Meet Y instructor Melissa R. Join Melissa every week for virtual classes on Facebook Live: DANCEALATES®: Tuesdays at noon Pilates: Fridays at noon Stream all Melissa R virtual classes on-demand: 5-Day Intro to Pilates Challenge 15-Minute Mini-Workouts Pilates Mat DANCEALATES® Name Melissa R Class Types Functional and fun! Pilates (mat and equipment), DANCEALATES®, barre, Total Body Conditioning, HIIT, Core, TRX, LIVESTRONG® Cancer Exercise, Myofascial/Roller Years of Teaching 25 years Certifications ACE (American Council on Exercise), Personal Trainer NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine), Personal Trainer AFAA (Athletics and Fitness Association of America), Group Exercise NCPT (National Pilates Certified Trainer), Pilates Kane School of Core Integration, Pilates mat and equipment IM=X Pilates® Peak Pilates® DANCEALATES® (Creator) YogaFit® Zumba® TRX® YMCA LIVESTRONG® Cancer Exercise Fitness Systems, Pre/Post Natal GMP Fitness, Golf Conditioning Specialist FAMI (Functional Anatomy Movement and Injuries), Mt. Sinai Ichan School of Medicine, NYC (Kinected Center affiliate) If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? PASTA, PASTA, PASTA! If you could choose one song to describe you, what would it be and why? “Better When I’m Dancin’” Meghan Trainor because movement makes everything better-mind, body, spirit! What does the Y mean to you? Friendship, wellness and community, community, community! Please share 2 fun fact about yourself that people might not know about you… I love to bake, and I'm a former pageant queen. Melissa R Classes 5-Day Pilates for Beginners Challenge Designed as an introduction to Pilates, the five classes in this series will teach you the basic building blocks of Pilates. Each daily workout will focus on different aspects of Pilates to master – breathing, strength, balance, and more, so that by the final day, participants will be able to pull everything they learned together in a full-length class. Day 1: Concentration and Centering, 17 minutes Day 2: Breathing, 28 Minutes Day 3: Form & Function, 25 minutes Day 4: Precision, 28 Minutes Day 5: Flow, 28 minutes Mini Workouts You can fit these 15-minute short workouts into your busy day and feel good that you made time for yourself and your fitness. Pilates Workout, 15 minutes Dancealates Workout, 15 Minutes Pilates Mat Workouts Every week, Melissa leads Pilates mat classes on Facebook Live for YMCA @ Home. Stream any of her classes for an on-demand workout. Pacing Yourself and Slowing Down, 45 minutes Pilates with Melissa Foundation and Base, 45 minutes Pilates with Melissa Patience & Ease, 45 minutes Pilates with Melissa Strength, 45 minutes Pilates with Melissa Glutes, 45 minutes Pilates with Melissa Stability, 45 minutes Pilates with Melissa Breath, 45 minutes Pilates with Melissa Transitions, 50 minutes Pilates with Melissa May 15, 2020, 45 minutes Pilates with Melissa May 8, 2020, 45 minutes Pilates with Melissa May 1, 2020, 45 minutes Pilates with Melissa April 24, 2020, 45 minutes Pilates with Melissa April 17, 2020, 45 minutes Pilates with Melissa April 10, 2020, 45 minutes Pilates with Melissa DANCEALATES® Workouts DANCEALATES® is a flowing, energizing interval workout that combines the core principles of Pilates with the strengthening, lengthening and toning techniques found in traditional Jazz and Ballet barre workouts. Upper Body Blast, 30 minutes Dancealates with Melissa DANCEALATES® Express, 30 Minutes Dancealates with Melissa Stability & Cardio Express 30 minutes Dancealates with Melissa Abs & Legs Express, 30 minutes Dancealates with Melissa Upper Body Express, 30 minutes Dancealates with Melissa Glutes & Abs Express, 30 minutes Dancealates with Melissa May 12, 2020, 30 minutes Dancealates with Melissa More From the YMCA Live Workouts Join your favorite Y instructors for live classes every weekday. See Schedule Virtual Yoga & Pilates We offer dozens of virtual yoga, Pilates, stretching, and meditation classes. See Classes YMCA @ Home At home resources to improve health, empower youth, and strengthen community! Virtual Offerings