Know Your Class
Class Descriptions
Advice if exercising during pregnancy.
The intensity of classes ranges from gentle to advanced level. Use the following key to establish which is best for you:
Gentle 
Moderate Advanced
LQ - Les Quennevais FR -
Fort Regent SF - Springfield
Ambient Stretch 
FR - Lisa Troy
A class that focuses on stretching, strengthening and relaxing the mind and body. Training the body to become supple and strong and often can help alleviate ailments such as some back pain or even some stress related symptoms. The exercises are taught at Levels 1, 2 and 3, meaning the class is suitable for beginners (including the more mature class member), intermediate and even advanced fitness level class members.
BODYPUMP
FR - Various Instructors
BODYPUMP is a weighted workout for anyone looking to get lean, toned and fit fast, burning up to 600 calories in one 60 minute class.
Using light to moderate weights with lots of repetition, BODYPUMP gives you a total body workout, increases core strength and improves bone health. Instructors will coach you through the techniques pumping out encouragement, motivation and great music- helping you achieve more than on your own. You'll leave this class feeling challenged and motivated.
BODYPUMP is also available as a 45 minute workout- BODYPUMP EXPRESS, which focuses on the bigger muscle groups.
BODYPUMP TECHNIQUE is essential if it's your first time. Beginners must attend an initial 15 minute session prior to a class which is dedicated to technique for beginners.
Not appropriate for under 16 year olds.
Body Conditioning
LQ - Lucy Kerr / Caroline Nicolle-Brien
A cardio based warm up followed by a variety of strength and cardio exercises using a range of equipment. Great for increasing fitness and toning up.
Full body low impact
FR - Georgia Grant
A fun full body workout, Georgia will lead you through a workout hitting the upper and lower body parts with a variety of exercises that will keep you fit, strong and mobile. This workout is great for functional fitness, training the muscles to work together to feel stronger for everyday activities. Suitable for all abilities, low impact (no jumping or burpees).
Kettlebells Class
LQ - Tim
Kettlebell Class is a high-intensity-ballistic workout that can help meet your toughest fitness goals. It combines functional, compound exercises such as "the swing", "the clean" and "the press" that will work multiple muscle groups.
Les Mills Core
FR - Georgia Grant, Dave De Abreu
Les Mills Core is the ideal workout to tighten your tummy and butt as well as improving your functional strength, posture and assisting in injury prevention. In this class you will be exercising the muscles around the core, our trained instructors will guide you through the correct technique as you work with resistance bands and weights, as well as body weight exercises like crunches and hovers. You will also have a variety of hip, glute and lower back work. Building a stronger core will make you better at all the things you do, from everyday life to your favourite sports.
Move 'n' Tone
SP - Jo Matson
A mixed full body work out, working arms, body, legs, toning and stretching, finishing the class with Zumba and Fitsteps. Suitable for any fitness level.
Muscle Pump
LQ - Vicky Barratt/Carol Wood
A workout with a weighted bar and hand weights, which tones and guarantees results. The class concentrates on individual muscle groups to ensure a complete body workout. Suitable for all levels of fitness from beginners to advanced.
Total Tone
FR - Lisa Troy
A body conditioning and cardio class designed to tone, trim and strengthen all areas of the body. 'Variety' is the key to this popular class, workouts are performed with different types of equipment plus the simple fun effective use of just your own body!
Weighted Strength
FR- Kate Denny Mallen
A mix of muscle pump and core conditioning to work the whole body and burn fat. Bar work to hit the major muscle groups with the added bonus of body weight and plate work to isolate, strengthen and sculpt.
Pilates
Beginners Pilates
SF - Fiona de Miguel
This class is suitable for those new to the principles of Pilates. The class develops body awareness, improving and changing the bodies postural and alignment habits, and increases flexibility and ease of movement.
