music driven, high intensity cardio conditioning class uses a step to ramp up your calorie burn!

Vinyasa Flow Yoga

Link breath to movement as you flow through a variety of postures.  Vinyasa flow is a more aerobic yoga class, building strength, endurance, and flexibility. 

Yin Yoga and Mobility Training

This slow-paced class for all levels will guide you through active movements to improve range of motion and through passive holds as we nourish the joints and connect to our body with breathwork.

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