SilverSneakers Courses and Descriptions
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ActiveRX Strengtherapy™ Silver
This is not your usual strength training class - just lots of fun and friend making, while working to achieve your personal goals. Imagine regaining the strength you had 10 or 20+ years ago ... Being more energized ... Having less pain ... Making new friends ... Becoming more active ... Dancing again! Our friendly, helpful and knowledgeable teachers will guide you through our unique Strengtherapy System and prepare you for a new lease on life. Just ask our members – they will tell you of the life changing impact they experience through Strengtherapy – and all in sessions of 30 minutes a few times per week. At ActiveRx you can Choose How You Age!
Ageless Grace®
This exercises program, based on everyday movements that are natural and organic, focus on the healthy longevity of the body and mind.
Aqua Fitness
This class often provides a combination water workout that includes cardio conditioning and muscle strengthening exercises using a variety of equipment along with the water's natural resistance. Usually taught in a shallow pool, this type of exercise helps reduce the risk of muscle or joint injury.
Aqua Zumba®
Known as the Zumba “pool party”, the Aqua Zumba program gives new meaning to the idea of an invigorating workout. Splashing, stretching, twisting, even shouting, laughing, hooting and hollering are often heard during an Aqua Zumba class. Aqua Zumba classes blend together a safe, challenging, water-based workout that’s cardio-conditioning, body-toning and most of all, FUN. ZUMBA®, ZUMBA FITNESS®, ZUMBATOMIC®, ZUMBA GOLD®, ZUMBATHON®, ZUMBAWEAR® and ZLIFE® are registered trademarks of Zumba Fitness, LLC, used under license.
Awareness Through Movement®
In Awareness Through Movement lessons, people engage in precisely structured movement explorations that involve thinking, sensing, moving, and imagining. Many are based on developmental movements and ordinary functional activities. Some are based on more abstract explorations of joint, muscle, and postural relationships. The lessons consist of comfortable, easy movements that gradually evolve into movements of greater range and complexity.
Bokwa®
In Awareness Through Movement lessons, people engage in precisely structured movement explorations that involve thinking, sensing, moving, and imagining. Many are based on developmental movements and ordinary functional activities. Some are based on more abstract Bokwa® is a new and completely different approach to group exercise that is rapidly spreading across the globe. Bokwa® participants draw letters and numbers with their feet while performing an energizing and addictive cardio workout routine. Moving together to today’s most popular music, participants off all ages draw the Bokwa® L, 3, J, K and dozens of other steps! This trademark is the property of Bokwa, Ltd.explorations of joint, muscle, and postural relationships. The lessons consist of comfortable, easy movements that gradually evolve into movements of greater range and complexity.
BOOM – Mind
Improve range of motion, balance and flexibility in this yoga/Pilates-fusion class. Learn techniques to relax your mind and engage your muscles through athleticstretching techniques.
BOOM – Move It
Move through the decades in this dance-based workout. You’ll perform moves from every era – `60s Twist to `90s Vogue – all while helping improve cardio endurance.
BOOM – Muscle
Up your game in this cardio and strength-training class that consists of a series of exercises inspired by your favorite activities like golf, tennis and hiking.
Boot Camp
A “boot camp” class is an advanced and intense group exercise class, designed by a personal trainer to incorporate military-style training and drills in a non-stop circuit format. The classes are designed to push participants harder than they’d push themselves, and generally get fast results and create a supportive and motivational community of like-minded people. Often held outdoors, these classes are designed with challenging segments of cardiovascular work, muscle conditioning, and
athletic drills to ensure a complete total body workout.
Brains and Balance Past 60™
Brains and Balance Past 60™ program is designed for the unique needs of active older adults who know the importance of staying mentally sharp and physically stable. Researchers no longer believe that falling or losing mental capacity are inevitable parts of the aging process. This fascinating class series operates on two premises: 1) That specific balance exercises can reduce the risk of falling and 2) that we should train the brain as we train our skeletal muscles: with progressive
resistance, different types of challenges and appropriate overload.athletic drills to ensure a complete total body workout.
