Join our certified instructors in the pool for a fun and challenging workout. Greater mobility, reduced pain and fatigue, increased muscle strength and enhanced sleep quality are just a few of the benefits of a regular fitness workout in the pool. Work at your own ability level during a variety of water exercise classes with the encouragement from friendly, welcoming classmates.
THE REGIONAL
YMCA OF WESTERN CT
Aquatic Group Exercise
Aquatic Group Exercise Contact:
Alexandra Hall-Heron
Aquatics Director
203.775.4444 x 133
Aqua Cardio
Intense full body cardio and abdominal workout in the deep end with buoyancy belts, dumbbells, and noodles.
Aquacize
Rigorous shallow water exercise. Intended to help you burn fat, tone muscles, and improve cardiovascular function with barbells, dumbbells, and noodles.
Aqua Core
Low impact resistance training with minimal cardio. This class is designed to help with strength and balance with focus on using the core for stability.
Aqua Fit
Belted deep water exercises that focus on body control and strength. Shallow water exercise with dumbbells and exercise boards to improve and strengthen mobility.
AquaStrength and Conditioning
Deep water strength training combined with cardio-conditioning. Use of different water equipment is integrated to provide resistance and intensity.
MS/Non-Impact Water Aerobics
Gentle paced and individualized exercises. This class is geared towards people with mild to moderate disabilities, such as MS. Barbells and noodles will be used to help with balance, core work, strengthening, and stretching.
Power Hour
One hour of intense deep and shallow water exercises, helping make you more flexible and fit.
Toning
Therapeutic toning and stretching takes place in the Therapy pool. For the beginner to intermediate level individual interested in water aerobics, must be able to float.
Aqua Muscle Conditioning
For those with arthritis, chronic health issues, surgery preparation and recovery, and new to any type of exercise. Exercises are built around balance, improving flexibility, increasing range of motion, and personal strength. Resistance is created from the water and the addition of dumbbells.
Water Aerobics
An intermediate to advanced level class. Emphasis on core strength, range of motion and toning of the body by performing high intensity exercises in both deep and shallow water. You must be able to swim.
Work The Water
Low impact, low intensity head to toe workout in the Therapy pool. A great way to increase your daily energy level and improve your range of motion while performing daily activities.
Deep Water Aerobics
Aerobic workout utilizing buoyancy belts. Focus is on cardiovascular fitness, overall strengthening, toning and range of motion.
Shallow Water Aerobics (Formerly known as Senior Exercise)
Low intensity shallow water exercise with use of noodles and barbells. Focus is on core strength, range of motion and an overall toning of the body.
Water Aerobics
An intermediate to advanced level class. Emphasis on core strength, range of motion and toning of the body by performing high intensity exercises in both deep & shallow water. Must be able to swim.
Power Hour
One hour of intense deep & shallow water exercise, helping make you more flexible and fit.
Hydroriding
A cycling class in the pool. A challenging cardiovascular and total body workout. Excellent for rehabilitative effects and a low impact form of exercise. Water shoes and bathing suit required.
