Group Fitness

All Levite JCC group fitness classes are open to members at no extra charge.

Download the app to reserve your spot.

Join us for a high-energy morning featuring the newest Les Mills releases, great workouts, prizes, snacks, and community fun. This season’s theme is Star Wars so… may the resistance training be with you! 

Dress up and enjoy.

• 8:30-9:15 a.m. Body Step w/Ruthie in Main Group X
• 9:30-10:15 a.m. RPM w/Madison Cleckler in Cycle Studio
• 9:30-10:15 a.m. Les Mills Body Pump w/ Mary Kayn Uptain and Robyn Knight in Main Group X
• 10:30-11:30 a.m. Body Balance w/Nan Unkenholtz Sara Amthor in the Mind Body Studio

Highlights:

• Multiple Les Mills class launches throughout the morning
• Prize for each class attended
• Entry into a grand prize drawing
• Snacks and refreshments available
• Bring a friend for bonus drawing entries
• Dress up like your favorite Star Wars character for bonus drawing entries

Grand prize drawing for one free month of membership:

• One drawing entry for each class registered in the app
• One drawing entry for each class attended
• Three bonus entries for dressing up
• Five bonus entries for bringing a friend

New ‘Strong for Life’ program measures senior fitness

New InBody studio goes ‘beyond the scale’

I am The J: Striving for harmony on the dance class floor

Meet the InBody

I am The J: Camari is passionate about the gym… and jazz

Remembering Marilynn

I am The J: After 30 years of personal training, Marilynn hangs up the fitness gear

I am The J: Why Michael Sznajderman always feels better after yoga

I am The J: Kristina O’Quinn is the woman behind the lens

I am The J: Heart transplant recipient Karen Weinrib is that masked member on the fitness floor

I am The J: Michael Nissenbaum woke up one day determined to make changes 

I am The J: Trainer Yakov Lyublinskiy ‘started from zero’

This class focus on aerobic endurance, resistance training, and creating an enjoyable atmosphere with music while in the water. All levels welcome.

Barre is a low-impact workout that blends ballet-inspired moves with Pilates and yoga. It sculpts muscles through small, isometric movements and high repetitions.

Dance the hour away with freestyle dance, slides, and impromptu movement. This interactive class provides an outlet for creativity through dance.

Using great music, everyone will get to enjoy a variety of styles and genres while dancing in their own unique way while helping you feel good in your body with every step.

Chair yoga is for anyone not able to get up from (or down to) the floor – perhaps due to an injury, illness, or loss of mobility with age.

Chair Yoga focuses on being beneficial, engaging, fun, calming, and energizing. For each class, the instructor will create a series of movements that are accessible and that help people keep their joints lubricated and active as they build strength, flexibility, and inner calm.

A no-partner-required ballroom dance class that will improve coordination, balance, and stamina through light-to-moderate exercise. Jazz or dance shoes recommended; mobility required.

Emphasizes low-impact aerobics and step exercises to increase endurance, strength and flexibility set to enjoyable easy listening music.

Looking for a low-impact way to move your body, get fresh air, and connect with others? This walking class is all about just getting started — no pressure, no pace requirements. Whether you want to chat with new friends or walk quietly on your own, you’ll still be part of the group. Your instructor will guide and motivate you, with light movement options along the way (like fun stretches or recovery breaks). The focus is on feeling good and staying active at your own level.

This class features low-impact aerobics and step-based exercises designed to boost endurance, build strength, and improve flexibility, all while moving to the rhythm of enjoyable throwback tunes from your favorite decades!

It’s a fun and effective workout that brings energy and nostalgia together to keep you motivated and moving.

Presented by United Way of Central Alabama and open to members and non-members.

A modified version of Zumba geared toward active older adults looking for a low-impact workout. While much of the music in Zumba Gold is the same used in the original course, the movements are easier to follow and more fluent in order to minimize stressful jerking, twisting and other potentially harmful motions.

