Fitness Classes
Welcome to our new fitness class web page! Here at Byw’n Iach, we help people of all ages to live happy, healthy and active lives.
We inspire people to live energetic and active lives through our exciting fitness classes! The experience not only challenges your body, but also your mind. From intense exercises to practical and refreshing movements, our classes are suitable for everyone looking for a new challenge in their lives. If you are looking to lose weight, maintain your fitness, or motivate yourself to reach your personal goals, a fitness class is specifically for you!
Not only will you improve your fitness, but you will also have the opportunity to make new connections and make friends. The support of our experienced trainers ensures that you have a safe and effective experience every time.
We recommend that you arrive 10 minutes before the class to have a chance to chat with our instructors. This can help reduce the nerves before the start of the session and give you a chance to trust yourself.
Don’t wait! Book your place in the class today to ensure you get your place, as the classes fill up very quickly. Be part of the fitness adventure and have an experience that inspires you to reach your goals.
What is available?
There are many classes available across 12 centres across Gwynedd. To find the class that suits you, follow the link to your local centre’s timetable: Byw’n Iach Penllyn Timetable
Byw'n Iach Fitness Classes
Here’s a short description of each Byw’n Iach fitness class!
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| Indoor Cycling | This class will help you get fit fast, taking your fitness to the next level. Stationary bikes provide a non-impact workout. The low impact nature reduces stress on your knees and feet, and allows you to work with a resistance level that suits you. With entrancing upbeat music and motivational instructors to set the pace, indoor cycling is a great way to get in shape. |
| Circuit Conditioning | Circuit conditioning is a class with multiple exercise stations that will focus on muscular endurance, core strength, cardiovascular fitness and flexibility. Circuits will always be a popular class and will give you a fantastic calorie burning workout. |
| Powerwave | Powerwave is a class that uses a specific bag that helps perform a variety of different exercises. This exercise helps to increase strength and endurance for all fitness levels. |
| Core Conditioning | A class which targets your entire torso. A strong core leads to a strong, fit body that will be less prone to injury. This class is a wonderful complement to all group fitness classes. |
| Bootcamp | This military style workout is a mix of cardiovascular and resistance exercises which combine bodyweight exercises with free weight exercises. It will help you to improve your balance, strength, flexibility as well as muscular endurance. This workout is open to all fitness levels and is a high calorie burner. |
| Pump FX | Pump FX is a complete body workout. By using barbells and adjustable weights, this class will help you to improve your muscular strength & endurance. This class is designed to burn body fat and tone muscles, all levels of fitness are welcome to this class. |
| TABATA | Tabata is a workout using a specific timer, performing the same exercise for a period of 8 rounds that includes 20 seconds work with 10 seconds rest. Performing the same exercise pushing you to improve your reps each round if possible. |
| Cardio Circuit | Cardio Circuit is similar to a HIIT class, performing variety of heart raising exercises, that will help improve your fitness, and weight loss also will strengthen the muscles in your heart. |
| HITT | Short, intense, fast and powerful! HIIT is high intensity interval training that pushes you to work as hard as you can to increase cardiovascular capacity and burn calories during and after the workout due to the 'afterburn' effect. This workout has huge fat burn, helps work towards a leaner body and improves muscular endurance. |
| Functional Training | Functional training is a method of training that strives to get your body stable, in balance and capable of performing at its peak. Functional training incorporates moving in all positions (straight ahead, side/side, and turning), using different bases of support (2 legs, stagger stance, one leg), and implementing unstable environments (bosu ball) to challenge the muscles that control your joints. |
| Yoga | Yoga is a fitness class that can help in many ways by performing different exercises that help the body with recovery, stretching as well as relaxing the mind and body. |
| Legs, bums and tums | A class that focuses on the mid and lower part of the body. Performing exercises that can be done slow or quick and that will strengthen or tone up the area working on. |
| Pilates | Pilates is a form of exercise that focuses on improving flexibility, strength, and body posture. It involves a series of controlled movements on a mat, targeting the core muscles as well as the arms, legs, and back. Pilates helps to build muscular endurance, improve balance, and promote overall body awareness, making it suitable for people of all fitness levels. |
| Body Blast | Body Blast is a combination of Strength, High Intensity and Cardio workout for a whole Body Workout. This class is similar to HIIT – will burn calories and improve your overall fitness. Class suitable for medium to high intensity |
| HYROX | HYROX is a combination of pulse raising and functional movements. This workout will improve your cardiovascular fitness through running and high-intensity exercises, build musclular strength with functional movements. This class will help prepare you for HYROX competitions. |
| Metabolic Effect | Metabolic Effect is a high intensity, dumbell based metabolic conditioning workout. Work hard and rest when you need to. The instructor will push you to your limits for a great effective workout |
| Aqua | Aqua aerobics offers numerous benefits. This low-impact exercise enhances cardiovascular fitness, strength, and endurance while promoting flexibility and balance. The water's resistance builds muscle tone without heavy weights, and its cooling effect prevents overheating, making workouts more comfortable. |
| Fitball | A Fitball workout class focuses on using a Swiss ball (also known as a stability ball) to enhance strength, balance, and flexibility. It's a great core workout - excellent for engaging deep abdominal muscles and stabilizers. This class will challenge your balance and stability and can improve your posture by strengthening the muscles that support your spine. |
| Boxercise | Boxercise is a high-energy fitness class inspired by the training techniques used by boxers. Learn and practice various punches like jabs, hooks, and uppercuts. Just like HIIT, this workout will get your heart rate up. A mix of strength and endurance exercises targeting different muscle groups. It’s great for reducing anxiety and stress, by releasing endorphins. Effective workout for weight loss, muscle toning, enhancing hand-eye coordination and motor skills. Boxercise is an excellent Fun and Full Body Workout |
Contact us
If you would like to know more about our fitness classes or if you would like to book a place for an experienced session, contact us today cyswllt@bywniach.cymru. We look forward to welcoming you to our healthy and active community!
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