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JOIN NOWThe Benefits of Strength Training
Strength training can help you keep and even increase your muscle mass at any age. The strength training programs at Franciscan Health Fitness Centers can help you reduce body fat, increase lean muscle mass, and burn calories–a key component of any health and fitness program.
Improve your strength with a variety of classes structured to help sculpt, define and build muscles.
Get a total body workout with exercises geared towards any level. Choose your own resistance and weight for a workout tailored to you.
Target the entire body with a variety of fitness techniques including resistance bands, intervals and weights.
Increase core strength, improve posture, balance and flexibility through innovative and challenging workouts.
Strength Training Classes
BODYPUMP
A total body workout using a barbell with light to moderate weights and high repetition. Class may be lead by an in-person or virtual instructor, details listed on the downloadable GX schedule.
Bone Builders
Helps to build strong bones, increase core strength, improve posture & flexibility. Includes both standing and sitting exercises.
Combination Training
This fun class provides you with cardio and strength training with different equipment followed by some yoga stretching.
Dynamic Definition
Various Strength exercises in the form of basic bodybuilding that give you total body definition and build ultimate strength, no matter your fitness level.
Gentle Senior Express
Are you new to fitness or coming back to fitness? By combining cardiovascular and resistance, this class will help prepare you for daily activities. Most exercises are done seated.
Glute Camp
Glutes, Hamstrings, and Quads oh My! Focus on lower body using variety of equipment. Build, tone, sculpt!
LesMills Virtual BODYATTACK
A high-energy workout combining cardio, strength, and agility exercises that will also build cardio stamina, improve coordination, and agility.
LesMills Virtual DANCE
A high-energy workout featuring 10 tracks with new choreography including a warm-up, cardio peaks and a cool-down. It combines innovative dance moves with the latest music.