Core & Foam Rolling
Pilates
SF - Magda Bochen
Strengthen your core during the first half of this class and end with a beneficial session of guided foam rolling. Learn the importance of maintaining core strength during workouts and daily life, while also taking time to stretch and foam roll to decrease soreness from workouts. A good class for newcomers or those experienced in foam rolling.
Everyday Pilates
SF - Fiona de Miguel
This class is suitable for those new to the principles of Pilates. The class develops body awareness, improving and changing the bodies postural and alignment habits, and increases flexibility and ease of movement.
Fitness Pilates
FR/LQ & SF - Lucy Kerr / Fiona de Miguel / Magda Bochen / Jane Hamilton
A safe, sensible exercise system that will help you look and feel your very best. The class develops body awareness, improving and changing the bodies postural and alignment habits, and increases flexibility and ease of movement. A combination of the original Pilates exercises will be mixed with updated techniques and practises. Various equipment may be used such as resistance bands, hand weights, mini balls, weighted balls and stability balls.
Pilates
FR/LQ - Sheila Bond / Fiona De Miguel / Vicky Barratt / Caroline Nicolle-Brien / Carol Wood / Lucy Kerr / Jane Hamilton
The way to start your Friday. Pilates just as it should be. All you need is your body. No weights or bands are used. A great core strengthening class with lots of stretching. You will leave this class feeling great.
Posture Pilates 
SP - Magda Bochen
A gentle and balanced class focusing on strengthening the abdominal muscles that do so much for posture and for supporting the back, improving the quality of movements and keeping the spine flexible and strong.
NOTE: Active class entry 14 - 15 year olds
The Active class programme has been designed with adults
in mind. Some classes may be appropriate for 14 - 15 year olds if
accompanied by an adult at the instructor's discretion. Under 14s
are not permitted to participate in Active classes.
BoxFit 
FR - John Corbel
A fun and high intensity boxing class involving bag work and pad work, floor and bodyweight exercises to help improve fitness, muscle tone and strength. Gloves are provided but feel welcome to bring your own. Moderate to advanced class. Please note this class is available to all ages from 14+ (adult supervision required).
Box Fit
LQ - Danny Blandin / Tim Tredant / Martin Kane
A non-contact boxing fitness workout. You'll be challenged with exercises that will help develop speed, fitness, agility & power - all designed to improve your skills and stamina. It is a full body workout engaging the upper and lower body.
`Box 45'
A high energy workout incorporating boxing
combinations and drills, partner
pad work, punchbag fitness drills, metabolic circuit finishes and
core work conditioning.
The class will help build cardiovascular fitness and total body
strength along with improving coordination and muscular endurance.
The group environment helps you push through and stay motivated and
the fun, welcoming atmosphere will lift your mood and mind
state.
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NOTE: Active class entry 14 - 15 year olds
The Active class programme has been designed with adults
in mind. Some classes may be appropriate for 14 - 15 year olds if
accompanied by an adult at the instructor's discretion. Under 14s
are not permitted to participate in Active classes.
Ballet Active 
LQ - Colin Stanier
Ballet Active is a fusion
conditioning class designed to tone muscles and improve flexibility
and is suitable and adaptable for varying levels of fitness.
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DDMIX (Diverse Dance
Mix).
FR & LQ - Julie Stanier
A Fun dance fitness programme devised by Darcey Bussell. Dances from different countries, genres and eras.
Just Dance
FR - Julie Stanier
A mix of dance styles and genres. Easy to follow and fun to do.
Latin Dance Fever
LQ - Colin Stanier
Latin Dance Fever is an exhilarating, fun dance class. Easy-to-follow movements inspired by hot Latin rhythms including merengue, salsa, reggae and more.
Zumba
FR/LQ/SP - Leila Mcreery / Claudia Morena /Jeison Granados /Olga Abdulkerimova
Zumba Fitness is an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party. Zumba classes combine Spicy Latin dance rhythms - Cumbia, Samba, Salsa, and Merengue, and International music with a fun and effective workout system. You'll be so busy having fun - you'll forget that you're exercising!
