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Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex offers group fitness classes 7 days a week, from 3 dedicated fitness studios.
Classes are available for pay-as-you-go, as a registered program, or with a membership. Group fitness class participants must be at least 13 years of age, or as stated otherwise.
Group Fitness Class Schedule
Current Class Schedules
Class Descriptions
Studio A Classes |
Barre & Balance: This class incorporates the disciplines of yoga, pilates and ballet to perform a variety of strength and balance exercises to increase range of motion, mobility and confidence. Barre Sculpt: Combining attributes of Pilates, barre, and functional training while incorporating small movements to fatigue the muscles and large range of motion to elevate the heart rate. Also uses a variety of equipment, such as bands, balls and dumbbells resulting in a total body workout that leaves you mentally strong and feeling accomplished. Cardio Box: This class is a full-body workout that engages every muscle group, with a strong focus on your core. Structured in three “rounds” that include shadow boxing with intervals of bodyweight exercises, core work and a great stretch to leave you drenched in sweat! The rapid cardio boxing movements can also help improve flexibility, endurance, balance, and coordination. Cardio Dance Kick: A high energy class that features cardio kickboxing combinations and body-sculpting dance moves. Enjoy the ultimate cardiovascular challenge that's a unique blend of total body cardio and strength/core work. Circuit Training: Develop your strength and aerobic fitness with exercises performed in succession and minimal rest. Your heart rate remains elevated in this moderate to high-intensity class. Fit Fusion 55+: This class is designed for older adults as it consists of low impact movements with little to no bouncing. It’s a blend of cardiovascular and muscular strength, finishing off with core work and a full body stretch. Interval Challenge: This class alternates intervals of cardio and strength conditioning to give you a full body workout using a variety of equipment. Socacize®: This class is a creative blend of authentic Caribbean and African dance techniques, in harmony with effective fitness moves, resulting in a unique, non-judgmental and exhilarating dance fitness program for all fitness levels Step: This is a classic choreographed aerobic exercise class. You’ll get a full body cardio workout while also toning your legs. Modify intensity by adjusting your speed, step height and movements. Step & Strengthen: This class fuses together the cardio benefits of a step class and the muscle building benefits of a strength training class. Get everything you need all in one high-energy, total body workout. Stretch & Strengthen: This workout uses various types of equipment to focus on coordination, balance, and muscle strength. It finishes with stretching and postural exercises. Total Barre®: Integrates elements of Pilates, dance, and strength training to create a high-energy and dynamic class. Emphasizing correct biomechanics with the power of music to increase strength, flexibility and stamina. Zumba®: Fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms with easy to follow moves to create a dynamic class that will blow you away. Zumba Gold caters to older adults.
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Studio B Classes |
Cycle Fit: A cardio workout with varying speeds and resistance levels to provide a different ‘ride’ every time. Cycle Fit 55+: This 30 minute fun and effective cardio class will safely build cardiovascular endurance and confidence. You will be shown proper setup and will feel comfortable to cycle at your own pace. Cycle Pump: Cycle Fit and Pump It Up all in one! Improve your cardio on the bike while also building strength and core doing off-bike muscle conditioning. Challenge your fitness level with this high energy, calorie-burning class. Dynamic Core: A combination of muscle endurance exercises focusing on core muscle groups which include, lower back, abdominals, and oblique muscles. Pump It Up: This class focuses on weight bearing strength exercises that are challenging, safe, and functional. We incorporate the use of: dumbbells, bars, plates, and steps/benches. Total Muscle Challenge: Challenge yourself in this high-intensity, workout. Improve strength, stamina, and explosive power with a workout that changes every week. |
Studio C Classes |
Chair Yoga: This is a unique yoga style that adapts yoga positions and poses through creative use of a chair. Poses are done seated on the chair or the chair is used for support during standing and balance poses. Essentrics® Gentle Stretch: Formerly called Classical Stretch, this class is a low-impact total body workout combining elements of tai-chi, yoga, Pilates, and, sports conditioning movements to help increase flexibility, relieve pain in muscles and joints as well as build strength using your own body. Mobil-lates: This class is a combination of joint mobility work, stretching and muscle release techniques with pilates principles. Equipment such as foam rollers, bands and balls are also used in active, dynamic and passive positions to help you achieve improved range of motion, balanced muscle activation and decreased muscle soreness. Pilates: Experience this mind/body movement focusing on the pilates principles of centering, breath, concentration, control, precision and flow. Includes elements of standing as well as mat work. Pilates for Strong Bones: This Osteo- friendly pilates class makes the use of chairs as well as standing work to help strengthen the core, improve balance and maintain bone density. Sunrise/Sunset Yoga & Meditation: This class is an introduction to yoga in the form of therapy. Each class includes static and flowing yoga postures, different breathing techniques, sound and a guided meditation. Yoga 55+: A Hatha style class designed for those seeking to increase and maintain joint mobility while also increasing strength and improving balance. Recommended for healthy older adults with no major joint or medical conditions. Yoga - Asana, Pranayama, & Meditation: This class explores 3 elements of yoga; Asana, postures & movement patterns, Pranayama, breathing techniques, and Meditation, centering the mind. We will look at each element separately as well as a complete therapeutic flowing practice, weaving all three elements together. Yoga - Gentle: Learn basic postures, stretches and breathing techniques to help you relax and de-stress. This class is appropriate for pregnant women. Yoga - Hatha: This class uses the practice of static postures and breathing techniques to help you stretch and breathe your way to greater harmony and energy as you reduce stress, align your body, and deepen your inner peace. Yoga - Vinyasa: This class is a dynamic, flowing form of yoga smoothly linking your body movements to your breath. You’ll be guided in a series of poses that will move you through the power of inhaling and exhaling. Yoga - Yin: Yin is a relaxed, passive style of yoga that involves holding poses for longer durations and increasing your inner awareness while also stretching deeper connective tissues. |
Physical Activity Screening Forms
Before taking part in any of our group fitness programs we require that you complete a Get Active Questionnaire. This is a pre-exercise screening tool designed by the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology (CSEP) to help ensure you have a safe physical activity experience. When you sign up for a membership or register for a class you will be prompted to answer this pre-screening questions.
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