MERRITT CLUB MEMBER CLASS DESCRIPTIONS...techniques and bootcamp style cardio drills, this class...

STRENGTHCARDIO

CORE

This low impact aerobic class is designed for the novice or experienced adult.

Canton, Fort Ave, TowsonLow to Moderate

• Improves heart & lung fitness• Tones & shapes• Reduces Stress

A fusion of plyometric, bodyweight, calisthenic, and resistance based exercises designed to do one thing, BURN CALORIES! If you want results, Bootcamp is the class for YOU!

Canton, Downtown, Eldersburg, Fort Ave, Towson, White Marsh

• Improves heart & lung fitness• Improves agility, coordination,

strength & endurance• Tones & shapes

Moderate to High

STRENGTHCARDIO

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Merritt Ringside is a fitness-based boxing workout that will leave you feeling like a champ! Using heavy bags, boxing training techniques and bootcamp style cardio drills, this class will make you sweat and feel like a prize fighter! Bring your boxing gloves and hand wraps (available for sale at our Pro Shop).

DowntownModerate to High

• Tones & shapes • Increases strength & endurance • Builds self-confidence

STRENGTHCARDIO

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A variety of cardio for 20 minutes followed by balance, core, toning and strength training using tubing and free weights.

Eldersburg• Improves heart & lung fitness • Tones & shapes • Strengthens the core

Moderate to High

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Cycle Flex combines the cycle ride with boot camp - which means hill work, speed work, and strength training - each class! After every few tracks of cycling, we hit the deck for 3 to 4 floor exercises and then resume riding. Join us for a cycle ride that mimics the outdoor road and go 4rounds of head-to-toe, “old school” boot camp.

Towson

9

Moderate to High

• Improves heart & lung fitness• Tones & shapes• Increases endurance

STRENGTHCARDIO

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This traditional hi/lo impact aerobic class will knock your socks off! Burn calories, strengthen and tone your body and enhance your coordination through a combination of aerobics, strength training and abdominal exercises.

Eldersburg

7

Moderate to High

• Improves heart & lung fitness • Tones & shapes

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BODYFLOW™ is the Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates workout that builds flexibility and strength and leaves you feeling centered and calm. Controlled breathing, concentration and a carefully structured series of stretches, moves and poses to music create a holistic workout that brings the body into a state of harmony and balance.

Buckingham, Canton, Cranbrook, Downtown, Eldersburg, Fort Ave, Towson, White Marsh

• Improves joint flexibility & range of motion

• Tones & shapes• Enhances mental wellbeing

Low to Moderate

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MERRITT CLUB MEMBER CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

STRENGTH, CARDIO & CORE

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CARDIOCardio cross training class that will increase strength, endurance, and agility all while burning calories.

Owings MillsModerate to High

• Improves heart & lung fitness • Tones & shapes • Strengthens the core

Low to Moderate

If you want the optimal mix of strength, cardio and core training this is it. Step into a BODYVIVE 3.1 class and you can be sure you’re heading into one of safest and most effective workouts around. The challenging mix of lunges, squats, running and tubing exercises will help you burn up to 490 calories each class*. The great music will leave you fizzing with energy and feeling great. BODYVIVE 3.1 will burn calories and help you build fitness and strength while improving energy levels, flexibility, balance, agility and core strength.

Cranbrook, Eldersburg, Towson, White Marsh

• Improves heart & lung fitness• Tones & shapes• Strengthens the core• Reduces stress

STRENGTHCARDIO

CORE

This class starts off with athletic HIIT style cardio and strength training. You’ll end with a wonderful stretch to facilitate recovery from your HIIT experience.

Eldersburg• Improves heart & lung fitness • Tones & shapes • Strengthens the core

ModerateSTRENGTH

CARDIOCORE

Pilates is a body conditioning routine that helps build flexibility and long, lean muscles, strength and endurance in the legs, abdominals, arms, hips, and back. It puts emphasis on spinal and pelvic alignment, breathing to relieve stress and allow adequate oxygen flow to muscles, developing a strong core, and improving coordination and balance.