Cardio
Cardiovascular fitness is an important factor in overall health. Regular cardio exercise as part of your fitness routine can help you increase energy levels, battle disease and sleep better. It can also help you lose weight or maintain a healthy weight when combined with a balanced nutrition plan. The key factor in a cardio class or workout is increasing your heart rate up. Exercises may include power walking, jogging, running, bike riding, or a variety of low- and high-impact movements that will
raise your heart rate and work up a sweat.
Cardio and Strength
This is a fitness class that combines a variety of exercises to help increase cardio endurance while strengthening muscle. The workout can be lead as an interval or circuit, or as a 1⁄2 and 1⁄2 class (half cardio, half strength).
Cardio Kickboxing
Cardio Kickboxing is a combination of dance and martial arts that will improve your endurance and cardiovascular fitness. High intensity class.
Chair Aerobics
This aerobic exercise is a safe and effective low-impact workout performed while sitting in a chair or a wheelchair. It provides a cardiovascular workout for participants who cannot stand for a prolonged amount of time or who may be new to exercise, while significantly reducing the risk of injury or a fall.
Chair Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline originating in ancient India. While stretching is certainly involved, yoga is also about creating balance in the body through developing both strength and flexibility. This is done through the performance of poses or postures, each of which has specific physical benefits. Chair will be provided.
Circuit/Interval Training
An interval type of physical training that involves high intensity exercise alternated with rest periods is highly effective in conditioning the cardiovascular system while increasing muscle strength. Active rest between high intensity work allows the heart rate to drop, giving the participant the opportunity to recover before the next high intensity interval. These types of workouts can include a mix of cardio exercises with resistance training.
Conductorcise®
Relieve stress, build aerobic stamina, and shed unwanted pounds, while imagining yourself a leading symphony orchestra. Sound workshop for mind, body and soul.
Core Conditioning
This type of class focuses on improving core strength by working the abdominals, back and gluteal muscles. The class format consists of a thorough total body warmup, core strength work, and total body final stretch. Equipment and floor work is optional. The goal of this class is to activate and re-engage core muscles to improve daily endurance, improve posture and prevent injury.
Dance – Ballroom
The ballroom dance repertoire includes dances developed from old European folk dances such as the waltz, Latin American dances such as the tango, rumba, and cha-cha, and dances of 20th-century origin such as the foxtrot and quickstep.
Dance – Fox Trot
Foxtrot is a smooth progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor.
Dance – General
Dance classes are designed to move one's feet or body, or both, in a specific rhythm and pattern of steps with the accompaniment of music. This general dance class offers a variety of dance genres.
Dance - Latin
Latin dance is a fast-paced, often exciting, partner dance characterized by hip movements that will help increase range of movement. However, hip movements are not intentional in any of the Latin dances. The hip motion is a natural consequence of changing weight from one foot to the other.
Dance – Line Dancing
A line dance is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in one or more lines or rows without regard for the gender of the individuals, all facing either each other or in the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time. Come join the fun!
Dance – Mambo/Salsa
Salsa is a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music. Mambo is a fast ballroom dance of Caribbean origin, rhythmically similar to the rumba and cha-cha but having a more complex pattern of steps.
Dance – Tango
Tango incorporates movements that are sometimes slow and slithery, and other times sharp and staccato, such as a quick foot flick or a sharp head snap to promenade position. Tango has the same counter clockwise flow of movement around the dance floor, but with a lesser sense of urgency in comparison to the smoother and more continuous ballroom dances.
Dance – Square
Want to dance? Get fit? Your best entertainment value and a great way to enhance your life. Basic Modern Square Dance is performed to variety of music. No prior dance skills needed. If you can walk and know your right from your left, you can square dance. All welcome.
