Group Fitness

Group fitness offers an exciting, friendly, and welcoming environment that encourages participants to maintain and enhance lifelong fitness and healthy lifestyles. Certified instructors and coaches teach safe, fun, and inclusive classes designed for all fitness levels.

 

TU Campus Recreation Group Fitness

View the Fall 2024 Group Fitness Schedule PDF.

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Group Fitness classes are FREE to everyone with a valid TU OneCard. All fitness levels are welcome, and certified instructors will suggest modifications that allow you to increase or decrease the intensity of the workout. 

For more information, contact Sydney O'Rourke, or 410-704-5627

GROUP FITNESS REGISTRATION

Registration is recommended to assure your spot in class. Walk-ins are welcome on a space available basis. Please use the TU Campus Rec mobile app or visit recreation.towson.edu to register for classes. 

Registration is open 24 hours prior to the beginning of all classes and will close at the start of class. Check in will open 10 minutes prior to class time.

If you would like to cancel a group fitness registration, follow this guide How to Cancel Group Fitness

 

Modified schedule announcement

Group Fitness classes will operate on a modified schedule on Tuesday, November 26th.

No classes will be held over Thanksgiving Break, November 27th - December 1st.

Group Fitness Class Schedule - Fall 2024

  • Vinyasa Yoga
    • Time: 12 - 12:45 p.m.
  • Cycle
    • Time: 4 - 4:45 p.m.
    • Time: 6:15 - 7 p.m.
  • Barre 
    • Time: 5:30 - 6:15 p.m.
  • Step & Sculpt
    • Time: 6 - 6:45 p.m.
  • Empowering Restorative Yoga
    • Time: 7 - 8 p.m.
  • Sunrise Slow Flow
    • Time: 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
  • Barre
    • Time: 12 - 12:45 p.m.
  • HIIT
    • Time: 4:30 - 5:15 p.m.
  • Cycle
    • Time: 5:30 - 6:15 p.m.
  • Vinyasa Yoga
    • Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
  • Strength
    • Time: 6 - 6:45 p.m.
  • Pilates Sculpt
    • Time: 7:15 - 8 p.m.
  • Sunrise Vinyasa Yoga
    • Time: 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
  • Boxing
    • Time: 8 - 9 a.m.
  • Cycle
    • Time: 12 - 12:45 p.m.
    • Time: 4 - 4:45 p.m.
    • Time: 6:15 - 7 p.m.
  • Barre
    • Time: 5:15 - 6 p.m.
  • Hatha Yoga
    • Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
  • Cycle & Core
    • Time: 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
  • Strength
    • Time: 12 - 12:45 p.m.
  • HIIT
    • Time: 4:30 - 5:15 p.m.
  • Empowering Vinyasa Yoga
    • Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
  • Pilates Sculpt
    • Time: 7 - 8 p.m.
  • Boxing
    • Time: 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
  • Empowering Vinyasa Yoga
    • Time: 2 - 3 p.m.
No Classes
  • Cycle
    • Time: 5:15 - 6 p.m.
  • Vinyasa Yoga
    • Time: 5:30 - 6:15 p.m.
  • Pilates Sculpt
    • Time: 6:30 - 7:15 p.m.

Class Descriptions  

Explore this low-impact class with derivites from Ballet and dance. The class will consist of exercises based in barre, Pilates, and yoga used by dancers that improves posture, muscle tone, and grace.  Barre uses high-reps and lightly weighted moves to create muscular strength and endurance, a strong core, and focused flexibility. Registration opens 24 hours in advance.

Add punch to your training with this energizing cardio conditioning classic.   Join us in the Skills Studio for a fast-moving circuit-style body workout. Get prize fighter strong with easy to follow punching and kicking combinations that reduce stress, burn fat, strengthens your muscles, increases cardio and engages the core!    

Punch and kick your way through this non-contact kickboxing class that combines martial arts techniques with strength, cardio and core. All fitness levels will feel challenged, release stress, and have a blast. This class meets in the Group Fitness Studio. 

Fire up your core with 30-minute intensive training that focuses on your center of strength by conditioning the trunk muscles’ power, mobility and stability.     

Get ready, get set, RIDE!  Indoor cycling peaks cardiovascular endurance, keeping you strong and energized for the road of life!   An instructor-led ride set to motivating music leaves you in control of creating a challenge that’s just right for your goals.  Kindly arrive at least 5 minutes early to set up your equipment.

