SUPERIOR WEATHER

Group Fitness

 
The Superior Douglas County Family YMCA is pleased to be able to offer a variety of classes – all tailored to everyone’s unique abilities and strengths. All abilities and levels are welcome to attend any of our classes. The moves in classes can be modified to fit individual needs.  No reservations are required.

GROUP FITNESS CLASS DESCTRIPTIONS

Updated October 2024

Cardio

Body Blast Express: Work through circuits with resistance/weights and cardio.

Cardio Burnout: Cardio Burnout is a fast-paced cardio class that will elevate your heart rate and get you moving.  Enjoy a mixture of things including kickboxing, interval training, floor work, step, and rep challenges.  No class is ever the same.

HIIT: High Intensity Interval Training is a challenging class that takes your cardio workout to another level.  Push yourself and your pace out of your comfort zone.

Low Impact Cardio: This cardio class is full of floor work at a slower pace with less impact (think: modified jumping jacks, alternating knees, tap backs, etc.)  It’s a fun workout that is sure to get your heartrate up while being kinder to your joints.

PiYo: Unlike traditional Pilates and yoga sessions, PiYo is set up like a cardio class, designed to burn calories and make you sweat. Choreographed sequences that are sped up to maximize results provide PiYo participants with a fun routine to master while listening to upbeat, motivating music. Pilates + Yoga = an intense workout with strength training and flexibility work.

Zumba: Zumba is a fitness program that involves Latin-inspired dances along with other styles.  This class is for all levels and the main purpose is to have fun while getting a great cardio workout!

Low Impact Step & Tone: Power Step with a twist! Combining your typical Step Aerobics with some ‘Body Sculpt’ toning. We are keeping it low impact on the Step, but feel free to come and kick it up a notch!

Power Surge: think HIIT and circuit strength training fused together! Set up like circuit training, but will have bouts of HIIT cardio and strength stations making this the perfect full body workout while getting that heart rate up!

 

Cycling

Spin: A smaller, fast-paced group class. Participants will use stationary bikes to ride over hills, sprint in the flats, and do interval training while listening to high-energy music.

Spin & Tone: A lower-impact cardio and endurance training class. This class is a spin class combined with added strength training to give you a full body workout. Spin & Tone incorporates spin cycles with interval-style strength training.

Spin Variety: Any and everything is game in this Spin class. The motivating instructor will guide you through challenging and varied routines, ensuring a full-body workout that keeps you engaged and encouraged. Just come and enjoy everything you love about cycling!!

 

Flexibility, Balance, Core

Core & More: Core & More is designed to challenge your core, legs & shoulders. Class participants will use free weights, kettle bells, bands, and/or body weight to strengthen and tone core (and more).

 

Lower Impact

Be Active: Promotes just that: being active!  This class engages your whole body using different exercise tools (e.g., balls, bands, and weights).  We move from chair to standing and all of the moves can be modified to fit your needs.  Classes incorporate basic cardio, strength training, balance/coordination exercises, and stretching for overall health and wellness.  All fitness levels welcome, but perfect for beginner/moderate.

Cardio & Strength Water Aerobics: A challenging low impact class to improve strength, balance, and endurance. This class incorporates pool noodles, water bells, and splash boards and takes place in the Rec Pool.

Chair Yoga: A gentle practice in which postures are performed while seated or with the aid of a chair. Chair yoga classes are great for those with physical disabilities, older adults, or those completely new to yoga looking for a soothing practice.

Low Impact Cardio: This cardio class is full of floor work at a slower pace with less impact (think: modified jumping jacks, alternating knees, tap backs, etc.)  It’s a fun workout that is sure to get your heartrate up while being kinder to your joints. Playlists typically include hits from the 50s, 60s, and 70s!    

Water Aerobics: A challenging low impact class to improve strength, balance, and endurance. Water Aerobics is a low impact aerobics group exercise class that takes place in the Rec Pool.