Drums Alive® Golden Beats
Get fit while having fun. Everyone can drum! In this brand-new fitness experience you will use drumsticks and follow along as the instructor helps you feel the beat and move in your seat. You can stand or sit, either way the class is sure to be a hit. No musical experience or equipment necessary. Please wear closed toe shoes. This trademark is the property of Ms. Carrie Eakins.
Essentrics™
ESSENTRICS™ is a unique program that rapidly changes the shape of your body through a dynamic and fluid combination of strengthening and stretching. This workout develops lean, strong and flexible muscles with immediate changes to your posture. ESSENTRICS is even smarter than that; it goes beyond changing just the look of your body, it also cares about how you feel in your body. With a diverse music playlist accompanying each routine, this equipment free workout leaves you feeling energized, positive and healthy.
FXP Hula Hoop®
Holistic exercise program that blends cardio hooping & strength training with high intensity interval training based on elements of pilates, yoga, & ballet barre. The FXP Hula Hoop® is precisely sized & weighted to help users shed pounds, lose inches from their waistline, and sculpt their entire body.
Golf Flexibility
This class is designed specifically for active adults and targets the specific areas of flexibility needed to play better golf. We will be focusing on range of motion and balance in regards to the full swing and short game. Exercises are low impact and tailor-made for participants of any level of ability.
HeavyWeight® Yoga
Through gentle pacing, use of props and modifications, you will be able to reclaim your best self and sense of well-being. This program is not about diet, aerobic exercise, or weight loss. No prior yoga experience is needed.
Indoor Cycling (Spinning)
Indoor Cycling or Spinning is a group exercise class in a fitness studio with stationery bikes. The intensity of the workout is influenced by cadence (or pedal rate), resistance of the bike’s flywheel, and by the rider’s body position (seated or standing while pedaling). Participants determine their own levels of exertion while the instructor encourages and motivates class members throughout the session.
Intro Pole Walking Clinic
In the Introductory Pole Walking Clinic students will learn the history of pole walking; what incredible benefits are gained by adding poles to their walks creating motivation, inspiration and retention; the proper way to select and adjust fitness poles; and the proper techniques to use when walking with poles. The participants will be given complete supervised hands-on instruction so that they can maximize the benefits of this amazingly effective exercise, while learning to use the fitness
equipment safely.
Jazzercise®
The workout program, which offers a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, and kickboxing movements, has positively affected millions of people worldwide. Benefits include increased cardiovascular endurance, strength, and flexibility, as well as an overall “feel good” factor.
Jazzercise® Lite
Be fierce with this fat-burning cardio and muscles workout. Build balance and flexibility, tone your whole body and charge up your metabolism with pulse-pounding beats, modified movements and lower intensity for all fitness levels.
Jazzercise® Fusion
Supercharge your metabolism and blast fat fast. This circuit-based High Intensity Interval Training (HiiT) class fuses cardio pumping dance moves with muscle work. Rev up your results with this total body workout.
Les Mills™ - BODYFLOW®
Ideal for anyone and everyone, BODYFLOW® is the yoga-based class that will improve your mind, your body and your life. During BODYFLOW an inspired soundtrack plays as you bend and stretch through a series of simple yoga moves and embrace elements of Tai Chi and Pilates. Breathing control is a part of all the exercises, and instructors will always provide options for those just getting started. You’ll strengthen your entire body and leave the class feeling calm and centered. Happy.
Les Mills™ - BODYCOMBAT®
BODYCOMBAT™ is a high-energy martial arts-inspired workout that is totally non-contact. Punch and kick your way to fitness and burn up to 740 calories* in a class. No experience needed. Learn moves from Karate, Taekwondo, Boxing, Muay Thai, Capoeira and Kung Fu. Release stress, have a blast and feel like a champ. Bring your best fighter attitude and leave inhibitions at the door.
