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Strength Training classes use resistance tools like weights, stability balls and stretchy bands to strengthen your muscles. Our coaches will maximize your exercise efficiency and ensure correct technique. Some classes work through the whole body while others focus on specific muscle groups.
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Strength Training Offerings
Active Older Adult: Strength and Conditionting
Active Older Adult: Strength and Conditionting at Downriver Family YMCA
Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises to improve strength, range of motion, and daily-living skills. You will use hand-held weights, elastic tubing handles and a ball for resistance, and a chair for seated and/or standing support.
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Active Older Adult Strength and Cardio
Active Older Adult Strength and Cardio at Farmington Family YMCA
AOA Chair fit uses a variety of exercises using dumbbells and bands to strengthen and improve daily activities and vitality. This is an intermediate interval class mixing strength and cardio.
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Max Strength
Max Strength at Boll Family YMCA
This dynamic class blends the muscle-toning benefits of strength training with the fluid, controlled movements of barre. Expect a full-body workout that incorporates resistance training, balance work, and high-rep, low-impact exercises designed to build endurance and sculpt lean, strong muscles. Using light weights, bodyweight movements, and precise form, you’ll challenge your core, improve posture, and enhance flexibility—all while moving with grace and control. Perfect for those looking to strengthen and lengthen their muscles in a supportive, energizing environment.
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Pumped Up Strength
Pumped Up Strength at Downriver Family YMCA
Total Body Conditioning Mixes cardio, plyometrics, strength and endurance training for a total workout.
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S.O.S. (Strength on Saturdays)
S.O.S. (Strength on Saturdays) at Macomb Family YMCA
an open format class that rotates differing workouts to improve your strength in various ways. The workout changes every week so come in ready to work!
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Small Group Training: Strength & Conditioning
Small Group Training: Strength & Conditioning at Boll Family YMCA
Take your fitness to the next level with Strength & Conditioning! This high-energy, full-body workout is designed to build strength, improve endurance, and enhance core stabilization. Led by Lissy, you’ll combine resistance training, functional movements, and core conditioning to challenge your muscles and boost your overall fitness.
Whether you’re looking to build muscle, enhance endurance, or improve overall conditioning, this class is perfect for all fitness levels. Get ready to sweat, push your limits, and feel stronger than ever!
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Step & Strength
Step & Strength at Carls Family YMCA
Choreographed patterns of aerobic movement on a platform box or “step”. Combine cardio and strength in an excellent routine to energize and invigorate you in a short amount of time!
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Strength & Sculpt
Strength & Sculpt at Carls Family YMCA
This class will target all of your muscle groups with weights and techniques to burn fat, increase muscle and become stronger.
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Strength Variety
Strength Variety at Macomb Family YMCA
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Strength and Flexibility
Strength and Flexibility at Birmingham Family YMCA
This class is a low impact class focusing on strengthening and lengthening your muscles, combining stretching with strength exercises to give you a full body workout that will be easy on your joints. For all fitness levels.
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Strength and Sculpt
Strength and Sculpt at Birmingham Family YMCA
Using Pilates inspired movements, this class will target all of your muscle groups using weights and techniques to burn fat, increase muscle and become stronger.
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Total Body Strength
Total Body Strength at Boll Family YMCA
Strength training is for everyone! Learn the basic concepts of strength training with an instructor that will lead the class through a variety of exercises using resistance equipment, body weight, stability balls, free weights and more to keep participants engaged and challenged.
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Total Body Strength at Carls Family YMCA
Weight training is for everyone! Learn the basic concepts of strength training with an instructor that will lead the class through a variety of exercises using resistance equipment, body weight, stability balls, free weights and more to keep participants engaged and challenged.
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Total Body Strength at Downriver Family YMCA
Strength training is for everyone! Learn the basic concepts of strength training with an instructor that will lead the class through a variety of exercises using resistance equipment, body weight, stability balls, free weights and more to keep participants engaged and challenged.
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Total Body Strength at Macomb Family YMCA
Weight training is for everyone! Learn the basics of strength
training with an instructor that will lead the class through a
variety of exercises using resistance equipment, body weight,
stability balls, free weights and more to keep participants
engaged and challenged.
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