Enjoy gentle breathing techniques, guided meditation, and restorative poses in a welcoming, beginner-friendly space. Each class ends with a soothing relaxation experience that encourages deep healing, calm, and a renewed sense of balance so you leave feeling refreshed, grounded, and at ease.

A mix of low- and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party, Zumba is a total workout combining all elements of fitness: cardio, muscle conditioning, balance and flexibility, boosted energy and a serious dose of awesome.

Body Balance blends yoga, tai chi, and Pilates for a workout that builds flexibility and strength while leaving you centered and calm. Controlled breathing and concentration work together with a carefully structured series of stretches, moves, and poses set to inspiring music.

A revolutionary core training program that tightens and strengthens your entire core for improved functional strength, increased mobility and injury prevention. CXWORX will help you run faster, play harder and stand stronger. Set to music, this class is an intense 30 minutes.

Have fun while burning a few calories in this international dance-based total body aerobic workout. This is a low-impact cardio program where participants can choose their own intensity level.

All the movements are easily performed to music of various styles and genres. Some muscle conditioning, stretching, and balance exercises are sprinkled seamlessly into cardio routines.

J Sculpt is a full-body exercise class that incorporates the flexibility and balance of yoga with the muscle strengthening and toning of Pilates. It helps with strength, flexibility, stability, posture, and body awareness. J-Sculpt classes also can include breath work, core stabilization, and bodyweight strengthening.

Pilates is a mind-body strength and flexibility workout method that requires core stability, strength, and flexibility while paying attention to muscle control, posture, and breathing. It trains several muscle groups at once in smooth continuous movements. By developing proper technique, you can actually re-train your body to move more safely and in more efficient patterns. Pilates is invaluable for injury recovery, sports performance, good posture, and optimal health.

A calming class that combines meditation, breathwork, and face yoga using jade gua sha tools (provided) to support facial strength and lymphatic circulation. Gentle movement inspired by traditional Tibetan rites — including a short standing balance series — is followed by restorative postures such as “legs up the wall.”

The class concludes with sound bowls and Reiki energy to promote deep relaxation, reduced stress, and overall well-being.

Participants study step-by-step and practice the Yang Style short form, otherwise known as “24 forms,” a most beautiful and elegant set of ‘internal’ martial art exercises that is the most popular form of tai chi in the world. The class will also include various QiGong exercises.

Previous tai chi or other martial arts experience is helpful but not
required.

Combines mind, body, spirit and breath to develop strength, balance and flexibility. Deep relaxation at the conclusion of each class. Open to all levels.

BodyPump is a barbell workout for anyone looking to get lean, toned and fit — fast. Using light to moderate weights with lots of repetition, BodyPump gives you a total body workout. Instructors coach you through scientifically proven moves

Basic stepping, just like walking up and down stairs, is at the heart of BodyStep – a full-body cardio workout to really tone your butt and thighs. In a BodyStep workout you can expect a mixture of upbeat rhythmic stepping, with squat and lunge patterns to work the legs.

A group cycling class on stationary bikes led by an inspiring coach and set to exciting music. Challenging for both beginners to experienced exercisers.

This class blends traditional yoga with strength and power training for a dynamic full-body experience. Flowing sequences engage major muscle groups while emphasizing balance, control, and breath awareness.

Power Yoga also supports the nervous system by strengthening the mind–body connection and leaving participants feeling energized, grounded, and empowered both on and off the mat.

BodyAttack is a high-energy class with moves that cater for total beginners to total addicts. We combine athletic movements like running, lunging and jumping with strength exercises such as push-ups and squats. A LES MILLS instructor will pump out energizing tunes and lead you through the workout – challenging your limits in a good way, burning up to 555 calories** and leaving you with a sense of achievement.

An indoor cycling workout set to powerful music led by a high-energy, inspiring coach. Discover your inner athlete as you tackle hills, flats, mountain peaks, time trials and interval training.