Unlimited group Fitness Classes included in memberships!
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Classes are $25 for non-members and are included in all day pass.
Fitness Classes: Classes are being added all the time.
Get a more in-depth look at our fitness classes below!
Check out our monthly calendar here:
December 2023 Calendar
For more information contact info@centerami.org
Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) is a technique that helps people maximize the effectiveness of stretching without causing the sort of discomfort that keeps a lot of us away from it, by performing a stretch for no longer than 2-3 seconds using a rope to help assist in the stretch. These stretches provide maximum benefit and can be accomplished without opposing tension or resulting in trauma.
- Schedule: Tuesdays 7-7:45 am
- Class held in the gym
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: $25
Mindful exercise is one of the most beneficial complementary therapies for those living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other neuromuscular conditions. Among these benefits are helping to increase flexibility, improve posture, build strength and stability, bolster balance, and through these benefits, enhance quality of life. Adaptive yoga has proven its worth in this specialized community worldwide. Now, try it at The Center of Anna Maria Island with certified adaptive yoga instructors in a class open to the Manatee County area! For individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and other neuromuscular conditions
- Schedule: Thursdays 1-2 p.m.
- Class held in the Performing Arts Room *Must Pre-Register*
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: Free
All Levels Yoga is a class that uses the breath to create movement from pose to pose. Some classes poses will be held for several breaths and others will be a bit faster pace, but all classes will be accessible to new students and challenging for those with more experience.
- Instructor: Gayle Prebis
- Schedule: Mondays 9:15 -10:15am (Starts 11.13)
- Class held in the Performing Arts Room *Must Pre-Register*
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: Free
This class covers a variety of exercises designed to improve balance, muscular strength, increase flexibility, improve your joint stability, and increase your range of motion. This class will be split with 20 mins. of balance work, 20 mins. or Core Exercises, and 20 mins. of stretching.
- Instructor: Susan George
- Fridays 7:45-8:45 am
- Class will be held in the gym
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: $25
A class that has you doing CARDIO that will be instructors choice including step, kickboxing, or anything else the instructor is in the mood for. This class will will incorporate CORE strength and gets the heart rate going along with building a solid foundations while you work on the core muscles in your hips, abdomen, and lower back to help maintain Balance and Stability by doing exercises using your own body weight, small hand weights, and whatever other fun toys the instructor would like to use.
- Instructor: Instructor: Susan George
- Schedule: Wednesdays 7:45am-8:45am
- Class will be held in the gym
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: $25
As the name implies, an hour of focus on those areas that are so visually important to us, the abdominal muscles, the gluteal muscles, and the hips using dumbbells, and/or anything else that the instructor chooses to use from our little “toy box.”
- Schedule: Thursdays 8-9 a.m.
- Class will be held in the gym
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: $25
Cycle is one of the best ways to create a high-level interval workout, without any hard impact on the body. Your instructor will be taking you up “hills” using resistance, showing safe, effective ways to maximize your movements and workout. (Must be 3 people signed up to have class)
*SPACE IS LIMITED. PRE-SIGN UP IS REQUIRED AT THE CENTER FRONT DESK OR ON THE CENTER’S APP*
- Instructor: Debbie Haynes
- Schedule: Wednesdays & Fridays 9:15-10:15 am
- Class held in the Training Room or Preforming Arts room *Must Pre-Register*
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: $25
**No classes 12/1 & 12/27**
If traditional yoga doesn’t fire up your muscles, try lifting weights while striking a pose. That’s exactly what’s involved in Iron Yoga, a hybrid of yoga and strength training.
- Instructor: Laura Bennett
- Schedule: Saturdays 9:15-10:15 am
- Class held in the gymnasium
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: $25
Partnership with: Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s
Class starts: Tuesday September 5, 2023/ Class ends: Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Tuesdays: 1:00-2:00pm
Cost: Members/ Non – Member: FREE
Pedaling for Parkinson’s is an indoor stationary cycling class developed specifically for people with Parkinson’s Disease and other neuro challenges. Participants ride for 1 hour, with a warm up and a cool down.
Taught by a APDA certified Personal Trainer Stephanie Belill
Space is limited based on number of bikes. Pr-register by calling (941)778-1908
What to bring to class: Water bottle, bike pants or shorts (not mandatory), tennis shoes, towel.
Parkinson’s patients with the following medical conditions are NOT eligible for this program:
- Cardiac or pulmonary disease
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- Uncontrolled hypertension or stroke
- Dementia
- Other medical conditions that make exercise dangerous.
The strongest abs and back, long lean muscles, excellent grace of movement, and control and concentration, this class will build core strength and flexibility. The technique is one of the most effective and challenging forms of exercise. Consistent training in the Pilates method will make you better at everything you do.
- Instructor: Laura Bennett
- Schedule: Tuesday and Thursday 9:15am-10:15am
- Class held in the gymnasium
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: $25
Discover the building blocks of the practice of yoga for stability and endurance through smooth flowing yoga movements. Explore detailed attention to the foundation of the poses (asanas) through creative cueing and breathwork while cultivating strength, stability, and flexibility. This class encourages inward curiosity and self-exploration.
- Schedule: Fridays 7:45am-8:45am
- Class held in the Performing Arts Room *Must Pre-Register*
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: $25
Reboot 60 is a high-energy, full-body workout designed to revitalize your mind and body in just 60 minutes. Perfect for the busy professional, this lunchtime class will leave you feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the rest of your day. See you at Reboot 60!
- Schedule: Monday, Wednesday and Fridays 11:30 am-12:30 pm
- Class held in the Training Room *Must Pre-Register*
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: $25
Weight training class designed to increase muscle strength and endurance fused with lots of stretching and specific exercises promoting strong abs and a healthy back.
- Schedule: Mondays 7:45am-8:45am
- Class held in the gymnasium
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: $25
The benefits of this ancient Chinese art include improvement in mental clarity, balance, footwork and stepping. Tai Chi is a gentle healing practice, an excellent way to open up the joints and stretch the tendons. Suitable for all ages and levels.
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- Instructor: Sensei Brian Nell
- Schedule: Wednesdays and Fridays 9–10 am
- Class held in the gym
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: $25
A class that focuses on fat burning cardio coupled with muscle sculpting work for the abs, arms and legs. A great workout that works the entire body. Are you ready for the challenge?
- Instructor: Brenda Canning
- Tuesdays 8am-9am
- Class held in the gym
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: $25
Vinyasa Yoga class is an approach to yoga in which you move from one pose directly into the next. There’s a flow to a Vinyasa yoga session, though the specific poses and the pace of the flow vary from one instructor to the next.
- Schedule: Wednesdays 7:45-8:45am & Saturdays 8:15-9:15am
- Class held in the Performing Arts Room *Must Pre-Register*
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: $25
Spend only 30-minutes making the most of every second through strength training, aerobic conditioning, HIIT training and more. Mix, and match the weekly class times as your schedule allows. *Must Pre-Register*
- Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday from 8-8:30 and 8:30-9 a.m. Monday & Thursday from 4:30-5 p.m.
- Class held in the Training Room
- Members: Free
- Non-Members: $25
For more information contact info@centerami.org
Class/program schedules, fees, instructors, policies and procedures are subject to change.