Les Mills™ - BODYVIVE 3.1
If you want the optimal mix of strength, cardio and core training this is it. Step into a BODYVIVE 3.1 class and you can be sure you’re heading into one of safest and most effective workouts around. The challenging mix of lunges, squats, running and tubing exercises will help you burn up to 490 calories each class*. The great music will leave you fizzing with energy and feeling great.
Les Mills™ - BODYPUMP™
BODYPUMP™ is for anyone looking to get lean, toned and fit – fast. Using light to moderate weights with lots of repetition, BODYPUMP gives you a total body workout. It will burn up to 590 calories*. Instructors will coach you through the scientifically proven moves and techniques pumping out encouragement, motivation and great music – helping you achieve much more than on your own! You’ll leave the class feeling challenged and motivated, ready to come back for more.
K9 Fit Club®
Put the Wow to Bow Wow with K9 Fit Club! K9 Fit Club mixes circuit training with games, cardio, strength training, balance, core, agility, flexibility and dog obedience. Participants will get their New Leash on Life all in one non-stop hour of fun and fitness for both you and your dog.
LaBlast®
LaBlast is a perfect balance between dance and fitness. The workout is in disguise while you learn dances like the Disco, Cha Cha, Jive, Salsa, Paso Doble, Samba, and many more. No partner needed! During LaBLast classes all music is used from any genre or era. Are you ready to have a blast? Let’s LaBlast!
Nia Technique®
Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that draws from martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. It empowers people of all shapes and sizes by connecting the body, mind, emotions and spirit. Classes are taken barefoot to soul-stirring music in more than 45 countries. Trainings teach people how to get in their body, learn about The Body's Way and cultivate body-centered awareness. Every experience can be adapted to individual needs and abilities. Step into your own joyful journey
with Nia, and positively shape the way you feel, look, think and live. This trademark is the property of Nia Technique, Inc.
Parkinson’s Cycling
Group Indoor Cycling is a safe, fun and effective form of exercise that has been shown to help reduce the symptoms associated with Parkinson’s Disease. Open to all levels of fitness, participants will enjoy a fun, energizing cycling class that is specifically designed for individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Weekly classes are lead by a certified Parkinson’s Cycle Coach.
Pilates
Pilates is a body conditioning routine that helps build flexibility and long, lean muscles. Focus is on strength and endurance in the legs, abdominals, arms, hips, and back. Instructors will emphasize spinal and pelvic alignment, breathing to relieve stress and allow adequate oxygen flow to muscles, developing a strong core or center (toning abdominals while strengthening the back), and improving coordination and balance. Pilates involves mat exercises and may include other props (small weighted balls, foam rollers, large exercise balls, rotating disks, and resistance bands).
Piloxing
Piloxing cardio fusion incorporates cutting edge research and fitness techniques to burn maximum calories, build lean muscles, and increase stamina. It is a combination of standing Pilates, Boxing and Dance.
PiYo™
PiYo is a fun, challenging class fusing Pilates and Yoga. You will burn calories, tone muscles, work on balance and get a great stretch! The class is a little different each time, but always a great workout!
Pole Walking
This rhythmic activity is an energizing form of walking that includes the use of fitness walking poles that help to use the upper body and the core, allowing for a more total-body workout while having fun. Walking with poles helps us walk in a natural alignment of the spine, therefore strengthening the core with each step.
POUND™
POUND™ is a full-body cardio jam session, combining light resistance with constant simulated drumming. The workout fuses cardio, Pilates, isometric movements, plyometrics and Isometric poses into a 45-minute series. Burn between 400 and 900+ calories per hour, strengthen and sculpt infrequently used muscles, and drum your way to a leaner, slimmer physique – all while rocking out to your favorite music!
PURE Barre®
The Pure Barre technique is low-impact, protecting your joints by avoiding any bouncing or jumping. Each strength section of the workout is followed by a stretching section in order to create long, lean muscles without bulk. The technique works to defy gravity by tapering everything in and lifting it up!
