Health & Fitness

The YMCA of the USA and American Arthritis Foundation joined together to create this low impact water recreational exercise program for people with arthritis, and other everyday aches and pains. This is a shallow-end class, it is not necessary to know how to swim.

Make friends and meet new people! This class is a basic level water exercise class that uses the natural buoyancy and resistance of water and equipment to work toward improving participant flexibility, muscular strength, and cardiovascular endurance. Class is taught in the shallow end, no need to know how to swim!

This dance class is all about burning calories and having fun while learning specific dance moves. Participants will start with simple dance moves then step into more complex sequences that build both stamina and strength. This class is modifiable for most fitness levels.

This is a fitness class that combines a variety of exercises to help increase cardio endurance while strengthening muscle. Participants will enjoy basic aerobics as well as working on their strength with hand weights or bands. This workout can be as an interval or circuit, or as a half cardio, half strength.

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. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles, and a ball are offered for resistance, and a chair is used for seated and/or
standing support.

This class involves a variety of intensity levels alternated with rest periods and ishighly effective in conditioning the cardiovascular system while increasing muscle strength. The workouts will include a mix of cardio exercises and resistance training.

This water fitness program is held in the deep end of the pool and provides a non-impact but challenging cardiovascular workout. Participants will use flotation belts and Styrofoam barbells to perform a variety of motions including water walking and running, abdominal work and toning exercises.

The class is broken into 15-minute increments. The class design is learning a cardio routine, functional training to help strengthen the muscles used for balance and Chair Yoga. This class is intended for any older adult concerned with fall prevention. A chair will be utilized.

Activate your aqua exercise urge for variety! Splash® offers LOTS of fun and shallow water moves to improve agility, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance. No swimming ability is required, and a kickboard is used to develop strength, balance, and coordination.

Senior stretch is a class that provides flexibility and increases range of motion for the entire body. The instructor will focus on all major muscle groups with a variety of different types of stretch techniques. The goal is for your body to feel better, prevent injury, and increase range of motion. A chair will be utilized.

Tai chi is a type of low-impact and weight-bearing exercise that began as a martial art. As it developed, it took on the purpose of enhancing physical and mental health. Tai chi involves slow, gentle movements, deep breathing, and meditation. Qigong is a practice that involves a series of postures and exercises — including slow, circular movements — regulated breathing, focused meditation, and self-massage

Move your whole body through a complete series of seated and standing yoga poses. Chair support is offered to safely perform a variety of postures designed to increase flexibility, balance and range of movement. Restorative breathing exercises and a final relaxation will promote stress reduction and mental clarity.

Zumba Gold is a less intense dance routine than Zumba. The class is designed for older adults using modified movements. Some of the benefits you’ll receive from the class are enhanced strength, improvement of flexibility, coordination of hands, arms and shoulders, improvement of balance and posture, reduction of stress and increased energy.