Fitness and Wellness

Barbell Strength Lab: Squat Rack Mastery
Build real strength with confidence in our Barbell Strength Lab. This focused strength class is designed to teach proper safety and flawless technique for all major barbell exercises performed in the squat rack-including squats, bench press, overhead press, deadlifts and rows. This is deliberate, slower paced strength training session emphasizing quality movement, lower repetitions, and progressively challenging weights. Instructor: Kevin Johnson

Barre
Inspired by elements of ballet, yoga, and Pilates. No dance experience is required! It focuses on low-impact, high-intensity movements designed to strengthen your body but also develop agility, flexibility, and balance. Instructor: Rhonda Jackson-Smith

Chair Yoga for Resilience
This class is perfect for those who prefer not to, or who are unable to, practice on the floor. Class will include a combination of seated poses and standing poses where the chair will be available for support. This class is designed to promote a sense of balance and well-being through slow, mindful movement, breathing practices, and meditation. This class is trauma-informed, accessible, adaptable and open to all levels. Instructor: Morgan Howell

Core and Kettlebells
This class is designed for anyone developing a stronger core and wanting to gain experience using kettlebells. Class will consist of core exercises and balance work. Also getting familiar with kettlebells and learning how to incorporate them into different exercises. Instructor: Dre Williams

Core Flow Yoga
Incorporate traditional yoga poses and breath work emphasizing on developing the power that lies at the core center of the body. Instructor: Jesse Tsui-Huang

Full-Body Restore
An active recovery class designed to release muscle tension, improve joint mobility, and reset your body. This low-intensity session combines guided dynamic stretching, targeted mobility drills, and deep restorative poses to reverse the wear and tear of daily life and intense workouts. Perfect for all fitness levels, it focuses on lengthening tight muscles, opening the hips and shoulders, and calming the nervous system. You will leave feeling lighter, moving better, and completely re-energized. Instructor: Alexis Dabney

Full-Body Strength
A pure resistance training workout designed to build lean muscle, increase bone density, and develop baseline physical power. This class prioritizes heavy compound movements and proper lifting mechanics over fast-paced cardio. By focusing on time-under-tension and progressive overload, Full-Body Strength helps you master foundational movements while safely pushing your physical limits. Instructor: Alexis Dabney

Hatha Yoga
Learn to better manage stress and improve your overall health and well-being by receiving instruction in yoga postures, deep relaxation, deep breathing techniques, and meditation. Instructor: Ed Carpenter

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
High-intensity interval training is intended to improve performance with short training sessions. The interval training class is designed to burn fat and build cardio endurance and strength in a short and intense workout. There is a 2:1 ratio of work-to-rest intervals. HIIT is a fast-moving class that quickly builds cardiovascular endurance as well as strength. Instructor: Rhonda Jackson-Smith

Iron Pump
A jam-packed strength training workout that uses and adjustable barbell, weight plates, bodyweight and a step, combined with high-energy music and coaching to build muscle and movement strength. Instructor: Jesse Tsui-Huang

Kickboxing
Kickboxing focuses on the details of our martial arts techniques and body mechanics. Expect a mixture of drills that vary in intensity and style, including but not limited to martial arts, HIIT, strength conditioning, cardio, and stretching. By incorporating various drills and styles we will improve our techniques and performance in kickboxing class. Instructor: Deirdre Turner

Mindful Morning Yoga
Mindful Morning Yoga is designed to promote a sense of balance and well-being through slow, mindful movement, breathing practices, and meditation. This class will include gentle repetition of movement before staying in yoga postures in a way that feels sustainable and nourishing for everyone. This class is trauma-informed, accessible, adaptable and open to all levels. Beginners are welcome and encouraged. Instructor: Morgan Howell

Monday Mobility
Get your day started with an overall total body workout. This will include a warm-up and cool-down with mobility, upper and lower body strength and core exercises in between. Learn some new and exciting ways to “wake-up” your muscles and gain flexibility and strength. All the exercises taught can be used anywhere. Instructor: Kevin Johnson

Pilates
This low impact class features classic Pilates exercises, utilizing isometrics and body weight, strengthening and elongating muscles, building core strength, and promoting spinal alignment. Class is appropriate for beginners as well as Pilates enthusiasts. Mats are provided for use, or bring your own if preferred. Instructor: Deirdre Turner

PITAIYO
Pilates, Tai Chi, and Yoga disciplines in a fusion class like no other! This signature class delivers whole-body conditioning, enhancing not only your body but your mind and spirit! No experience is necessary. We will build together to create body awareness and create movement and strength. This class will be taught by one of the developers and founders of PITAIYO. Instructor: Janice Shaheen

Senior Balance and Core
This class is designed to strengthen those muscles that help with balance and posture. Come learn how to improve overall fitness, fall and injury prevention, or sports performance. Instructor: Fitness Staff

Senior Wellness
Come and get moving with a class that is designed to work on improving overall physical well-being. This class will use different exercise modalities, such as joint mobility, resistance, and flexibility training to improve overall mobility, and strength to help with everyday life. Instructor: Fitness Staff

Small Group Training
If you enjoy the motivation of group exercise classes but want a more personalized exercise approach join our Small Group Training class. Small Group Training merges group exercise with personal training. Each training session focuses on movements and exercises that will help you lose fat, build strength, endurance, and muscle tone. Please meet in the Deep Run Fitness Center. Instructor: Fitness Staff

Total Body Conditioning (TBC)
A high-energy, full-body workout designed to build strength, improve endurance, and elevate your fitness. This class combines resistance training, cardio intervals, and core work to challenge every major muscle group. Using a variety of equipment like dumbbells, resistance bands, and bodyweight movements, you will move through a dynamic sequence that keeps your heart rate up and your muscles working. Instructor: Alexis Dabney

Total Body Strength (TBS)
Full-body conditioning using a variety of bodyweight and equipment addressing compound movements for functional strength; high concentration of abdominal and core work. Instructor: Janice Shaheen

TriFit
This all-encompassing class is segmented into cardio, resistance-training, and stretching portions to satisfy your aerobic, strengthening and flexibility needs. Weights, resistance bands, and various fitness equipment will be used to keep the class fun and challenging. Modifications will be given to accommodate all fitness levels. Instructor: Deirdre Turner

Well-Being Tai Chi
Tai Chi Yang Style was founded by Master Yang Lu-Ch’an in the mid-1800s. Tai Chi has been described as a moving yoga. As a form of gentle exercise and moving meditation, Tai Chi offers a wealth of benefits for both the body and mind. This class is open to all levels of fitness. Instructor: Perry Li

Yoga Sculpt
A Yoga class that combines traditional yoga poses with strength and cardio training exercises. It aims to improve flexibility, strength and cardiovascular health. Instructor: Jesse Tsui-Huang

If you have any questions regarding the group exercise classes, please contact Jason Blake, the Senior Recreation and Fitness Coordinator, at 804-501-5121 or [email protected].