Greenpoint YMCA
The Greenpoint Y offers tons of drop-in fitness classes each week, led by trained, responsive, and fun instructors. Try spin, bootcamp, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, and more. Classes are free for Y members, so check the schedule, drop into a class, and start working out.
Cardio
Interval Training
High intensity cardio alternated with recovery periods of lower cardio intensity.
Spin®
A great cardio workout of simulated road bike riding to energizing music. The instructors will lead you on a ride designed to improve fitness of all levels.
Spin® Orientation
Learn appropriate bike settings and body alignment and get ready for your ride!
Yoga, Pilates, and Stretch
Gentle Yoga
Designed to teach basic yoga postures that will enhance flexibility, strength and balance and promote relaxation.
Gentle Flow Yoga
A relaxing style of yoga that is intended to be healing and nurturing for the body.
Hatha Yoga
A yoga class that integrates postures, breathing exercises, relaxation, and meditation to stretch, strengthen, and condition.
Meditation
Discover inner silence and calm through this introduction to meditation. A variety of techniques will be experienced during classes, designed to relax and re-calibrate the mind.
PiYo™
PiYo combines the muscle-sculpting, core-firming benefits of Pilates with the strength and flexibility advantages of yoga. And, we crank up the speed to deliver a true fat-burning, low-impact workout that leaves your body looking long, lean, and incredibly defined.
Pilates Mat
Based on original Pilates techniques, this class is designed to restore muscular balance, improve posture, helps prevent injury and build strength and flexibility.
Vinyasa Yoga
Flowing sequences of yoga poses linked together by an emphasis on breathing technique.
Yoga
A type of exercise in which you move your body into various positions in order to become more fit or flexible, to improve your breathing, and to relax your mind.
Strength and Conditioning
Boot Camp
A challenging workout for your entire body, using calisthenics such as push-ups, jumping jacks, crunches and other body weight exercises.
Insanity®
Insanity live! Workout in 3 to 5-minute blocks, and take breaks only long enough to gulp some air and get right back to work. It’s called Max Interval Training, because it keeps your body working at maximum capacity through your entire workout. You keep pushing your limits – so your body has to adapt.
Kettlebells
This is a total body workout that blends highly effective techniques for improving muscular endurance, total body coordinated movements and cardiovascular conditioning. Each movement and progression is taught with an emphasis on safety, highlighting essential body alignment. Take your body to the next level with Kettlebell training!
P90X
Power through a full-body workout that will keep your body guessing-and transforming-with a variety of strength-training moves, cardio conditioning, and core work.
Punk Rope
A high energy, fun fitness class, combining rope jumping with a wide variety of creative conditioning drills.
Total Body Conditioning
A full body workout designed to strengthen and tone the upper and lower body using an assortment of fitness equipment.
Train like an Athlete
Athletic drills create an intense workout to get your performance to the next level.
Dance and Zumba
Zumba®
A fusion of Latin and International music, this class utilizes dance themes in a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt.
Martial Arts
Shotokan Karate
Shotokan is a karate practice that teaches self-defense through a series of specific forms. This Shotokan Karate class will be a challenging workout, with a focus on form and technique.
Tai Chi
An ancient form of mind body exercise that uses purposeful, slow movements in a form of meditative exercise for relaxation, health and self-defense.
Tai Chi Sword
An ancient form of mind and body exercise that uses purposeful, slow movements with the use of a sword.
Water Aerobics
Water Aerobics
An instructional class of aerobic movements performed in the water, to improve cardiovascular fitness, and flexibility.
Senior Fitness
AOA Strength Training
This strength training workout is especially for older adults, or anyone who would like to include a low-intensity, low-impact workout in their fitness plans.
Silver Sneakers® Classic
Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement, and activity for daily living skills. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles, and a ball are offered for resistance; and a chair is used for seated and/or standing support.
