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].

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

Bellydance Fusion
Bellydance Fusion mixes the ancient art of belly dancing with a twist of low impact total body strength and interval style cardio fitness. This class will offer classic belly dancing moves to the tune of Middle Eastern, Egyptian pop, R&B, and Latin music. Instructor: Trish Hayes

Body Sculpt
This class combines both Pilates and Barre Workouts for flexibility, stabilization, toning, strengthening and cardiovascular conditioning. In this class there will be a focus on breathing techniques while moving through a mat sequence workout while strengthening, and toning the muscles with resistance bands and basic ballet movements. Instructor: Rhonda Jackson

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

Classic Fitness with Cardio and Strength
Great music from the 60s, 70s and 80s is used to motivate participants in this rhythmic exercise format. Easy to follow enjoyable motions and patterns to raise heart rates, break a sweat and bring a smile! Instructor: Joanne Snook

Flex and Flow
On your lunch break? Join our fun, high energy, low impact class designed to improve cardio, strength, and flexibility. This class has something for all fitness levels and ages. Instructor: Day Harris

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
High intensity interval training or HIIT is intended to improve cardiovascular endurance and strengthen/tone muscles. Come join this quick midday full body workout that will continue to burn calories hours after your workout. Instructor: Valerie Waller

KidsFit
This class offers fitness and sports skills focusing on conditioning, endurance, strength, teamwork, and camaraderie. Fun fitness and sports drills with different sports each week. Instructor: Fitness Staff

Midday Mash-Up
End your week with this high energy, fast paced exercise experience. The Midday Mash-up will combine simple, yet tough, exercises from several different exercise styles. You’ll keep your body guessing by working your way through strength building exercises, cardio bursts, targeted muscle toning, and fast paced intervals. Every exercise can be modified to fit your fitness level. Instructor: Willie Cunningham

Midday Zumba
Zumba is an electrifying high intensity dance party and is the perfect combo of fun and fitness. Latin dance, Bollywood, Dance Hall just to name a few of the dance styles that are woven into this calorie torching total-body cardio and aerobic workout. Who knew cardio could be this much fun? Instructor: Day Harris

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

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: Rhonda Jackson

Popp Cycle
Get ready to ride! This high-energy, full-body cycling workout is designed to torch calories and boost your cardio fitness. Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist or new to the bike, the instructor will guide you through resistance changes for an exhilarating and effective workout. Class size is limited to 8 individuals per class. First come, first served. Instructor: Danielle Saunders

Sculpt and Tone
Improve your overall fitness by combining resistance training exercises organized in challenging sets, with a bit of cardio mixed in. This full body workout is for all fitness levels with modifications shown using a variety of resistance equipment. Instructor: Joanne Snook

Seats and Beats
This chair Zumba class is a high-energy, fun, and friendly fitness class for anyone who wants to exercise sitting down. It combines a party atmosphere with the high intensity total body workout that you’d find in any Zumba class. The main focus is having fun! No dance experience is needed and there are no wrong moves! Instructor: Day Harris

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

Tabata
Tabata is a great way to improve cardio and muscular endurance. The class will consist of simple yet intense exercises that will blast calories and tone your muscles. Whether your goal is to lose weight, increase strength, build muscle, or improve flexibility, Tabata will help you get there. Instructor: Alma Griffin

Tone-Up
This class is designed for a full-body strength endurance muscle-building workout. It is designed to strengthen and build muscles with the use of dumbbells, bands, and body bars. Instructor: Fitness Staff

Total Body Strength (TBS)
This Total Body Strength class is a comprehensive, full body workout designed to target all major muscle groups – like your chest, back, legs, and core – in a single session. This class is versatile and highly modifiable to allow everyone to work at their own pace and intensity level. Instructor: Rebecca Cavalli

WARRIOR Revolution Cycle
Experience the ultimate expression of music and cycling! WARRIOR Revolution is science based, sassy and sensational! Prominently featuring diverse playlists, intelligent programming, and dance undertones, WARRIOR Revolution is perfect for newbies and seasoned riders looking for an edgier experience. Join the revolution! Class size is limited to 8 individuals per class. First come, first served. Instructor: Danielle Saunders

Youth Fit
Youth Fit will feature relays, obstacle courses, cardio, strength, and flexibility; boot-camp style. These classes will help children gain confidence while introducing the important principles of exercise in a fun atmosphere. Instructor: Fitness Staff

Zumba
Zumba® takes the “work” out of workout, by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. This is a more traditional Zumba ® style by combining Latin rhythms, Socca, Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats, and Modern Music with a West Indian background style format. Instructor: Felica King

If you have any questions regarding the group exercise classes please contact Willie Cunningham, the Senior Recreation and Fitness Coordinator, 804-652-1434 or [email protected].