Smooth Dance Moves
LQ - Julie Stanier
A moderate intensity variety of dance styles and music.
NOTE: Active class entry 14 - 15 year
olds
The Active class programme has been designed with adults in mind.
Some classes may be appropriate for 14 - 15 year olds if
accompanied by an adult at the instructor's discretion. Under 14s
are not permitted to participate in Active classes.
Bodyfit 
LQ - Alexandra Lees
A total body workout to inlcude cardiovascular fitness, strength and muscular endurance too. Classes will vary each week using a mix of bodyweight exercisesm, weights and cardio exercises. The class aims to be fun, welcoming and for all abilities.
Circuits
LQ - Robin Bousson/Tim/Martin
An all-round cardio-vascular endurance programme. Short bursts of high intensity exercises, mixing cardio and strength work to improve fitness levels and tone your body. This is a great interval training based class. Exercises can be adapted to suit most fitness levels.
HIIT Circuits
LQ - Robin Bousson / Tim Tredant
An all-round cardio-vascular endurance programme. Short bursts of high intensity exercises, mixing cardio and strength work to improve fitness levels and tone your body. This is a great interval training based class. Exercises can be adapted to suit most fitness levels.
Step Hit
LQ - Jane Hamilton
Spinning
FR/LQ - Various Instructors
Spinning is a specific format of indoor cycling. It's a cardio (aerobic) workout set to music and led by a certified instructor. Most classes last between 40 and 60 minutes,
Spinning is great for people who want a motivating workout that they can control at their own pace. Even if you're not into choreography-based fitness classes, you can still enjoy Spinning because it involves neither rhythm nor complex moves. It's low-impact, so it's very suitable for people who want to balance out higher-impact exercises (like running) or for people who have some joint problems.
Spinpower
LQ - Terri O'Donoghue
Strength Circuits
LQ - Robin/Martin/Danny/Tim
An all-round cardio-vascular endurance programme. Short bursts of high intensity exercises, mixing cardio and strength work to improve fitness levels and tone your body. This is a great interval training based class. Exercises can be adapted to suit most fitness levels.
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Retro Aerobics
LQ - Cherry
Old school exercise class.
Tabata HIIT
FR - Andrew Ruff
Tabata HIIT incorporates bursts of high energy exercise with short rest periods, to hit every part of your body.
High Intensity Interval Training is proven to improve your fitness, increase your stamina and endurance whilst shredding fat - even after your workout has finished your body continues to burn calories.
Each instructor led workout is 30 mins of pushing your body to its limits, to create great results in a motivating environment.
NOTE: Active class entry 14 - 15 year
olds
The Active class programme has been designed with adults in mind.
Some classes may be appropriate for 14 - 15 year olds if
accompanied by an adult at the instructor's discretion. Under 14s
are not permitted to participate in Active classes.
BODYBALANCE 
FR - Kate Denny-Mallen
A Yoga, T'ai Chi and Pilates-inspired workout leaving you long, strong, calm and centered. From the very first class you should start to experience the stress-reducing and spiritually renewing benefits of BODYBALANCE along with noticeable strength and flexibility gains and postural improvement.
You'll be guided through a carefully structured series of stretches, moves and poses creating a holistic workout that brings the body into a state of harmony and balance.
Somatic Yoga with
Henrietta
LQ & SF - Henrietta Brice-Smith
Although Embodied Resilience may resemble yoga it is not yoga, it is a practice where you do not require strength or flexibility. It teaches you to release tension as you flow through sequences where you will sustain necessary muscular effort to maintain flow, good posture and good alignment.
Embodied Resilience is an invitation to know and be yourself more deeply and is simply a way of means to learn how to feel, by way of feeling sensations deeply within our bodies. This practice supports joint health, reduces stress, improves quality of life and increases self confidence.
