Higher Impact Class Descriptions

• Abs & Back: A 1/2 hour class of strengthening exercises for abdominal, oblique, and back muscles.
• Body by Trixie & Body by Jacqueline: A one hour class devoted to weight training, core training, stabilization and balance using isolated and full body movement with dumbbells, barbells, resistance tubes, balls, steps, and mat work.
• Butts & Guts: A one hour class using weights and resistance bands, focused on lower body exercises and abdominals, both weighted and non-weighted.
• Cardio Fusion: A one hour class using muscle toning, kick boxing, and dance based movements.
• Cardio Tennis: A one hour class with 15 minute intervals of tennis oriented drills using the court, ball, and racquet, and plyometrics, core stabilization, lateral movement, and full body exercise.  
• Circuit Training: A one hour class using full body movements that are weighted and non-weighted to provide both cardio and strengthening benefits. Exercises are back to back to maintain heart rate and calorie burn.
• Group Cycle: A one hour cardio class focused on cycling only with hill intervals, lifting and lowering, slow climbs and sprints.
• Cycle, Weights & Abs; Cycle and Weights Interval; Death by Dan; Trix Mix/Bike & Body; Ride and Sculpt: One hour classes incorporating cycling for cardiovascular, upper & lower body weight training exercises, and abs in an interval format. Length of intervals and types of exercises varies with each specific class.
• Dance Aerobics:  A one hour, choreographed, hi/lo aerobics class performed at a moderate to fast pace suitable for those who love to dance. Upbeat and fun with great music and toning floor exercises included.
• Target Kick Box: A one hour cardiovascular class using free form kick boxing movements, plyometrics, and target based kicks and punches.
• World Rhythm Dance: A one hour class using a variety of dance moves like Swing, African, Salsa, Hip-Hop, and others strung together in a sequence. Each of the classes has a theme based on the type of dance taught. Lots of fun!
• Zumba: It's a fusion of Latin and International music that creates a dynamic, exciting, and effective fitness system that works the entire body.

Lower Impact, Joint Friendly Class Descriptions

• Core Training: A 1/2 hour class of strengthening exercises for local and global core.
• Flow Yoga and Power Yoga: An hour long class incorporating Ashtanga and Iyengar Yoga practices flowing one movement into the next. Benefit from an invogorating workout that has full-body strength conditioning, balance, stabilization, and flexibility with a mind/body focus.
• Low Impact Aerobics: Incorporates walking floor movements forward and back and side to side, kept to a moderate pace with lightly weighted strength building exercises in intervals. Set to fun music of the 40's, 50's, and 60's.
• Mat Pilates: Full body exercises performed to strengthen the core using holds, pulses, and full range of motion in prone, side lying, supine, kneeling, and standing positions. The benefits are many; overall body strength, balance, flexibility, and stress relief!
• Restorative Yoga: An hour-and-a-half class using specific poses held for 10 minutes plus to encourage natural healing properties.
• Tai Chi: A sequence of slow methodical movements based on the Tai Chi martial arts form, incorporating balance, focus, full body strength, stretching, and stress relief. All levels of fitness and all ages welcome!
• Water Aerobics: A one hour aerobics class held in the pool involving all muscle groups in upper body, lower body, and core. It's great for beginners, but challenging enough for the more advanced participant by using the water's resistance at each person’s level of fitness. There is almost no impact because of flotation. Lots of fun if you like to get wet! 
• Yoga for Beginners: A class focused on basic poses, stretching, and meditation.
• Yoga (Wed. p.m. & Sat. a.m.): Hatha Yoga postures performed in a sequence, along with stretching and neditation. Geared towards all levels of Yoga enthusiasts.
• Yogalates: "The best of both worlds!" Combining the poses and stretches from Yoga with the flowing core movements of Pilates.

Please contact the First Impressions Desk if you have any questions about Group Fitness classes!

ZUMBA comes to the Racquet Club!!!!

Zumba originated in Columbia in 1990 when Aerobics teacher, Beto Perez, forgot his usual music and had to improvise with the traditional Latin/Merengue music he had in his car. That class ended up being a huge success and is the birthplace of Zumba as it is today.  It is now taught in 35 countries with over 20,000 certified instructors.  Classes are music based on Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Raggaeton etc. Zumba's mission is to get fit and have fun!!  There are no complicated moves to learn and you don't need to be coordinated.  Not to mention the music is so infectious it makes you want to dance. 
"It's a great way to lose weight, increase strength and coordination, foster self-esteem and have fun all at
the same time!"

ZUMBA: IT'S A GREAT WORKOUT WHILE YOU PARTY, SO COME JOIN US!!