BEST BUTT NOW

45 minutes devoted to enhancing only your greatest assets. Sculpt your core and butt while maximizing fat burn through a variety of workouts that focus on conditioning, toning and with a pinch of cardio. Your leggings will thank you.

Category: Strength, Cardio

Difficulty: All Fitness Levels

The Science

Strengthening your glutes can help improve posture, as well as make sitting down, standing, picking up heavy objects and climbing stairs easier. Developing strong glutes can also improve athletic performance and decrease your risk for injuries.

MODÉRNE BARRE

50 minutes providing a foundation of modern Barre exercises and Pilates mat through the principles of Joseph Pilates. Tighten your core, increase flexibility and tone your arms and legs using state-of-the-art Pilates equipment imported from Europe, and dumbbells.

Category: Strength, Cardio, Stretch
Difficulty: All Fitness Levels

The Science

Research has shown that experienced ballerinas are more skilled than novices at tasks requiring fine motor skills. Barre and Pilates mat exercises have been known to not only enhance your physique, but also provide flexibility in which has been known to aid in the prevention of poor posture, even Osteoporosis. The benefits of Barre and Pilates mat exercises not only create a sculpted dancer’s body, but also enhance mind-body connection.

SHOCK + SHRED

30 minutes in a class that has mastered all definitions of the perfect bootcamp. In four rotating stations, SHOCK + SHRED delivers unparalleled, results-driven exercises using dumbbells, slam balls and more to shock your metabolism to burn fat and jump start your body to build lean muscle and sculpt your core. This ain’t your everyday bootcamp.

Category: Strength, Cardio
Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced

The Science

Strategically designed to focus on muscle toning and maximum fat burn, this HIIT-style class ignites your body’s ‘excess post oxygen consumption,’ process. This process, also known as EPOC (or the after-burn effect), helps you continue burning calories up to three time faster than regular exercise, and lasts long after you’ve finished your workout.

Elite

50 minutes devoted to heavy weights and no cardio. Sculpt your core and maximize fat burn with eight strategic exercises utilizing heavyweight dumbbells, kettlebells and more to achieve a fit sculpted body in half the time.

Category: Strength
Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced

The Science

Strength training not only improves muscle definition, but also increases production of the hormone related to the production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which is a neurotransmitter responsible for stimulating the growth of new neural pathways in the brain along with enhancing communication between existing pathways. In short, lifting heavy could make you smarter by enhancing cognitive function – not to mention make you feel better because you look better, have better posture and are more toned.

Active Age Series

Enjoy specially designed classes for those who want to stay active, stay strong and have a lot of fun. From aerobics and strength to aqua classes, Woodside offers many ways to stay active and fit while learning new techniques and meeting other like-minded members.