Fitness Class Descriptions
Below you will find descriptions for all fitness classes offered at the C.V. Starr Community Center.
DANCE FITNESS
World Dance
A one hour aerobic dance fitness class utilizing music, rhythms, and dance styles from Africa, India, Latin America, and all over the world. All levels welcome. Just have fun and move your body!
TOTAL TONING & TOTAL BODY SCULPT
Total Body Sculpt
Fast-paced class; challenges, motivates and utilizes a variety of total body strengthening in addition to core strengthening exercises and light cardio. Load-bearing exercises that produce stronger, leaner, and more flexible muscles.
Total Toning
Challenging, fun, full body toning experience using a chair, hand weights, body weight, and mat work. Improves muscular strength, endurance, balance, flexibility, and coordination while keeping to the beat of the music.
WEIGHT BAR, CIRCUIT & CARDIO SPIN
Weight Bar
This 60-minute barbell program strengthens all your major muscles in an inspiring, motivating group environment. With simple athletic movements such as squats, lunges, presses and curls, this class is appropriate for all ages and fitness levels.
Circuit
Cardio, weight and core put together in a circuit training style format. Rotating through low to moderate intensity/impact. Incorporate a H.I.T. style format along with TRX suspension.
Cardio Spin
Enjoy a fun, fast-paced workout with our motivating staff. High-energy music and an energizing 60-minute workout.
SENIOR FITNESS CLASSES
Silver Sneakers Classic
Variety of exercises to increase muscular strength, range of movement and daily living activities. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles and a SS ball offered for resistance. Chair available for needed support.
YOGA FITNESS
Gentle Yoga
Perfect class for beginning students and those with movement, joint or balance challenges. We will work on poses that heal and nurture good body mechanics, good breathing habits, stretching the muscles of the shoulders and hips, and better balance.
Yoga Intermediate
(For stronger yoga students) Class starts with 5 minutes of pranayama (yogic breathing practice to strengthen and relax). Then moves on to a high energy flow of movement combined with the appropriate breath, called Surya namaskar or sun salutations. This includes forward and backward bends, standing and balance poses all taught with attention to alignment of the body. We finish the hour with challenging core work and seated and restorative poses.
WATER FITNESS
Arthritis Foundation Water Exercise
A warm-water exercise program shown to reduce joint pain and improve overall health by increasing strength and flexibility. This class will improve your day-to-day life and is suitable for every fitness level.
Silver Sneakers Splash
A fun, shallow-water exercise class that uses a variety of equipment to increase movement and intensity options. Splash is suitable for all skill levels and is safe for non-swimmers.
Deep Water Aerobics
Low-impact, fast-paced, cardiovascular workout. Utilizes buoyancy and resistance equipment using interval training and H.I.T. format.