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We are stronger together.
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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.
Strength Training Offerings
Active Older Adult Strength and Cardio
Active Older Adult Strength and Cardio at Farmington Family YMCA
AOA Strength and Cardio is an intermediate blend of a variety of exercises to strengthen your muscles and cardio to improve cardiovascular health.
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Max Strength
Max Strength at Boll Family YMCA
Max Strength is a full body, low impact workout guaranteed to make you sweat as you strengthen. This high energy and enthusiastic class will target your legs, chest, back, biceps, triceps, shoulders and abs through an interval style workout.
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Pumped Up Strength
Pumped Up Strength at Downriver Family YMCA
Pumped UP Strength it’s a combination of cardio plyometrics athletic and strength-based exercises.
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SGF – Strength Training with a Twist
SGF – Strength Training with a Twist at Macomb Family YMCA
Small groups are geared toward those who want a community feel working out along side others guided by a great personal trainer.
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SGF – Strength for Lyfe
SGF – Strength for Lyfe at Macomb Family YMCA
Small groups are geared toward those who want a community feel working out along side others guided by a great personal trainer.
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Small Group Training: Lower Body Strength Training
Small Group Training: Lower Body Strength Training at Boll Family YMCA
Often times we can get into a weight training regimen and start to plateau or maybe see no progress at all. This small group will teach you the basics of proper and effective strength training with progression, ensuring that you’re weight training with proper technique, mechanics and intensity to see the progress you want.
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Small Group Training: Upper Body Strength Training
Small Group Training: Upper Body Strength Training at Boll Family YMCA
Often times we can get into a weight training regimen and start to plateau or maybe see no progress at all. This small group will teach you the basics of proper and effective strength training with progression, ensuring that you’re weight training with proper technique, mechanics and intensity to see the progress you want.
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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 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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9/9/24–11/1/24 Days & Times:
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9/9/24–11/1/24 Days & Times:
- Mon 11:15 am-12:05 pm
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm
Strength and Sculpt
Strength and 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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9/6/24–11/1/24 Days & Times:
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9/6/24–11/1/24 Days & Times:
- Fri 8:30 am-9:25 am
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm
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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9/10/24–9/10/24 Days & Times:
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9/10/24–9/10/24 Days & Times:
- Tue 5:30 pm-6:15 pm
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm
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9/17/24–9/17/24 Days & Times:
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9/17/24–9/17/24 Days & Times:
- Tue 5:30 pm-6:15 pm
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm
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9/24/24–9/24/24 Days & Times:
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9/24/24–9/24/24 Days & Times:
- Tue 5:30 pm-6:15 pm
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm
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10/1/24–10/1/24 Days & Times:
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10/1/24–10/1/24 Days & Times:
- Tue 5:30 pm-6:15 pm
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm
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10/8/24–10/8/24 Days & Times:
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10/8/24–10/8/24 Days & Times:
- Tue 5:30 pm-6:15 pm
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm
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10/15/24–10/15/24 Days & Times:
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10/15/24–10/15/24 Days & Times:
- Tue 5:30 pm-6:15 pm
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm
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10/22/24–10/22/24 Days & Times:
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10/22/24–10/22/24 Days & Times:
- Tue 5:30 pm-6:15 pm
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm
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10/29/24–10/29/24 Days & Times:
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10/29/24–10/29/24 Days & Times:
- Tue 5:30 pm-6:15 pm
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm
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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9/5/24–10/31/24 Days & Times:
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9/5/24–10/31/24 Days & Times:
- Thu 9:30 am-10:25 am
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm
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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9/12/24–9/12/24 Days & Times:
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9/12/24–9/12/24 Days & Times:
- Thu 6:15 pm-7:00 pm
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm
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9/19/24–9/19/24 Days & Times:
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9/19/24–9/19/24 Days & Times:
- Thu 6:15 pm-7:00 pm
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm
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9/26/24–9/26/24 Days & Times:
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9/26/24–9/26/24 Days & Times:
- Thu 6:15 pm-7:00 pm
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm
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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Adult Dates:
9/3/24–10/29/24 Days & Times:
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9/3/24–10/29/24 Days & Times:
- Tue 8:00 am-8:50 am
- Fri 11:15 am-12:05 pm