Low Impact Step & Tone: Power Step with a twist! Combining your typical Step Aerobics with some ‘Body Sculpt’ toning. We are keeping it low impact on the Step, but feel free to come and kick it up a notch!

Water X: Like water aerobics by improving strength, balance and endurance but adding fun music to help motivate you and provide a fun, upbeat water workout!

 

Strength

Body Sculpt: This class uses a variety of exercises to sculpt your muscles and tone your entire body. This Tabata-style class walks you through various intervals that will challenge different muscle groups through smaller movements.  Think: pilates + barre + strength training mixed into one varied class. With the use of a mat, free weights, bands, blocks, balls, and/or your own body, you will burn calories and achieve total-body toning. 

Bootcamp: Boot Camp delivers an endurance-based workout to help you feel invigorated with a series of exciting and challenging exercises, drills, circuits, rep challenges, intervals and more. This class is a great option for runners, triathletes, or anyone looking for an empowering workout.

HIIT: “High Intensity Interval Training” is a challenging interval workout! HIIT uses weighted balls, hand weights and step boards among other equipment to challenge your body and keep you guessing throughout the entire class. You will never get bored with this entertaining fast-paced cardio strength class.

Muscle Pump: Entertaining and challenging Muscle Pump builds strength and works major muscle groups. Participants will have the option to use weighted plates/bars, dumbbells, bands, body weight, and/or stability balls while being motivated and guided by one of our excellent instructors through interval-style routines.

RIP: RIP is a full body endurance strength training class that attacks every muscle group (some compare it to Body Pump). Use bars and/or free weights to work muscles to fatigue.  RIP is a pre-choreographed class with amazing music to keep you energized and moving! 

Strength & Conditioning: LOWER BODY: Focus on strengthening your lower body with weights and cardio moves. 

Strength & Conditioning: UPPER BODY: Focus on strengthening your upper body with weights and cardio moves. 

Total Body Strength & Cardio: Focusing on strengthening full body with weights and cardio moves.

TRX: TRX is a body-weight based series of over 300 different core-focused movements designed to strengthen your body, enhance your mobility, develop your flexibility, and help you live better and stronger! It is all core, all the time. All who are interested are welcome to join!

Weighted Circuit Training: Work with free weights, bars, slam balls, and kettlebells as you rotate through different circuits all focused on increasing your overall strength.

Power Surge: think HIIT and circuit strength training fused together! Set up like circuit training, but will have bouts of HIIT cardio and strength stations making this the perfect full body workout while getting that heart rate up!

 

Mind & Body

Chair Yoga: A gentle practice in which postures are performed while seated or with the aid of a chair. Chair yoga classes are great for those with physical disabilities, older adults, or those completely new to yoga looking for a soothing practice.

Vinyasa Yoga: Emphasizes connecting breath with a sequence of poses to create a continuous flow. Vinyasa is designed to help build strength, flexibility, and balance, while also encouraging mindfulness and inner peace. It’s adaptable and can be appropriate for yogis of all levels, with modifications and variations offered for more or less intensity.

Sunrise SomaYoga: Somatic movement and breathing practices offer a holistic approach to improving core stability, weight distribution, and overall well-being. By focusing on the mind-body connection, these practices cultivate awareness and control over your body, leading to enhanced physical performance and mental clarity.

Slow Flow Yoga: is an intentionally slower-paced class, aimed at helping both beginners and those who want to deepen their understanding of yoga. It is a balance of breath work, posture sequences, and slow stretching that will focus on postures that counterbalance the actions found in your daily life.

 

Aquatics

Water Aerobics: A challenging low impact class to improve strength, balance, and endurance. Water Aerobics is a low impact aerobics group exercise class that takes place in the Rec Pool.

Cardio & Strength Water Aerobics: A challenging low impact class to improve strength, balance, and endurance. This class incorporates pool noodles, water bells, and splash boards and takes place in the Rec Pool.

Water X: Like water aerobics by improving strength, balance and endurance but adding fun music to help motivate you and provide a fun, upbeat water workout!