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Hampshire Regional YMCA
 
 

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Who to Contact
Pat Monska
Health & Wellness Director
or Kate Hahn
Wellness Coordinator
584-7086 ext 105
 

All fitness levels are welcome in our classes. Please let the instructor know if you are new to class. All of our instructors are CPR certified and hold national Group Exercise or specialty certifications. Classes are included with membership unless specified. Classes are not available for non-members unless listed.
 
 

 

Zumba
Forget your boring workout routine and join the dance party! This simple to follow choreography will allow you to burn lots of calories while having an amazingly fun time! Check out this HOT new trend!
Family Zumba
Bring your children ages 7 and up to this 30 minute Latin dance party! Burn calories and enjoy some together time while you experience how fun exercise can be.
Family Karate
Bring your children ages 6-12 to this class to learn basic self-defense, respect, and discipline through Okinawan-style karate.
Family Yoga
Bring your children ages 3yrs & up to practice balance, strength, and flexibility in this fun, child-oriented class.
Stretch & Move Dance
This comprehensive new class will focus on alignment, stretching, and strengthening of major muscle groups. Beginning with classical stretches, the class flows steadily into cardio movement involving basic dance moves. Burn calories while improving balance posture, and muscle tone!
Pilates
Improve core control, coordination, standing alignment and balance with Pilates mat exercises. Emphasis on alignment, breathing, and efficient sequencing of movement. This class will give you an awareness of proper body alignment that will be beneficial in other group exercise classes.
Step & Sculpt
This class challenges both the body and the mind. If you are new to step, be patient. It takes a few classes to get the hang of it, but it is well-worth the effort. The first half of this class focuses on cardio fitness by performing movement patterns on the step. The second half focuses on muscular strengthening and toning using free weights and/or resistive tubing for a total body workout.
Circuit Class / Total Body Conditioning
This class targets all areas of fitness in one class. The class is based around an interval-training format where “exercise stations” are designed. The workout consists of bursts of non-choreographed aerobic activity and segments of muscular strength and endurance work. The idea is to get your heart rate up as well as develop core and functional strength
Cardio Kick
Cardio Kickboxing is a combination of boxing, kickboxing and movements from the martial arts. It is a high intensity work out that helps build muscle and burn calories.  We use combinations of high impact aerobic and strength training moves for the first 40 minutes of the class and end with a powerful arm, leg and abdominal routine. If you are a beginner to kickboxing, please come early to the class so you can learn the punches and kicks.
Cardio Dance
A mid- level intensity cardio step class designed to increase cardiovascular strength and endurance. Hi/Low melds the choreography of a dance class and strong athletic moves to create a fun-filled, exciting 60-minute workout that will keep you coming back for more. All fitness levels are welcome.
CardioSculpt
A muscle conditioning class designed to build both muscular strength and endurance by varying weights and repetitions, while providing a cardiovascular challenge by maintaining a steady pace throughout the workout.  Participants should have some experience using free weights and be familiar with the basics of proper form and technique.
Boot Camp / Turbo Fit
Join us for a workout that will allow you to tone and strengthen your body in a fun welcoming group. Using free weights, jump ropes, mat work, sports drills and more, you will leave class feeling energized and motivated for the whole day! All fitness levels welcome. Turbo Fit is a shorter version of Boot Camp.
Muscle Conditioning / Total Body Sculpt
This class incorporates free weights, resistive tubing, rubber bands, and the BOSU trainer. Increased strength, flexibility and muscular endurance are the focus of this class. You will be encouraged to work at your own pace. Participants with injuries or other physical limitations will be asked to provide documentation from their physician saying they can participate.
On the Ball
An intense muscle conditioning class using a stability ball. While “on the Ball” is an entire body workout, class focuses primarily on the muscles of our “core” and is designed to increase muscular strength, flexibility, and overall balance.
Y Cycling
Come ride inside! Imagine interval training, racing, ‘jumping”, pedaling up hills, and much more in a room filled with motivational music, friends, and ENERGY! We suggest that you call the Member Service Desk one day in advance to reserve a bike. Participants must bring water. New participants need to arrive 10 minutes prior to their first class in order for instructors to teach them individualized bike set-ups. Padded bike shorts are recommended. All fitness levels welcome.
Core Conditioning
Spend an hour strengthening your core with a fusion of traditional Strength Training, Yoga, and Pilates. This mat based class is designed to improve core strength and stability while allowing each participant the opportunity to progress at their own pace.
Yolates
This class incorporates the best of Pilates and Yoga for a workout that will increase core strength while improving flexibility. You will improve muscular strength and endurance while increasing your range of motion. Yolates is strength and flexibility training at its best! Please bring a yoga mat.
Yoga
In this class we will practice developing balance, flexibility and strength with students of all levels: beginners as well as intermediate and advanced students are welcome here! We practice together following our breath and our inner experience to find the level that is perfect for us. Modifications on poses are offered for varying levels.
Intermediate Yoga
Requiring significant yoga experience and body awareness training, Intermediate Yoga is designed primarily for strengthening purposes. This class explores different types of intensity: both aerobic through vinyasa and Power yoga flows and anaerobic though holding postures for longer durations. Inversions, backbends and arm balances will juxtapose a further examination of alignment and specific muscle use in basic postures. Breathing techniques and meditation practices will be incorporated into each session.
Advanced Yoga
This course requires several years of yoga experience. Knowledge of basic postures and alignment principles are necessary. Learn how to move beyond plateaus in your personal practice. Delve into specific areas of frustration to move towards progress. Come with a beginner's mindset to re-explore basic postures and pull them apart piece by piece to find ways to practice safely and best strengthen the body. This course will teach advanced postures that require significant upper body and core strength along with considerable opening in the shoulders, hips, hamstrings and quads.
Gentle Core Yoga
This class is designed not only to target the deep, inner muscles of the abdomen and upper and lower back, but also to teach people how to use core strength in their day to day life and workout. There is also a strong focus on balancing postures. Beginners always welcome.
Yoga Strength
A vigorous flow yoga class designed to improve, build, and enhance strength, flexibility and concentration.
Tai Chi
Tai Chi is a moving meditation and exercise that has been practiced for centuries, first in China and now all over the world. The movements, called the form, are a set of postures that flow one into the next. The practice of Tai Chi can help to relax the body and mind, improve balance, coordination, concentration, physical confidence and a sense of general well being. In this class we will learn a basic form that people can use at home and enjoy every day. Everyone is welcome!
Qi-Gong
Qigong is an ancient Chinese health maintenance practice, currently growing in popularity throughout the western world. Qi (chi) is "life force" or energy and Gong means long time study or cultivation. Qigong is the precursor to Tai Chi and all the martial arts. It's a way to work with and move qi. Acupuncturists work with qi to effect healing and promote well-being, but you can move this energy yourself, by learning simple movements, meditation, breathing practices and self-applied massage, seated or standing. Qigong is easy, energizing, and deeply satisfying. Wear loose clothing and comfortable shoes.