YMCA Group Fitness Classes for All Levels

Group Fitness at the YMCA is all about moving together, feeling stronger, and connecting with others. With certified instructors, welcoming classes for every level, and a supportive community, you’ll find the motivation you need to stay active and have fun while doing it.

Explore our class list below and find the workout that inspires you.

Drop-In Fitness Classes

Athletic Performance Training: Teen
Designed for casual to competitive teen athletes, join members from Owen Sound Swimming for this program focusing on general body athletic strength. Mobility and stretching components are included with each class. 
Bars & Plates
Bars and Plates is low in complexity, but high in results! It will sculpt your muscles, increase metabolism, and increase strength using specially designed bars and weight plates. There’s no experience required to join the class, just your desire to build a stronger you.
Body Sculpt
Develop your muscular strength and endurance using a variety of equipment and techniques. Strengthen and tone the abdominals, upper, and lower body while focusing on proper movement execution.  
Boot Camp
Challenge and improve your agility, core strength and overall fitness level. Class combines cardiovascular intervals with resistance training techniques. Modifications provided to make this class suitable for all fitness levels — beginners welcome!
Cardio: Gentle
A gentle way to start if you are looking to get moving, we use a variety of exercises and include some strength and cardio to help you get going. Whether you are new to exercise or looking for a class to get you started, this is the class for you.
Cardio: Mix
Get your heart rate up with this combination of body weight exercises, cycling, step aerobics, and resistance training.
Cardio: Step
A variety of high/low impact exercises, step aerobics, power kick boxing and muscle toning. Suitable for all fitness levels.
Chair Fit
Get your heart rate up, build strength and increase flexibility, all from a chair! Chair Fit combines aerobic exercise and muscular endurance with great music while participants are seated. Some Chair Yoga and stretching at the end of class rounds out this great low-impact workout.
Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga provides gentle, supported stretches and mindful movement to increase flexibility, mobility, and strength. A great option for all fitness levels.

Core
Focus on abdominal and back strengthening exercises for development of core strength to proactively fight back pain, repetitive stress, weakness and fatigue.
Cycle

Stationary cycling with the motivation of an instructor, the companionship of a group, and up-tempo music lead to an easy-to-follow workout for all fitness levels. Registration is encouraged, space is limited and fills up quickly.

Gravity

This class provides low impact, full body conditioning using the Total Gym Gravity Training System. This workout has the function of an adjustable incline plane and gravity resistance. All fitness levels welcome. If we have more participants than Gravity machines, we may offer alternative exercises and transitions to include everyone. Registration is encouraged, space is limited and fills up quickly.

Gravity Boot Camp
Challenge and improve your agility, core strength and overall fitness level. Class combines cardiovascular intervals with resistance training techniques featuring the Total Gym Gravity machines. Modifications provided to make this class suitable for all fitness levels.
Gravity Core
Combine a full body Gravity workout with some extra Core exercises using exercise balls, medicine balls, kettlebells and dumbbells. 
Joga
JOGA is a movement system made up of the benefits of yoga combined with the biomechanics of sport. JOGA enhances athletic performance, improves concentration, decreases recovery time and ultimately, transforms an athlete’s game. 
Kettle-Bell Flow

A kettlebell flow is a sequence of kettlebell exercises performed back-to-back without setting the kettlebell down, designed to improve strength, conditioning, coordination, and mobility. Unlike traditional sets and reps, flows are continuous and fluid, often involving multiple movement patterns that transition smoothly from one to the next.

Kickboxing
A form of martial art, this class is designed to increase muscular strength and endurance, through series of boxing techniques of jabs, hooks, and kicks with the use of punching pads/bags. Participants must supply their own boxing gloves and hand wraps as they are not provided. You can purchase gloves at our Welcome Desk or buy your own (16oz gloves).
Mommy & Me Classes

Are you a new mom looking for a workout that fits around your baby’s schedule?  Bring your little for one of our new Mommy and Me classes:

  • Stretch & Strengthen – A full body workout class that encourages engagement with your baby and emphasizes core strength
  • Yoga – Practice Yoga poses (some with your baby in your arms!) in an open and casual setting
Pilates
Concentrating on posture, balance and flexibility, Pilates is a form of exercise which strengthens the body with an emphasis on core strength.
Ride & Glide
Combine the cardio benefits of stationary cycling with the strength benefits of Gravity training for a total body workout!
Stretch
A gentle, easy to follow stretch class to help increase flexibility, improve joint mobility and core stability. Suitable for any fitness level.
Tabata
Participate in a variety of dynamic, high intensity cardio and resistance intervals to challenge and improve your cardiovascular fitness, balance, core strength and muscular endurance.
TRX
Develop your muscular endurance at your own pace with TRX. This class delivers a full-body workout by utilizing one’s bodyweight and gravity on the TRX Suspension Trainer. TRX will provide you with a fast and effective workout, great for people of all fitness levels.
TRX Bootcamp

Challenge and improve your agility, core strength and overall fitness level using our TRX Suspension Trainers . Class combines cardiovascular intervals with resistance training techniques. Modifications provided to make this class suitable for all fitness levels – beginners welcome!

W.O.W. (Workout of the Week)

Follow along with an instructor as you complete the Workout of the Week. The workout will be posted on the Fitness Board for anyone to complete on their own throughout the week. Every class offers a fun and motivating routine.

Yoga
Yoga means union, a coming together of mind, body and spirit. Your flexibility, strength and concentration will be improved through a series of yoga postures and breathing techniques. Comfortable clothing and willingness to try new things is all you need to participate.
Youth Fitness
Our Youth Fitness class is a fun, high-energy workout designed to get youth (ages 7-12) moving and improve fitness. Participants rotate through a series of exercises that focus on strength, coordination, and endurance, with brief rest breaks in between. It’s a great way for youth to build healthy habits, stay active, and have fun!

Registered Fitness Classes

Be sure to check registration dates and register early, as spaces are limited. Fees may apply.

Kung Fu (7-12 yrs)

Kung Fu is a traditional form of martial arts that not only educates an efficient style of self-defense but also history, philosophy and ethics. Join us in learning the basics of this art form from SiFu, Trevor Uitvlugt. Register for sessions through ACTIVE Net.

Strength Training Teen

12-15yrs, FREE for members

This program runs in 3-week, 6-class sessions. Participants are required to attend Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday classes. The program teaches teens how to exercise effectively using equipment, free weights and body weight.  Receive guidance from staff on how to begin or improve your workout.

Tai Chi

This ancient practice is a series of 108 slow, graceful movements developed in the 12th century by a Taoist monk. All at the same time, it is a health exercise, a method of meditation and a martial art. Here we will emphasize the health aspects of this art. The movements are specially designed to relieve stress and fatigue while developing strength, flexibility and concentration. Participants will learn small portions of the set each class until the complete set is learned.
At our YMCA we offer Tai Chi 1 for beginners; Tai Chi 2 for members part way through learning set of 108 moves; Tai Chi 3 for those who have learned the full set of moves.

Triathlon Club

Join this committed group of Triathletes for a 90-minute coached training program. Each week will include swimming, indoor biking, running and strengthening.

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