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JOIN NOWThe Benefits of Yoga & Pilates
At Franciscan Health Fitness Centers, Pilates is focused on relaxing and strengthening muscles for toning your body, while Yoga uses the mind-body connection for improving the flexibility of your body and joints. Both provide a unique and positive approach to health and wellness.
Improve posture, alignment, balance and flexibility through a fun, stress relieving and low impact workout.
Build your core strength and develop lean muscles at our pilates classes. Classes are available for all ages and levels.
Reduce stress and anxiety with breathing exercises learned in one of our many yoga classes.
Burn fat with one of our more vigorous and fast paced Pilates or Yoga classes.
Yoga/Pilates Classes
Chair Yoga
This class is a gentle form of yoga. You will practice yoga sitting in a chair or standing using the chair for support. Complicated maneuvers and complex movements are NOT present in this class. The chair is used due to the difficulty in getting up and down off the floor. You will learn many yoga postures, breathing techniques, meditation and ways of relaxation with the aid of a chair. (55 minutes)
Core Conditioning
Strength, core, and balance using light weights or body weight as resistance on the floor with a mat, and standing positions.
Core Flow
Focuses on engaging your core through targeted yoga poses, standing poses, stabilizing balance work, and strengthening floor exercises that activate your entire core region. (50 minutes)
Flex & Foam
Learn the science behind effective myofascial massage as you reduce inflammation and loosen tight tissue. (55 minutes)
Mat Pilates
Lengthen and strengthen. Join us for a mind-body connection with movements that will provide a full body workout.
Morning Flex
Relax and stretch! This class is a way to rid the body of aches and pains by integrating different stretches to help increase range of motion, balance and post
Pilates
Pilates training promotes strong lean muscles, better balance, improved posture and body alignment.
Power & Purpose
A full-body yoga experience that blends traditional postures with strength training elements. Using light to medium weights, resistance bands, and yoga blocks (50 minutes)
Rest and Refresh Yoga
Focuses on mindful movement, conscious breathing, and gentle stretching. Through balancing poses and flowing sequences, you’ll establish a positive tone for the week ahead. (50 minutes)
Yoga
For all levels. This class helps create flexibility, strength, and harmony in the body. It also connects mind and spirit by including gentle stretches, breathing techniques and simple meditation.
Yoga Flow
Links multiple Hatha Yoga poses creating active, flowing movement. Improves strength, flexibility, endurance, and balance. Modifications and principles of alignment allow you to stay safe and feel challenged.