Wellness Classes & Programs
Wellness classes are offered by McKenzie to help improve the health of our community. We want everyone to Get Up and Get Fit!
Group exercise classes are held throughout the year and are designed to meet a variety of needs. Aerobics, strength training, balance, and programs to keep you flexible are offered.
2024 Healthy Living & Fitness Classes (call to confirm availability)
Fitness Classes at McKenzie Health System
Aqua Aerobics
All classes you can work at your pace.
We offer a variety of water fitness classes in varying intensities. Water-based classes are great for everyone, even those with aches and pains that prevent regular workouts. Freedom of movement is enhanced and impact on joints is reduced in the heated water environment. Each class will use varying equipment.
Early Birds
All classes use different equipment.
A medium to high intensity workout that combines cardio, strengthening, and stretching.
Arthritis Friendly
All classes you can use deep and shallow.
This session is specially designed for those with arthritis (though anyone is welcome). Using bands, boards, belts and noodles, this fun aquatic workout helps improve flexibility from head to toe and boosts stamina, endurance & muscle toning while getting cardio.
Deep Water Warriors
This high-intensity deep and shallow water workout uses stretching, varying equipment, to provide a complete workout full of cardio. If you need a challenge to improve muscle toning, this class is for you! Class ends with 15 minute non-competitive volleyball warm down.
Aqua Athletics
Ideal for arthritis & fibromyalgia disorders, this can improve your range of motion, flexibility, and strength in the aquatic class, which uses boards, all equipment and noodles. This low-moderate intensity class combines cardiovascular training, stretching and strengthening exercises for an effective aqua workout. This class uses lower reps and begins with a non-competitive 30 minute volleyball warm up that targets cardio stretch and muscle toning.
Water Walkers
This moderate intensity class focuses on flexibility and agility. The Water Walkers class provides slower exercises designed to increase range of motion and maintain an active daily living lifestyle. This class is also arthritis friendly. We do cardio, muscle toning and stretching all at once. Everyone can work at their own pace.
Run, Jump, Splash
A medium-high intensity aquatic workout that will strengthen your core and increase your stamina by running, jumping, and even boxing all in the water! This class is perfect if you need a challenge providing all around muscle shaping. We do 30 minute volleyball warm-up.
Evening Energizers
This class uses various equipment in challenging, high-intensity workouts. This fun, highly energized class provides a great cardiovascular workout, complete with toning & stretching.
Bump Set Spike
This is a non-competitive volleyball, which is cardio, stretching, and muscle toning. Everyone works together creating a team atmosphere.
Senior Exercise
Getting older doesn’t mean getting weaker. In this class, designed for those 55 and older, you will learn ways to stay strong. The Seniors class is a total body workout focusing on agility and strength, using equipment such as chairs, sticks and balls.
Tai Chi
The Arthritis Foundation Tai Chi Program is an ancient practice proven to reduce pain and improve your mental and physical well-being. The Arthritis Foundation Tai Chi Program, developed by Dr. Paul Lam, uses gentle Sun-style Tai Chi routines that are safe, easy to learn and suitable for every fitness level.
All of our Group Fitness instructors are certified in the area they teach and take continuing education classes including CPR to ensure all classes are safe and high quality.
All group classes are led by a certified instructor.