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Get energized at the Downtown YMCA with our wide variety of Group Exercise classes offered across three dedicated studios—Cardio, Yoga, and Spin. Whether you’re looking to break a sweat, build strength, improve flexibility, or find your moment of calm, there’s a class (and a community) waiting for you. From high-energy workouts to mindful movement, our certified instructors and welcoming atmosphere make it easy—and fun—to stay active and motivated at every fitness level.

CARDIO STUDIO

Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program

The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is a community-based, recreational exercise program developed by the Arthritis Foundation. Trained AFEP instructors cover a variety of range-of-motion and endurance-building activities, relaxation techniques and health education topics. All the exercises can be modified to meet participant needs. The program’s demonstrated benefits include improved functional ability, decreased depression and increased confidence in one’s ability to exercise

Enhance Fitness

This class is an evidence-based group exercise program that helps older adults of all levels of fitness become more energized and empowered to sustain independent lives.

Les Mills Body Pump

The original barbell workout for anyone looking to get lean, toned and fit - fast.

Les Mills Body Attack

High-energy fitness class with a combination of athletic movements and strength exercises.

Les Mills Body Combat

Get fast, fast and strong using non-contact martial arts-inspired exercises to fuel cardio fitness and train the whole body.

Les Mills Core

30 minute core conditioning workout targeting all the muscles around the core. A strong core makes us better at everything we do.

Les Mills Grit

Athletic - A 30-minute high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout that focuses on sports conditioning training to improve your overall athletic performance. 
Cardio - High-intensity interval training that improves cardiovascular fitness.
Strength -  High-intensity interval training designed to improve strength and build lean muscle.

Sh’Bam

Fun-loving and insanely addictive dance workout. No dance experience required!

Shine/Zumba 30-30

A combo class that incorporates Zumba and SHINE Dance Fitness. Zumba is a fusion of hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy to follow moves to create a dynamic workout. Zumba features interval training sessions where fast and slow are combined to tone and sculpt your body. SHINE Dance Fitness is a dance fitness exercise program that has simple yet effective choreography that is sure to make members sweat with a smile. SHINE is rooted in traditional jazz, ballet, hip-hop and is designed for all dance abilities.

Silver Sneakers Classic

Silver Sneaker Classic - Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement, and activity for daily living skills.

Tabata

Form of interval training that encourages you to work as hard as you can in a short amount of time. A Tabata workout is formatted in 20 second intervals of work followed by 10 second intervals of rest.

Zumba

This class fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy to follow moves to create a dynamic workout. The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat.

YOGA STUDIO

Core and More

Are you looking for the ultimate Abdominal workout? Core and more will take your ab workout to the next level. This class is not just about crunches but so much more. You will be challenged with an awesome core workout that will make your back and abdominals stronger than ever!

Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga is for those new to Yoga or those interested in gentle practice. Gentle Yoga incorporates simple flowing sequences, as well as slower paced movements with a focus on alignment, strength, balance and flexibility. Experience is not required to participate.

Hatha Yoga

Hatha yoga places special emphasis on controlled breathing and posture. Building core strength, which is key to good posture, is another important aspect of this type of yoga.
Les Mills Barre
A modern version of classic balletic training designed to shape and tone postural muscles, build core strength, and allow you to escape the everyday.

Les Mills Barre Beginner

Learn the basic moves and format of a LES MILLS BARRE workout in this quick introduction.

Les Mills Barre Dance

This 25-minute dance technique session is the perfect first step on your LES MILLS BARRE journey.

Les Mills Body Balance

Yoga-based workout with elements of Tai Chi and Pilates set to music. It will improve your mind, body and life.

Les Mills Body Balance Beginner

Learn the basic moves and format of a LES MILLS BODYBALANCE workout in this quick introduction

Les Mills Body Balance Flexibility

Yoga-based workout with elements of Tai Chi and Pilates set to music. It will improve your mind, body and life. Focusing on flexibility

Les Mills Core

LES MILLS CORE provides the vital ingredient for a stronger body while chiselling your waist line. A stronger core makes you better at all things you do – it's the glue that holds everything together.

Les Mills Core Ab Blast

Put the focus on your abdominal muscles in a short workout designed to improve your core strength and tone your abs.

Pilates

This class promotes the strengthening and stretching of the
center core of the body. A mat exercise class focusing on the
abdominal and lower back.

Tai Chi for Arthritis

A graceful form of exercise that brings serenity and relief
through gentle, flowing movements. Meditation in motion. A wonderful class for those with Arthritis.

SPIN STUDIO

RPM

Cycling workout where you control the intensity. Dial up the challenge factor to match your fitness level.

RPM Base

Be guided through 35-minutes of easy-to-follow RPM.

The Trip

A totally unique workout experience that combines a multi-peak cycling workout with a journey through digitally-created worlds.

Sprint

High-intensity interval training on a bike. It's a short, intense style of training where the thrill and motivation comes from pushing your physical and mental limits.