PURE Barre Lite®
The Pure Barre technique is low-impact, protecting your joints by avoiding any bouncing or jumping. Each strength section of the workout is followed by a stretching section in order to create long, lean muscles without bulk. The technique works to defy gravity by tapering everything in and lifting it up! PURE Barre Lite moves a bit slower than regular Barre.
R.I.P.P.E.D.
R.I.P.P.E.D. is a one stop body shock. Each season lasts 3 months where you spend the first month learning the moves, the second month shuffle the order of those moves and the third remixing different seasons together to keep you from hitting a plateau. Easily adaptable to any age and level you can modify or progress any move to get the workout YOU need. R stands for resistance where you work your biceps, triceps, and shoulders. I is for intervals, a cardio section where you bring your heart rate up and down. P is for power working your big muscles in the chest, legs, and back with resistance. The second P is for plyometric and is another cardio section with more sport specific moves. The E is for endurance, a mixed martial arts section where you learn coordination and balance and cardiovascular endurance. D is for diet and nutrition. Altogether it's a complete program in one hour! R.I.P.P.E.D.- The One Stop Body ShockTM logos are trademarks of B3 FIT, Inc., used under license.
Senior Stretch
Senior stretch is a class that provides flexibility and increase 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.
Strength and Balance
Strength and balance is important in everyday life and this class will help you improve your ability to feel strong and stable. Strength exercises may include lifting handheld weights, stretching resistive tubing and using your own body’s resistance while also using your core muscles to improve balance and stability.
Tai Chi/Qigong
Tai chi and qigong are two mind-body practices that originated in ancient China. They are often combined practices (within one class) and are appropriate for people of almost any age or condition. 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.
TaijiFit™
TaijiFit™ is a mind/body workout that combines the best of traditional Taiji (Tai Chi) with modern Western fitness. It’s a workout for any age or fitness level, and you will experience the FLOW of Taiji whether it’s your first class or 100th. There are no routines to learn, or set choreography to remember. Instead, you follow an instructor trained in a method known as “Qi Cueing” – designed to bring your muscular, cardiovascular and nervous systems into perfect synergy (along with your mind and Spirit). It finally makes Taiji accessible to everyone. This trademark is the property of Mr. David-Dorian Ross.
TRX®
TRX® is a trademark owned by Fitness Anywhere, LLC. or its affiliates. This is suspension training for the whole body that emphasizes the core muscles.
TRX Suspension®
TRX® Suspension is a form of exercise that leverages your body weight to help build strength, lose weight and increase flexibility using the TRX Suspension Trainer. Every exercise performed engages your core. Workouts combine flexibility, core, cardio and strength training to maximize results. TRX can adjust in level of difficulty to benefit people of all fitness levels and help them achieve all of their fitness goals. TRX® is a trademark owned by Fitness Anywhere, LLC. or its affiliates.
TRX Rip®
TRX® Rip Training is an exercise that builds core and overall strength while providing a great cardiovascular workout using the TRX Rip Trainer, a tool comprised of a lever bar and resistance cord. Rip training builds strength and power, improves balance and coordination, helps with weight loss, is a great cardiovascular workout, and is adaptable to people of all levels and goals. TRX® is a trademark owned by Fitness Anywhere, LLC. or its affiliates.
Walking
Walking is a structured class that incorporates different rates of speed to increase and decrease the heart rate to build endurance. Walking can provide health benefits that include but are not limited to weight loss, toning, increase in energy and stress relief. You will find this class fun and have the opportunity to meet new people in your community.
Walking and Pilates Combo
Walking is a structured class that incorporates different rates of speed to increase and decrease the heart rate to build endurance. Walking can provide health benefits that include but are not limited to weight loss, toning, increase in energy and stress relief. You will find this class fun and have the opportunity to meet new people in your community. This class will begin and end with Pilates-type movements and stretches.
