GROUP FITNESS BY THE NUMBERS
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1,714 programs available nationwide
Active Together
Active Together is a 60-minute workout that includes cardio training with a step, strength training with dumbbells, balance, core, and more! With energizing music and supportive coaching, this program is great for anyone looking for a one-stop fitness shop.
Balance & Flex Together
A workout for body and mind, Balance & Flex Together combines yoga and Pilates with athletic training for 60 minutes of lengthening and strengthening. Perfect for beginners and fitness regulars alike, you’ll work on balance, mobility, strength and more.
Cardio Step Together
Cardio Step Together is 60 athletic minutes of cardio training using a step, designed to improve agility, coordination, power, and overall fitness. With a variety of intensities, participants of all levels can get their hearts pumping in this results-oriented workout.
Conditioning Together
Using a ViPR Pro®, Conditioning Together is a one-of-a kind, 30-minute, full-body workout that uses strength, cardio and revolutionary loaded movement training to build coordination, speed, and agility, and to create a resilient body.
Core Focus Together
Core Focus Together is 30 minutes of athletic training, built with full-body exercises designed to strengthen your core, top to bottom and front to back. An action-packed strength training session, you’ll use bodyweight, a step, and weight plates.
Cycle 30 Together
Cycle 30 Together is a quick cardio workout that's great for burning calories, plus building muscle and endurance. You control the intensity, making it ideal for athletes of all levels.
Cycle Together
Cycle Together is a 60-minute indoor cycling experience, perfect for cyclists and newcomers alike! Together, you’ll ride, race, sprint, climb, and chase to an amazing soundtrack. Cycle Together is a popular low-impact cardio option, and the intensity is completely customizable.
Defend Together
Defend Together is a 60-minute, high-energy, stress-relieving, kicking, punching, jumping cardio workout that borrows movements from mixed martial arts (MMA), kickboxing, karate, functional athletic training, and more.
Groove Together
The most fun you can have working out, Groove Together is 60 minutes of high-energy cardio that combines club, hip hop and Latin dance styles set to a mix of current hits and all-time dance music favorites.
Move Together
Move Together is a 30-minute movement health-focused program that aims to improve your overall competence and maintain life-long movement fundamentals like bending, rotating, and squatting, through building confidence in a supportive group environment.
Strength Train Together
Strength Train Together delivers the full-body strength training everyone needs, with amazing music, adjustable equipment and inspiring coaching everyone wants! Traditional strength training meets functional, integrated, 3D movements in this popular workout.
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Group Exercise Stories
Check out how our Group Exercise Programs have positively impacted the everyday lives of these inspiring participants.
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Before I Knew It, I Was Doing Marathons.
When Victor had his first son, he knew he had to do something to get back into shape. Not one to shy away from an early morning routine, this member starts each day out at the YMCA of Greater Kansas City – and the results are paying off. This is his Y. His camera. His story.
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Group Ex Classes: I'm Doing it For Myself.
Improved strength and mental outlook are just a few of the benefits Tammy experiences along with her friends at Limestone Family YMCA. See why she calls YMCA Group Exercise classes her "daily dose of medicine". This is her Y. Her Camera. Her story.
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Martial Arts: Tai Chi Helps Me Keep My Life in Balance.
Bev Waddell is strengthening her core and balancing her step with one of Franklin County YMCA’s martial arts programs. See who's in this active older adult's inner circle. This is her Y. Her camera. Her story.
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Spin Class: Go Me! Go Me! Go Me!
Here's some advice from Signora Mason who joined a group cycling class at Thelma Lovette YMCA: "If you want it, you gotta push, and keep on." Find out how her determination led to a healthier lifestyle. This is her Y. Her camera. Her story.
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Group Exercise Classes: You Can Exercise, Meet People, and Really be Yourself.
Chris didn’t know anyone in Everett when he first moved there, so he joined the Everett YMCA and started Group Exercise classes to stay active and to meet people. From circuit training, to yoga, to cycling, he found a variety of classes that he looks forward to week after week. More importantly, he has developed friendships that extend beyond class and the Y. This is his Y. His camera. His story.
More Health, Well-Being & Fitness Programs
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Programs for Older Adults
The Y is a place where people of all ages can make connections, improve their health and have fun. Learn more about our programs specifically for older adults here.
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Diabetes Prevention Program
This small-group program has helped thousands of people across the country reduce their risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
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Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring
This program helps to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by offering personalized support as participants develop the habit of monitoring their blood pressure.