Eldersburg, White MarshLow to Moderate


• Tones & shapes • Strengthens the core

STRENGTHCARDIO

CORE

Low

An invigorating workout for older adults which includes exercises for muscular strength, flexibility, posture, balance, and non-impact aerobic conditioning.

Owings Mills• Improves heart & lung fitness• Tones & shapes • Reduces Stress

STRENGTHCARDIO

CORE

Low to Moderate

SoulBody Barre is a one hour, mindfully intense class pulling from the principals of Pilates, yoga, dance and interval strength training.

Canton, Downtown, Eldersburg, Fort Ave, Towson, White Marsh

• Tones & shapes• Improves functional strength

for balance & mobility

STRENGTHCARDIO

CORE

Low to Moderate

A mindfully intense class with dynamic, isometric and isotonic movements that work the muscle, then transitioning to stretches.

Buckingham, Canton, Cranbrook, Fort Ave, Owings Mills, White Marsh

• Improves functional strength for balance & mobility.

• Tones & shapes

STRENGTHCARDIO

CORE

Low to Moderate

A fusion of Pilates and Yoga focusing on core strength, stability, flexibility, sports conditioning and strength training.

Eldersburg, Towson


• Enhances mental wellbeing• Tightens & tones

STRENGTHCARDIO

CORE

CARDIO



A vigorous cardio class without comparison. Start pedaling and let go as your instructor takes you for the ride of your life. Perfect for any fitness enthusiast, recreational cyclist or serious racer.

Buckingham, Canton, Cranbrook, Downtown, Eldersburg, Fort Ave, Owings Mills, Towson, White Marsh

Moderate to High

• Improves heart & lung fitness• Increases leg strength &

enduranceCARDIO

HIIT training is a great way to meet your fitness goals due to its ability to burn fat effectively during and after class. You will conduct a series of sprints or steep hills for 30-45-50-and 60 second intervals with rest periods in between. This class will not only challenge you physically but mentally as well.

Eldersburg, White MarshHigh

• Build lean muscle & train your body to burn fat

• Improves heart & lung fitness• Burn calories for hours after your

workoutCARDIO

Low to High

Get the most out of the Matrix Technology! Undergoing the FTW test will allow you to establish your starting reference point for the Matrix bikes.

Canton, Fort Ave (Coming Soon), Towson

• Improves heart & lung fitness • Increases leg strength &

enduranceCARDIO

50 Minute intense cycling to Hip Hop music! Canton, DowntownModerate to High

• Improves heart & lung fitness • Increases leg strength &

enduranceCARDIO

Trial Class: This is an Adult Hip Hop Dance Class. Please contact Maia DeBaugh at [email protected] for more information.

Eldersburg

• Burn calories • Tones & shapes • Develops self-expression • Improves coordination

CARDIO

BODYATTACK™ is the sports-inspired cardio workout for building strength and stamina. This high-energy interval training class combines athletic aerobic movements with strength and stabilization exercises. Dynamic instructors and powerful music motivate everyone towards their fitness goals - from the weekend athlete to the hard-core competitor!

Canton, Cranbrook, Downtown, Eldersburg, Fort Ave, Towson, White Marsh

• Improves agility, coordination, strength & endurance

• Improves heart & lung fitness

Moderate to HighorCARDIO

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BODYCOMBAT™ is the empowering cardio workout where you are totally unleashed. This fiercely energetic program is inspired by martial arts and draws from a wide array of disciplines such as karate, boxing, taekwondo, tai chi and muay thai. Supported by driving music and powerful role model instructors, you strike, punch, kick and kata your way through calories to superior cardio fitness.

Canton, Cranbrook, Eldersburg, Fort Ave, Towson, White Marsh

• Tones & shapes• Increases strength & endurance• Builds self-confidence

Moderate to HighCARDIO

Moderate to High

BODYJAM™ is the cardio workout where you are free to enjoy the sensation of dance. An addictive fusion of the latest dance styles and hottest new sounds puts the emphasis as much on having fun as on breaking a sweat. Funky instructors teach you to move with attitude through this 55-minute class. So grab a friend, get front and center, and get high on the feeling of dance.