The sessions are clearly grounded in step-by-step instruction which deeply supports the body within the postures, and invites each person to become more intimate with their personal experience. It recalibrates body and mind through repetetive systematic movements.
Dynamic Yoga
SP - Michelle Cotillard
This dynamic style class focusses on smooth continuous rhythmic movements flowing fluidly from one yoga pose to another in rhythm together with controlled breathing. It teaches you to release tension to "soften" completely in any yoga pose, relieving stress, while still maintaining the necessary muscular effort to maintain flow, good posture and good alignment.
Muscles are toned, joints are mobilized, heat is generated and at times the cardiovascular system is challenged. Suitable for beginners as well as more experienced students and can be practiced side by side.
Dynamic Yoga will build confidence and help you stay present and centered.
Yoga Core &
Stretch
FR - Jane Hamilton
A flowing class linking postures, great for balance, core strength and mental health during the winter months
Yoga Flow
SP - Michelle Cotillard
This class is open to all levels and abilities and is especially great for beginners or those searching for the therapeutic benefits of yoga. This soothing gentle practice focuses on moving slowly into basic yoga poses while using the breath as a tool to remain present and mindful. The slow pace of this class allows you to enjoy each pose. Expect lots of stretching and lengthening with a heavy dose of relaxation to wrap up your practice and leave you feeling great.
Yogalates
LQ & SP - Caroline Nicolle-Brien
A 60 minute session integrating Hatha Yoga and Pilates, mainly to bring greater awareness and develop the body in a balanced way.
Accompanied by soothing music the class is moved through a series of floor exercises (the main emphasis on spinal & pelvic alignment, breathing, developing a strong core or centre and improving coordination and balance).
Incorporating both matwork exercises from Pilates and Yoga to warm up the body and prepare the student for more challenging standing work later in the class.
Exercises are modified in range of ability from beginners to advanced. Intensity also increased over time as the body adapts.
Classes end in a traditional way with relaxation and meditation.
Yin Yoga
SP - Michelle Cotillard
Yin Yoga is a quiet contemplative practice. It works deeply into your body with longer held poses of 3 to 5 minutes whilst targeting and stretching both the deep connective tissues between the muscles, and the fascia throughout the body. The aim is to increase circulation in the joints and improve flexibility as the poses stretch and exercise the bone and joint areas, helping to regulate the body's flow of energy.
When we begin to practice Yin & Restorative Yoga, we learn to listen to our bodies, slowing everything down. We learn to recognise our thoughts, to see them coming in and out of our mind, and to experience and digest them instead of having them race through our mind like an escaped rollercoaster.
This in turn increases our ability to be in the present moment and to practice gratitude, slowly bringing us closer to our authentic self. It is a truly perfect way to find space, to slow your mind down and to be guided deeper into your practice.
Suitable for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced yogis.
NOTE: Active class entry 14 - 15 year
olds
The Active class programme has been designed with adults in mind.
Some classes may be appropriate for 14 - 15 year olds if
accompanied by an adult at the instructor's discretion. Under 14s
are not permitted to participate in Active classes.
All Aqua classes are held at Les Quennevais Sports Centre.
Aquafit 
LQ - Caroline Osgood/Terri O'Donoghue/Shiela Mounter
Suitable for non-swimmers and beginners through to advanced. Fun and fitness in the water to music with the use of various equipment. No age limit! Very good for core/abdominal work and particularly beneficial for people with joint/back problems or injury recovery. Buoyancy equipment may be worn if desired.
Aqua Deep
LQ - Helen Barry
A deep water non-impact workout. Buoyancy belts/cuffs are worn to improve balance, coordination and intensity.
NOTE: Active class entry 14 - 15 year olds
The Active class programme has been designed with adults in mind. Some classes may be appropriate for 14 - 15 year olds if accompanied by an adult at the instructor's discretion. Under 14s are not permitted to participate in Active classes.
