Check Out Our Fitness Classes for Spring 2015!

Fitness Class Descriptions

Dance

Fitness Classes

Belly Dancing Learn the basic moves of belly dancing while getting a full body workout! This class will excite your senses and sculpt your entire body.
Dance & Sculpt Love to Dance? Love to Tone? This class is for you! Start and finish the class with fun, easy to follow dance and get your body sculpting movements in during the middle of class.
ZUMBA® Ditch the workout, join the party! This program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away. Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life! The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat.
ZUMBA Sentao™ This program is an intense way to enhance the fitness-party thrill! Instructors who become liscensed in this specialty program learn explosive chair-based choreography that will strengthen, balance and stabilize the core, and step up cardio work in a whole new way. Students learn to use a chair and their own body weight to enhance muscle strength, improve definition and endurance, and tone their physique!
ZUMBA® Step Those who are looking to feel the burn, baby! Looking to strengthen and tone your legs and glutes? Step right up. We combine the awesome toning and strengthening power of Step aerobics, with the fun fitness-party that only Zumba® brings to the dance-floor.
ZUMBA® Toning Learn how to use lightweight, maraca-like Toning Sticks to enhance rhythm and tone all the target zones, including arms, abs and thighs. Zumba Toning is the perfect way to sculpt your body naturally while having a total blast.

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High Intensity
Interval Training
(H.I.I.T.)
Nothing but hard work in this class. You will focus on testing your strength and muscular endurance and push yourself through a wide variety of exercises and movements. Bringing a towel and a water bottle is highly recommended. If you want a REAL challenge, then this class is for you! Click to view Fall 2013 class sample video.
Cardio Dance Party Dance your heart out to this high energy dance based fitness class. Learn dances to individual songs. Playlists are music you recognize and like. Leave class feeling better for “dancing it out”. All fitness levels welcome. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of class.
Cardio Sculpt This fun, fast passed class will get your body moving! Start with 30mins of cardio and end with 30mins of total body work. All fitness levels welcomed.
Cycle Fit A cycling workout that utilizes an adjustable stationary bicycle to take the participants up hills around bends and travel the flats to music and guided imagery. Towels and water bottles are required. (Express 30 min)
 Cardio Craze A fantastic heart pumping workout that will combine high and low impact moves that anyone can do.
Insanity® A cardio-based total-body conditioning workout that is designed to push you to your limits!
Drill It High-intensity workout focusing on strength building and muscular endurance. Tone your entire body and build your cardiovascular capacity with this fun and intense circuit training class.
Pink Gloves Boxing© With Pink Gloves Boxing (PGB) you’ll take your workout to the next level, physically AND mentally! This small group fitness program empowers women, fosters relationships, and works for all levels of fitness. It is structured similar to martial arts, where members level up, learning new skills and earning new gear. The program/classes focus will be with the 3 tools of empowerment; Fun, Community and Achievement. No experience necessary.
 Step It Up Step right in! This class will help burn calories and maintain your weight with focus on endurance and strength training. This fun and enjoyable workout will get you on your way to a new you with a new step.
Power Hour Higher end fitness level class that uses intense cardio intervals with strength training to maximize results.
POUND® Come let your inner rock start out! This fast past, high energy class will get your body moving and sweating by using Ripstrix which are light weighted drum sticks, and drumming to the beat of the music!         Check it out here!

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Boot Camp Drop and give me 10! Increase your stamina and muscle strength with this intense, high energy workout. This class will consist of toning exercises, hard-core calisthenics, and powerful moves that will get your heart pumping and sculpt your entire body.
Body Sculpt A combination of traditional body sculpting methods using free weights, resistance bands and your own body! Designed to provide you with a total body workout in one short hour! Good for all levels.
Circuit Training This class is a combination of high-intensity aerobics and resistance training designed to be easy to follow. This “circuit” will involve you completing of all prescribed exercises in the program/routine. The time between exercises will be short, but don’t worry we’ll give you time to breathe!
Core & More This class is Core Conditioning to the MAX! Get in all the best parts of Core Conditioning plus a little MORE by elevating your heart rate and alternating to your major muscle groups when your core has had enough.
20/20/20 A total body workout, this class includes 20 minutes of cardio, 20 minutes of strength training, and 20 minutes of core conditioning.
Ab Attack Get ready to work through 30 hard minutes of core strengthening exercises while using the BOSU Balls, medicine balls and much more!
Absolutely Abs This high intensity abdominal workout will leave you sweating. The class focuses on the core with different movements and exercises. Laughing will hurt the next day…
Pilates This workout is based on the teachings of Joseph Pilates. Each exercise sequence addresses spinal stabilization, alignment, and muscular strength and endurance. Results from this training include improved posture, stronger abdominal and back muscles and increased body awareness.
On the Ball Challenge your body with the use of a stability ball, while working all major muscle groups.
R.I.P.P.E.D. The One Stop Body Shock™ is a “Plateau Proof Fitness Formula” that helps you to create continuity, consistency and challenge in each and every R.I.P.P.E.D. class. This total body, high intensity style program, utilizing free weights, resistance and body weight, masterfully combines the components of R.I.P.P.E.D.— Resistance, Intervals, Power, Plyometrics and Endurance as the workout portion along with Diet suggestions to help you attain and maintain your physique in ways that are fun, safe, doable and extremely effective.
Total Barre™ Total Barre efficiently blends Pilates with dance, cardio and strength training specifically challenging arms, legs and core to strengthen and lengthen the body. No dance experience or tutus required!
TRX Circuit Challenges yourself with a fast-paced workout that combines TRX strength exercises with cardio drills. Timed sets will keep your heart rate pumping as you power through the reps at your own pace. The TRX Suspension Trainer workout system leverages gravity and your bodyweight to perform hundreds of exercises. You’re in control of how much you want to challenge yourself on each exercise – because you can simply adjust your body position to add or decrease resistance.