Downtown, Towson, White Marsh

• Burns calories• Tones & shapes• Develops self-expression• Improves coordination

CARDIO



Moderate to High

BODYSTEP™ – a full-body cardio workout to really tone your butt and thighs. In a BODYSTEP Athletic class you combine basic stepping with moves like burpees, push ups and weight plate exercises to work the upper body. There are always lots of options to get you through the workout safely. Our bubbly and approachable instructors coach you through the workout. We play invigorating, hit music and inject a whole lot of fun and personality along the way.

Eldersburg, Towson• Improves heart & lung fitness,

agility & coordination• Increases strength & enduranceCARDIO

Moderate to High

RPM™ is the indoor cycling workout where you ride to the rhythm of powerful music. Take on the terrain with your inspiring team coach who leads the pack through hills, flats, mountain peaks, time trials, and interval training. Discover your athlete within - sweat and burn to reach your endorphin high.

Buckingham, Canton, Cranbrook, Downtown, Eldersburg, Fort Ave, Towson

• Improves heart & lung fitness• Increases leg strength &

enduranceCARDIO

High

LES MILLS SPRINT™ is built on the science of high-intensity interval training (HIIT). It’s a quick and hard style of training that returns rapid results with minimal joint impact. The short duration of a LES MILLS SPRINT work-out will motivate you to push your physical and mental limits. It features bursts of intensity where you work as hard as possible, followed by periods of rest that prepare you for the next effort. The payoff is you burn calories for hours after a good HIIT workout.

Canton, Cranbrook, Fort Ave, White Marsh

• Build lean muscle & train your body to burn fat

• Faster cardio results than with steady state training

• Burn calories for hours after your workout

CARDIO

Moderate

SoulBody Power is a 30 minute cardio blast class that combines HIIT blocks with body-toning “barre” exercises to create that “perfect burn”! Get a full-body work-out that keeps the heart rate elevated while strengthening and toning muscles and building a strong core.

Canton, Fort Ave

• Improves agility, coordination, strength & endurance

• Improves heart & lung fitness • Tones & shapes

CARDIO

Moderate to High

Freestyle Step challenges your mind and body to take your fitness to a new level in this creative advanced step class. The choreogrphy is exciting and the interest is high to help you improve coordination, body awareness and cardiovasular conditioning.

Cranbrook, Downtown, Eldersburg, Owings Mills

• Improves heart & lung fitness, agility & coordination

• Increases strength & endurance

CARDIO

Moderate to High

This class combines interval training on the treadmill to maximize caloric burn.

Cranbrook• Improves heart & lung fitnessCARDIO

Ultimate Spin is an indoor spinning class. This unique class is designed to challenge you in every way. It combines energizing music, unique moves, mental focus and fun. This class is not designed to mimic an outdoor ride.

Eldersburg• Improves heart & lung fitness • Increases leg strength &

endurance

Moderate to HighCARDIO



Work towards increasing flexibility, strength and balance while moving at your most comfortable range of motion. A variety of props will be available to provide extra stability and balance and you will have the opportunity to move at your own pace. Whether you are a senior, a beginner, recovering from an injury or someone just discovering the healthful benefits of fitness, this may be the perfect class for you.

EldersburgLow• Improves joint flexibility &

range of motion• Enhances mental wellbeing

FLEX

Moderate to High

For this vigorous vinyasa flow class, the studio will be heated to 85-90 degrees, softening the tendons, ligaments and muscles and allowing for a deeper stretch.

Buckingham, Fort Ave


• Tones & shapes • Enhances mental wellbeing

FLEX

Eldersburg

Kripalu Yoga is a form of Hatha Yoga using inner focus, meditation, standard yoga poses, breathwork, “development of a quiet mind”, and relaxation. Kripalu emphasizes compassionate self-acceptance, observing the activity of the mind without judgment, and taking what is learned into daily life.

7 • Improves joint flexibility & range of motion

• Tones & shapes • Enhances mental wellbeing

FLEX

FLEX

Beginner Yoga is a breath-centered practice focusing on increasing flexibility and building core strength through traditional yoga poses. Modifications are offered making it safe and accessible to beginners but appropriate for all levels looking for a meditative and renewing flow.