Increase your strength and cardiovascular fitness with this 45 minute cycle class geared towards faculty and staff. This is a great way to end your day with motivating and energizing music. Students are welcome to join.

Put a spin on your workout with this 45- or 60-minute workout. You will spend half the class on the bike spinning through cycling drills that include strength, endurance, and interval zones followed by core exercises designed to condition and strengthen the entire body.

*This class will meet in the cycle studio and finish in the skills studio next door.

A yoga class designed to help you reconnect your breath and movement to your body and empower yourself through a healing practice. This is a trauma informed class, but all are welcome to share in this grounded and safe practice. Instructors are trained on PTSD, brain injury, and how trauma is stored in the body. No experience is necessary, so grab a mat and come practice with us!

Increase your body awareness, mental clarity, and alignment with this 60 minute yoga clas.. atha yoga is a form of yoga combining postures with conscious breathing while developing flexibility, balance, endurance, strength, and mental clarity.

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) will get your heart pumping with short, intense bursts of exercise followed by recovery periods. HIIT is a 4 for 1 special increasing cardiovascular fitness, strength, power, and core all in one-, 30 or 45-minute class.

Come LIFT with us!  This structured strength and conditioning weightlifting program set to music uses barbells, free weights, resistance bands and body weight to improve body composition and athletic performance!   LIFT is designed so you can see yourself getting stronger with each session.  *Participants MUST arrive 5-10 minutes early to set up their equipment. Beginners always welcome.    

Enjoy relaxation and increase your overall wellness with the stretch class. This stretch class will move through a series of stretches to elongate the muscles leaving you feeling relaxed while increasing your flexibility and range of motion.

Improve your posture, stabilize your core, and tone your muscles! A low-impact, fully body workout, Pilates mat uses body weight and props such as the BOSU ball, light hand weights, the fitness circle and more to strengthen and tone the body.

Fast moving, fully of variety, Power Up utilizes high energy, interval-based circuits that target functional strength and core stability on select zones that are uniquely geared to condition you for both sport and day-to-day movement demand.

Relax and reduce stress in this passive, meditative form of yoga. Restorative yoga uses props, blankets, and blocks to support the body in poses to enhance or deepen your experience and achieve a state of total relaxation. 

Designed as a moving meditation, you will move through a series of postures lightly stretching and uniting mind, body and breath set to calming music. A gentle and grounding flow perfect for the end of your day.

Move, sweat and have a blast with this energizing workout that uses THE STEP® bench and risers for step combinations. Increase your strength, core and balance with drills on and off the step. Energizing music will push you through the paces as you develop your inner athlete.

Strengthen your entire body with this 30- or 45-minute class! This strength training class uses dumbbells, resistance tubes, balls, body-bars, and more to increase physical strength throughout the entire body from head to toe.

A great way to start the day, Sunrise yoga eases your body into movement linking each pose to an inhale and exhale. Flowing, classic yoga poses, sun salutations, and an active meditation will leave you ready to tackle your day.

Tiger 45 is a 45-minute, fresh, motivating exercise experience that will deliver a full-body, functional workout you can feel utilizing brand-new spaces on our functional fitness floor. Tiger 45 will combine the latest functional training tools with fun exercises that will focus in four areas of your fitness: cardio, power, strength, and endurance. Tiger 45 will use time intervals to individualize the workout to your body and your ability, resulting in an experience that focuses on YOU.

Vary your strength and cardio training with this bootcamp-style class using the TRX suspension trainer, kettlebells, and more. The TRX suspension trainer uses gravity and bodyweight to complete dynamic exercises developing strength, balance, flexibility, and continuous core training. Kettlebells offers similar benefits additing additional power endurance, strength, and stability benefits.

Designed as a moving meditation, you will move through a series of postures uniting mind, body and breath. Vinyasa yoga will help you become stronger, more flexible and balance, while being present in the moment.

Increase your strength and find your Zen as you improve mind-body connections through this ancient practice which links strength, flexibility and balance poses with calming breath.   Set to relaxing music, class includes a brief meditation at the end.

Dance your way through blends Latin, Hip Hop and World rhythms for a fun and envigorating dance fitness party. Dance fitness – it’s exercise in disguise!

 

Save your spot in a fitness class!

Group Fitness participants can pre-register for all classes on the TU Campus Rec mobile app or on the TU Campus Rec Portal. Participants who register online will be guaranteed a spot in class. 

Students with Disabilities

Participants with disabilities or mobility issues may contact us at for programming recommendations or to offer us your suggestions.