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Brazilian Jiu Jitzu Introduction to Submission Grappling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Tae Kwon Do Come explore the Korean art of Tae Kwon Do at your own pace, in a cooperative, non-competitive learning environment. Learn to kick, punch, and block, while developing basic self-defense skills, quick reflexes, coordination and confidence.
Women’s Only Self-Defense (R.A.D.) This class will develop and enhance the options of self defense so individuals may become viable considerations to the person who identifies as female who is attacked. The R.A.D. program is not a traditional self-defense course. It fills a long standing void in personal defense training by enabling a person who identifies as female to quickly learn a set of cognitive and physical skills that will be beneficial for the years to come.
Self Defense Open to All All human beings have a fundamental right to be safe thus the overall goal is to reduce victimization through informed decision making and sensible action. This class will have a brief discussion on crime prevention, learning and practicing self-defense skills and Adrenaline Stress Conditioning through scenario training.

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Hatha Yoga Designed for experienced yoga enthusiasts, but our instructor has over 30 years’ experience and has plenty of variations for everyone. This advanced yoga workout incorporates more challenging postures utilizing Hatha yoga techniques.
Trainer Talk Stop in and get answers to your questions and get the advice you need to continue your wellness journey. Trainers can review your current plan, take you through the facility and explain machines, equipment and workouts. Other services offered include any assessments- body fat testing, progress tracking, and strength/endurance testing.
Tai Chi In this low-impact, slow-motion exercise, you go without pausing through a series of motions. This is a mind-body practice that will relax and heal the body.
Chi Ball The ChiBall Method™ uses a synergy of six exercise systems reflect the four key components of traditional Chinese medicine; chi, yin & yang, the meridian system and the five elements theory. Every class includes a sequence of Tai Chi & Qi Gong, ChiBall Dance, Yoga, Pilates, Feldenkrais Method and Meditation.
Yoga Fit This class combines traditional yoga postures and modern fitness for an incredible mind/body workout that will increase strength, endurance, and flexibility. Expect basic to intermediate poses. All fitness levels welcome.

Welcome Our New Instructors!

Dominique Popescu

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Major: Integrative Neuroscience, Ph.D program 

Year: Freshman 

Classes Taught: AFAA Certified Group Exercise Instructor, and currently teaching Cardio Sculpt and Pilates.

 

“My fitness journey has been so much fun. I want to help others along their journey to realize fitness isn’t unattainable and working out can be fun “-Dominique

 

When asked what her favorite part about being an instructor was, Dominique said: “I love when participants realize they’re improving and the spark of confidence that’s ignited when they realize yes, they can do it and yes, they are strong .“
 

Random Fun Fact: Dominque once held a wall sit for 24 minutes… to prove she could.

 

Rebecca Monastero 

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Major: Biology

Year: Sophomore

Classes taught: AFAA Certified Group Exercise Instructor, currently teaching 20/20/20, Ab Attack, Cardio Sculpt and On the Ball. 

 

I wanted to share my love of fitness with others.”-Rebecca

When asked what her favorite part about being an instructor was, Rebecca said: “I love inspiring others to challenge themselves, become stronger and fitter, and feel great as a result!”

Random Fun Fact: Rebecca is a gluten-free vegan and enjoy nutrition and cooking!

 

Krista Pullen

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Major:Biology/Applied Math

Year: Sophomore

Classes Taught:Pink Gloves Boxing 

“I’m interested in having a fitness related job as a career so I thought being a fitness instructor would be a good start.  I took PGB last semester and really got into it. I’m excited to share one of my favorite classes with other female students and faculty!”- Krista

When asked what her favorite part about being an instructor was, Krista said: “The smiles you see on the participants’ faces when they master something that had been a challenge for them before.”

Random Fun Fact:Two of Krista’s greatest passions are cooking and running. Krista feels they couple each other well because she needs some way to burn off all the calories. Chances are you’ll see her running around Circle Road or on one of the Rec Center treadmills at some point in the semester. 

 

 

 

 

Summer 1 Group Fitness Schedule

Summer 1 Schedule*click to enlarge

 

Summer 1 Group Fitness Schedule will start on Monday, June 4th  through Thursday, July 3rd. Please make sure that you are registering online at, www.recreation.sunysb.edu, through the online portal, to guarantee your spot in the class. All class registrations go live 24 hours prior to the class starting and close 1 hour before the class starts. Remember, if you forget to pre-register for the class, walk ins are always welcomed! In addition, please keep in mind the studio doors close at the start of class and there is no late entry.