DowntownLow to Moderate


• Enhances mental wellbeing

CORE

This class is a total body challenge! It incorporates a combination of sports drills; focuses on glute and ab strengthening exercises; includes balance training; and concludes with stretching. Continuous movement keeps the heart-rate up. Options are provided to accommodate most fitness levels.

Canton, Cranbrook, Downtown, Owings Mills, Towson

15’ • Tightens & tones• Core muscles improve functional

strength for balance, mobility & injury prevention

Moderate to High

Low to High

Take the “work” out of workout, by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. Once the Latin and World rhythms take over, you’ll see why Zumba® Fitness classes are often called exercise in disguise.

Buckingham, Cranbrook, Downtown, Eldersburg, Fort Ave, Owings Mills, Towson, White Marsh

• Burn calories• Tones & shapes• Develops self-expression• Improves coordination

CARDIO

Eldersburg

The design of the class introduces easy-to-follow Zumba® choreography that focuses on balance, range of motion and coordination. Come ready to sweat, and prepare to leave empowered and feeling strong.

• Burn calories• Tones & shapes• Develops self-expression• Improves coordination

Low to ModerateCARDIO

FLEX


CORE


Moderate to High

Les Mills CXWORX® really hones in on the torso and sling muscles that connect your upper body to your lower body. All the moves in CXWORX have options, so it’s challenging but achievable for your own level of fitness. During the 30-minute workout trained instructors guide you through correct technique as you work with resistance tubes and weight plates, as well as body weight exercises like crunches, and hovers. You will also get into some hip, butt and lower back exercises.

Buckingham, Canton, Cranbrook, Downtown, Eldersburg, Fort Ave, Towson

• Tightens & tones• Core muscles improve functional

strength for balance, mobility & injury preventionSTRENGTH

Low

A gentler approach to building core strength, using the best of Yoga, Pilates and Tai Chi. Props like large and small balls, Bosu Balls and straps are used to help support the back while allowing the core to engage.

Towson

• Tightens & tones• Core muscles improve functional

strength for balance, mobility & injury preventionSTRENGTH

Moderate to High

STRENGTH

BODYPUMP™, the original LES MILLS™ barbell class, will sculpt, tone and strengthen your entire body, fast! Great bodies aren’t born, they are transformed, using the proven BODYPUMP™ formula: THE REP EFFECT™ a breakthrough in resistance workout training. Focusing on low weight loads and high repetition movements, you’ll burn fat, gain strength and quickly produce lean body muscle conditioning.

Buckingham, Canton, Cranbrook, Downtown, Eldersburg, Fort Ave, Owings Mills, Towson, White Marsh

• Increases strength & endurance• Tones & shapes• Helps maintain bone health

or

Moderate to High

A traditional Hatha (physical) yoga class based on an ancient form of movement that promotes balance, flexibility, strength and relaxation through various asana (posture) and breathing techniques. Providing an escape from everyday stress, yoga clears the mind, improves concentration, develops muscle strength and stamina.

Canton, Cranbrook, Downtown, Eldersburg, Fort Ave, Owings Mills, Towson, White Marsh



FLEX

Low

Yoga time is all the time. Relax, rejuvenate, release tension through physical poses, full breathing and restful slumber.

Eldersburg, Owings Mills

7 • Improves joint flexibility & range of motion


FLEX

Moderate to High

This intense, fast paced class provides the mind-body benefit of yoga exercise in a vigorous format to give you an overall conditioning class to improve balance, flexibility and strength.

Canton, Downtown, Fort Ave, Towson


• Tones & shapes• Enhances mental wellbeing

FLEX

Low

This class is designed for the older adult or the student that needs a bit of extra attention due to an injury or inflexibility. Postures will gently help to increase flexibility and build strength. Enjoy some rest and relaxation as part of every session.

Towson• Improves joint flexibility &

range of motion• Enhances mental wellbeing

FLEX

STRENGTH



These fun-fuelled classes help four and five year olds explore how their bodies work.

Cranbrook, Towson, White Marsh

4-5

STRENGTHCARDIO

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Focusing on fun rather than formal exercise routines, these classes are the ultimate way to introduce fundamental movement skills.

Towson, White Marsh

6-7

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When it comes to learning a whole lot of cool moves from dance, martial arts and yoga this class is the way to go.

Towson, White Marsh

8-12

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