The Tri-Cities Family YMCA offers a wide variety of cutting-edge fitness programming including the following:
- Personal Training
- Computerized Nutritional Analysis
- Fitness Assessment
- Body Composition Analysis
- HELP Program (Health Enhancement Lifestyle Program)
- Y's Way To A Healthy Back
- Commit To Be Fit (beginner exercise class)
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Fitness Classes
The Lakeshore Tri-Cities Family YMCA is the fitness and aerobic leader in West Michigan, offering over 45 fitness classes each week. Many are unique to our facility. YMCA members have free access to at least twelve aerobic classes per week. The classes offered free rotate on a 6-week schedule. Fitness cards give members access to a session of classes not included in their membership, or non-members access to any fitness class. Classes include the following:
Fitness Schedule for Friday
Body Basics
Jog, walk or use the cardio center for your cardiovascular conditioning. Afterwards, meet up in the multi-purpose room for muscle strengthening using weights and bands.
Cardio Jam
This class is a fun mix of high/low, basic hip-hop and dance moves. Test your cardio endurance while grooving to the latest hits on the charts. Includes toning and abdominal work.
Cardio Kickboxing
This cardio class takes its moves from the boxing arena. Athletically styled, you will use every muscle group. Gloves and wraps are recommended and are sold at the front desk.
Fitness Yoga
This class is an invigorating heat-building format of movements that will incorporate a challenging mind/body workout for all fitness levels.
Gentle Yoga
This class is perfect for beginners or those looking for additional modifications offered at a slower pace. Restorative poses to realign your mind, body and spirit will be taught, followed by a relaxing meditation.
Indoor Cycling
Ride into high gear in one of our many exhilarating stationary cycling classes. Set to motivating music, instructors will use cadence and resistance to simulate hills, flats and more!
Non-Stop Step
Learn basic to advanced combinations that will move you in every direction - over, around and across the bench.
Outdoor Cross Terraining
This workout recreates the impulsiveness of play in an action-packed, adventurous format. Bouts of cardio intervals are blended with task training using the environment - all in the great outdoors!
Powerflex
Pure strength training, pure fun! It's resistance training set to motivating music, using a variable weight barbell between 3 and 63 pounds. This class is ideal for beginners or advanced. LIMIT 35.
Rock-n-Stroll
An exercise class where babies are welcome! Get a cardiovascular workout while pushing your stroller to simple aerobic patterns. Class also includes strength exercises and a relaxing cool down.
Strength Fusion
A combination of strength, balance and flexibility exercises designed to target the core while challenging the whole body. This time conscious but effective workout will utilize a variety of equipment leaving you strengthened, lengthened and energized.
Super Circuits
Designed to get you fitter faster! Participants will use Cybex weight equipment, cardio, core and balance training devices, while changing stations every 90 seconds. Time flies as you make your way around the circuit and walk away with a complete full-body workout.
Total Training
You will get the best of both worlds with this energizing combination of cardio and strength exercises. A variety of equipment is used in this intense but easy to follow class. One try and you'll be hooked!
Water Works
Use a variety of equipment, (flotation belts, barbells and water logs) to give you a great cardiovascular workout.
WALK FIT
Put one foot in front of the other! Walk with a group of Y members, led by a fitness instructor. Walking will be done outdoors through neighborhoods surrounding the Y.
Yolates
This class is a blend of Yoga and Pilates. Yolates will work the entire body, focusing on core and will finish with deep stretches.