As a Y member, we know fitness is important to you – and we hope you find support along your wellness journey at the Y. But have you ever thought about being part of the support team?
We are launching two new group fitness classes in 2024, and we are looking for enthusiastic and energetic class instructors! No experience necessary, and all training will be provided. This is your chance to step up your fitness level and help others to do the same. If you’re not interested in teaching these formats, we’re always looking for instructors to lead our other formats!
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Group Fight® is a gripping hour that burns a ton of calories and builds total body strength. Tap into the hottest mixed martial arts movements done at a rapid-fire pace to smash your cardio fitness! From the boxing ring to the fighting cage, Group Fight combines cutting-edge moves with thrilling music. This electric experience is addictive! FIGHT FOR IT! With Group Fight, you are your own opponent in this high-energy experience that borrows training styles from mixed martial arts, kickboxing, Muay Thai, karate, functional athletic training, and more!
This one-hour class is divided into ten parts, each with its own objective:
- Warm-Up – Steadily warm your body with simple upper-body boxing moves and basic footwork. Consider this a rehearsal for the workout ahead!
- Box – Get straight into the workout with upper-body boxing moves. Jabs, hooks, and crosses coupled with authentic footwork keep you on your toes.
- Muay Thai – Lower-body work is introduced with movements borrowed from the exciting Muay Thai discipline. Think sharp elbow and knee strikes, all with power and gusto!
- Kicks – Consider this a working and rehearsal track combined – concentrating on your kick technique is a great way to define and strengthen your lower body.
- Mixed Martial Arts – Anything goes! Upper-body and lower-body strikes are combined in exciting and intense combinations, all to take your cardio fitness to a whole new level.
- Super Box – Take the Box track and supersize it! Harder, faster, and more intense. Did we say harder and faster?!
- Mixed Martial Arts – This second round of Mixed Martial Arts is not all-out like the first. You have a chance to catch your breathe as you prepare for the next working round. Here we train additional elements like balance and kick finesse.
- Muay Thai – Empty your tank as you hit the final cardio peak by using the best strikes Muay Thai has to offer!
- Conditioning – It can be core conditioning, leg conditioning, upper body conditioning, or a combination of each. You will get results!
- Cool Down – Stretch and recover with basic flexibility training, with the addition of kata sequences from various martial arts disciplines.
Group Centergy® will grow you longer and stronger with an invigorating mind-body workout. It incorporates yoga and Pilates fundamentals with athletic training for balance, mobility, flexibility, and the core. Emotive music drives the experience as you breathe and sweat through this full-body fitness journey. REDEFINE YOUR SELF. Group Centergy has a consistent format that will enable you to get comfortable with movements and to see your health and well-being improve.
The workout consists of 10 tracks, accompanied by emotive music, that have specific workout objectives.
- Focus – Athletic, functional, full-body movements kick off the journey to get your mind and body warm.
- Salutations – The sweat really starts here as traditional yoga postures are repeated, building strength and stamina.
- Challenge – Standing yoga poses put the lower body on notice during this physical highpoint track. This is a full-body track that will leave you shaking.
- Balance – The energy pulls back, allowing you to focus inward and concentrate on balance, but you are still working and burning calories.
- Core BACK – Core training for the often-neglected back area will create muscle balance and improve posture.
- Core FRONT – Uses inspiration from one of today’s most popular exercise trends, Pilates, to strengthen your abs and stabilize your pelvis.
- Hips – Exercises promote both stability and mobility through the hips, which translates to a healthy and pain-free back and spine.
- Spirals – Includes rotational movements to improve the mobility, flexibility, and stability of the spine, all requisites to feeling and staying young!
- Folds – Lower back and hamstrings stretches are the antidote for a physically and mentally stressed body.
- Restore – Also referred to as a mini vacation, you’ll be ready to take on all physical and mental challenges by the end of this track as you recover from the workout.
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Questions? Please contact Jennifer Rewkowski.