Group Fitness Class
GROUP FITNESS CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Conditioning
Aqua Fit: Take a new approach to your swim routine and try our Aqua Fit classes. This class will give you a full body workout and strengthen muscles that often get neglected. Water resistance as well as pool equipment will be used to get the heart rate up and provide exceptional benefits. Aqua Fit is great for the joints and is fun and challenging for all fitness levels!
Boot Camp: This high-intensity, athletic style of training is FAU’s take on the traditional boot camp classes! Boot camp is a full body workout that combines cardiovascular conditioning, agility drills, and strength training moves. In this class you will move quickly between different muscle groups and exercises with little to no rest. The group dynamic of a boot camp class will keep you motivated and coming back for more.
Outdoor Cross Training: Take your training to the great outdoors! This class is a unique combination of running, agility/cardio drills, strength training, and general conditioning. Outdoor Cross Training utilizes the FAU campus to provide participants with a fresh change of pace! Meet outside the fitness center weather permitting. Participants should be able to complete one to two miles in order to safely participate in class.
Tabata: If you are looking for a short workout that is going to push your limits then this is a perfect class for you! Tabata is a style of interval training developed by a team of researchers from Japan. The format incorporates short burst of intense effort for 20 seconds followed by a 10 second rest period. Tabata interval training will use a variety of equipment and variations so you will never get bored.
TRX Bootcamp: This high intensity, full body workout is delivered through suspension training equipment from TRX. Suspension training was developed by a Navy Seal and offers the ability to utilize the core through functional movements. It is a perfect mix of cardiovascular conditioning, and strength all in one great class. TRX boot camp will push each participant to a higher level of physical fitness in a fun and safe environment.
Cycle
Cycle: High-energy indoor bicycling will push your fitness limits, building muscular strength and cardiovascular endurance through a mix of interval training, climbs, endurance and sprints. Training on a bike makes this workout low-impact, but plenty challenging. Make this class as intense as you wish—it is YOUR ride!
Dance
Cardio Dance: If you are looking for a variety and fun way to burn extra calories then cardio dance is a great class for you! This class has an upbeat atmosphere and dance influences from many different styles. Come enjoy a great workout with cardio dance!
Contemporary Dance: A dance class that challenges experienced dancers as well as beginners. We begin with cardiovascular dance movements and then learn fun choreographed dance pieces to meaningful lyrics. Get ready to express yourself through movement for a fantastic workout!
Zumba: A dance class with a Latin vibes, which incorporates movements that are easy for anyone to learn. Using unique moves, high energy, and motivating music participants can dance away their stress. Zumba is a “feel-happy” workout that is great for the body and the mind!
Mind/Body
Night Owl Yoga: Join us for a traditional yoga class after the sun goes down! This class is the perfect yoga class for those who prefer to hit the gym at night. Connect with your mind, body and spirit in this fitness‐based yoga class before you hit the sack.
Pilates: Focus on isolating, activating, and conditioning the body’s deep core muscles. This mat-based Pilates class improves flexibility, coordination, muscle control, posture, and strength through physical and mental conditioning.
PiYo: Expand your fitness with a unique combination of yoga and pilates that will challenge your strength, flexibility, and dynamic balance to enhance your mind-body connection. PiYo aims to deepen personal awareness of your body with a focus on core strength and breath control that results in a well-balanced approach to stress relief and relaxation.
Yoga: Connect with your mind, body and spirit in this fitness based yoga class. Yoga classes will vary in length, but each session can provide a variety of health benefits. This relaxing and challenging workout is a combination of breathing, muscular strength and endurance, balance, coordination and other stress-management techniques.
Strength & Core
Body Sculpt: Strength training techniques are fused with cardiovascular conditioning to create a high intensity and highly effective training experience. Body Sculpt aims to build strength and physically condition the body to work at an optimal level. This class is tough and you will engage muscles that are over looked and undertrained, but most importantly you will leave knowing you worked hard.
Core Blast: Core Blast offers innovative exercises designed to strengthen the core muscles. Participants will utilize a variety of equipment including stability balls, BOSUs, resistance bands, and more! Core Blast is an ideal addition to another class, or can be taken alone.
TRX Core: Engage and enhance your core in a way you never have before. State of the art TRX suspension training equipment was created by a Navy Seal to provide a dynamic workout. In this TRX core class you will specifically work the abdominal region while suspended, which will present a functional core challenge like you have never encountered before.
TRX Total Body: The TRX Total Body class is designed to activate all muscle groups by only using body weight and suspended body weight resistance. With the technology of the TRX, secondary muscles are allowed to be activated without failure of the exercise. Through a wide range of cardiovascular, strengthening and functional core movements you will truly experience the benefit of working with a TRX.
