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Stress relief can be achieved by participating in yoga, Pilates, cycling, Zumba, or flexibility training at Franciscan Health Fitness Centers. These can help clear your mind and give you refreshed focus. These practices, done regularly, may lead to an improved outlook and even better quality of life.
Maintain top mental and physical health
Produce positive feelings and moods more often
Strengthened immune system
Increased productivity and focus at home and work
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Stress Relief Classes
Ab-solution Walking Workout
Learn ways to stroll through the water and strengthen your abdominals. Experience simplistic patterns and isolation techniques that create a powerful water walking program emphasizing core muscle use. Suitable for all ability levels. (starts at 4:10pm)
Aqua Blast
Take your aquatics training to the next level with our High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) class that will produce high powered results.
Aqua Flow
Using only the resistance of the water, this class will improve mobility and increase your flexibility to help decrease pain.
Aqua Motion
Splash into fitness with a wet & wonderful workout! Simple choreography & resistance variations will give you a fun & effective workout.
Aqua Zen
Stretching in the water is a wonderful way to relax tired, tight muscles, increase flexibility while reducing tension.
Balance Challenge
Focus on balance, breathing techniques, and relaxation while using the barre and other equipment. Wear loose, comfortable clothing.
Bone Builders
Helps to build strong bones, increase core strength, improve posture & flexibility. Includes both standing and sitting exercises.
Box & Burn
Train like a boxer in this high intensity cardio and strength workout. Gloves are needed for combat against boxing bags.
Core Conditioning
Strength, core, and balance using light weights or body weight as resistance on the floor with a mat, and standing positions.
Core Fusion
A dynamic workout blending the best of Pilates and Yoga! Challenging yet accessible way to improve your core strength and overall fitness
Deep H20
Challenge yourself to a full body workout in the deep end of the pool. Aqua belts are encouraged for use in deep water.
Flexibility Formula
Just relax and stretch! Integrating yoga, Pilates, dance and sport stretches will improve your range of motion, balance and posture.
Gentle Yoga
Chairs are available to all class participants in Gentle Yoga. Most everything we do in this class can be done from a chair, though we will use the floor for some simple stretching exercises. "Do what you can do, don't do what you can't do.”
H2O Challenge
This class uses a variety of aquatic equipment to target each muscle group in this total body strengthening experience.
Hydro HIIT
A combination of bursts of intense exercises & varying periods. This class is a fun way to train your whole body.
LesMills Virtual BODYATTACK
A high-energy workout combining cardio, strength, and agility exercises that will also build cardio stamina, improve coordination, and agility.
LesMills Virtual DANCE
A high-energy workout featuring 10 tracks with new choreography including a warm-up, cardio peaks and a cool-down. It combines innovative dance moves with the latest music.
Line Dance
Enjoy a throw-down, boot stomping good time with choreographed line dances that combine body movement and footwork from country, hip-hop, and Latin dance moves. Easy to follow directions.
Line Dancing
This fun Line Dancing class can help you improve your fitness level by having fun! A variety of music is played, so there is something for everyone. Steps are shown at the beginning and during each dance.
Mat Pilates
Lengthen and strengthen. Join us for a mind-body connection with movements that will provide a full body workout.
Morning Flex
Relax and stretch! This class is a way to rid the body of aches and pains by integrating different stretches to help increase range of motion, balance and post
Pilates
Pilates training promotes strong lean muscles, better balance, improved posture and body alignment.
Senior Express
Dynamic, low impact workout designed for the young at heart. Will improve aerobic fitness & burn body fat. All ages welcome.
Strength & Balance
This class is for individuals looking to improve strength, balance, and flexibility.
Suspended Strength
Build your core while moving on noodles and using weights to strengthen upper and lower body simultaneously.
Tabata Strength
Each cycle consists of Eight, Twenty second rounds with a 10 second rest in between each round. This class primarily focuses on total body strength training. Specific Tabata music is played as well to provide a fun and different structure to your workout.
Tai Chi
Experience these gentle load bearing exercises that are designed to improve balance & build bone density & strength.
The G.O.A.T.
Get moving and combine a variety of training techniques! Intervals of step, hi-lo, strength training, & kick boxing will keep you invigorated.
Vinyasa Yoga
This intentional slow but challenging class links the breath with a flowing sequence of yoga poses bringing you to a place of centered strength & ease and ends in meditation, release & relaxation.
Warrior Workout
Total body workout using barbells for both upper and lower body. Also mixing in kettle bells, dumbbells and adding in core strength
Water Worx
Join us for a full body workout that will help improve your cardiovascular strength and flexibility.
Wind Down Yin Yoga
A soothing mid-week treat just for you. It's a gentle and restorative yoga experience that's all about relaxation and shaking off that stress. You can expect deep, mindful breathing and slow, intentional movement. It's the perfect remedy to a busy weekday.
Yoga
For all levels. This class helps create flexibility, strength, and harmony in the body. It also connects mind and spirit by including gentle stretches, breathing techniques and simple meditation.
Yoga / Meditation
For all levels. This class helps create flexibility, strength, and harmony in the body. It also connects mind and spirit by including gentle stretches, breathing techniques and simple meditation.
Yoga Flow
Links multiple Hatha Yoga poses creating active, flowing movement. Improves strength, flexibility, endurance, and balance. Modifications and principles of alignment allow you to stay safe and feel challenged.
Yoga for Every "BODY"
This introduction to Yoga class is designed to familiarize beginners with basic Yoga postures and breathing techniques. With an emphasis on personal instruction, this class gives you a solid foundation before moving into and on to other yoga classes.