Yo-Chi™
Yo-Chi is a mindful, barefoot fusion program where we celebrate the stability of yoga and the mobility of Tai Chi in both standing and floor-based movements in 5 minute sections of choreography with special music and no equipment other than mats. From a fitness standpoint, we choose postures and progressions in each 5 minute section to challenge the entire body, giving a total-body workout by the time the class is over.
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline originating in ancient India. While stretching is certainly involved, yoga is also about creating balance in the body through developing both strength and flexibility. This is done through the performance of poses or postures, each of which has specific physical benefits. Participants will need to bring a yoga mat, and have the ability to get down to and up from the mat.
Z-Box Fitness®
Z-Box Fitness® (the Z is short for Z.E.N.) blends dance moves from yesterday and today with exciting boxing moves. Z-Box’s total-body workout offers various moves such as boxing/dance, strength training and cool down, stretching and relaxation. This trademark is the property of Deborah Lee Arena DBA Fitness Motivators LLC.
Z.E.N. Mat Fusion™
Z.E.N. Mat Fusion™ includes a variety of mat exercises using props, poses, and more, all while focusing on your breathing.
Zumba®
When participants see a Zumba class in action, they can’t wait to give it a try. Zumba classes feature exotic rhythms set to high-energy Latin and international beats. Before participants know it, they’re getting fit and their energy levels are soaring! There’s no other fitness class like a Zumba Fitness-Party. It’s easy to do, effective and totally exhilarating, often building a deep-rooted community among returning students. ZUMBA®, ZUMBA FITNESS®, ZUMBATOMIC®, ZUMBA GOLD®, ZUMBATHON®, ZUMBAWEAR® and ZLIFE® are registered trademarks of Zumba Fitness, LLC, used under license.
Zumba Gold®
This easy-to-follow class is a FUN workout for anyone, any age, and with any ability. Using Latin styles of music and dance, Zumba Gold class members are able to perform traditional Zumba dance moves done at a lower intensity. It’s just as much fun as regular Zumba classes, just not as fast! Some featured dances are Salsa, ChaCha, Cumbia, Rock ‘n Roll, and Merengue. A typical Zumba Gold class is approximately 45-60 minutes. It utilizes longer warm-up and cool down segments than the traditional Zumba class, and strives to improve balance, strength, flexibility and aerobic fitness. ZUMBA®, ZUMBA FITNESS®, ZUMBATOMIC®, ZUMBA GOLD®, ZUMBATHON®, ZUMBAWEAR® and ZLIFE® are registered trademarks of Zumba Fitness, LLC, used under license.
Zumba Toning®
Participants learn sculpting techniques using Zumba Toning Sticks to enhance rhythm and build strength. ZUMBA®, ZUMBA FITNESS®, ZUMBATOMIC®, ZUMBA GOLD®, ZUMBATHON®, ZUMBAWEAR® and ZLIFE® are registered trademarks of Zumba Fitness, LLC, used under license.
Zumba Gold-Toning®
It's the dance-fitness party that moves at your pace - and more! Shake and sculpt your way to a healthy body for an active lifestyle. Whether you're an active adult or just starting your fitness journey - the Zumba® Gold-Toning Program combines the enticing international rhythms of a slower-paced Zumba® Gold dance-fitness class with the sculpting moves of a Zumba® Toning class, creating an easy-to-follow, health-boosting dance-fitness program anyone can enjoy! ZUMBA®, ZUMBA FITNESS®, ZUMBATOMIC®, ZUMBA GOLD®, ZUMBATHON®, ZUMBAWEAR® and ZLIFE® are registered trademarks of Zumba Fitness, LLC, used under license.
Zumba Step®
Take lower body workouts and calorie burning to new heights with Zumba® Step, the newest Zumba® program. Tone and strengthen glutes and legs with a gravity
defying blend of Zumba routines and step aerobics. Bring your students maximum results without losing the easy-to-follow fitness-party!