The Hornell Area Family YMCA's members enjoy a clean and brightly lit climate-controlled fitness center with dozens of cardio and weight machines as well as a variety of free weights. We also offer nearly 20 group exercise classes FREE to members!

Group Exercise Class Offerings

Active Life

Active Life is a senior fitness class focused on building strength, balance, and endurance. Tuesdays target total-body strength with weights, while Fridays boost cardio and core with mostly standing movements and chair options available.

Barre

Barre is a low-impact workout blending ballet, Pilates, yoga, and strength training. Using small, controlled movements—often with a barre or chair—it targets muscles through isometric pulses to build strength, flexibility, and tone.

Beginner Balance

A chair-based exercise class designed to improve strength, flexibility, balance, reflexes, and focus through progressive challenges that boost confidence and promote safe movement.

Body Blast

Body Blast is a high-energy, full-body workout that fires up your strength, balance, and core with powerful, dynamic moves and weight training. Get ready to challenge yourself, boost your body awareness, improve your posture, and leave feeling strong and unstoppable!

Chair Yoga

Chair yoga offers a gentle, accessible practice for all levels—no experience needed. Enjoy improved balance, strength, flexibility, and stress relief without getting on the floor.

Cycle Yoga

This half-cycle ride, half-yoga flow class will give you the perfect balance of cardio, flexibility, and strength. With the cycling portion first, you can be assured that your muscles are warmed up and ready to find your depth during the yoga session.

Functional Strength

This class focuses on conditioning with strength, agility, and stability exercises using bodyweight or light weights. You’ll train multiple joints and move in all directions—forward, backward, sideways, and rotationally—to improve balance, coordination, and reduce injury risk in daily life.

Kettlebell AMPD

Kettlebell AMPD is a fun, 30-minute group fitness class combining upbeat music with kettlebell exercises to boost strength, burn calories, and improve endurance. Suitable for all levels, each session targets every major muscle group with creative, choreographed moves to keep you motivated.

Line Dancing

Returns this fall: Line dancing—a fun, energetic way to boost heart health, coordination, balance, and mental sharpness—all to great music in a welcoming atmosphere.

Lunch Bunch

If you are into running/walking on your lunch break this opportunity is for you. This is a group-led invitation, to provide runners and walkers alike to make connections with fellow peers and work together towards fitness goals.

Modified Yoga

This class starts and ends with seated stretches, then moves to standing Vinyasa-style poses — all done seated or standing, with no floor transitions required.

Next Level Pilates

Next Level Pilates is a dynamic full-body class using foam rollers, bands, and light weights to build strength, flexibility, and core stability—leaving you balanced, energized, and strong.

Oula Power

Oula Power is a fun, 30-minute cardio and strength class that starts with an empowering warm-up and moves into high-energy cardio and full-body strength exercises. Suitable for all levels, its motivating playlist helps you power through and finish feeling strong, energized, and inspired.

P90X Live

A results-driven strength class using body weight, dumbbells, and kettlebells to build total-body strength, balance, and confidence. With three focus blocks — lower body, upper body, and core — plus easy modifications, this class is designed for all fitness levels.

Peak Performance

Ready to reach your PEAK PERFORMANCE? Join Erin for an interval-based class that boosts your metabolism with cardio, weights, and plyometrics to burn calories and tone muscle.

Pilates

Mat-based Pilates class emphasizing core strength, stability, posture, breath control, and flexibility through slow, controlled movements that balance muscle strength and flexibility.

Power Sculpt

Power Sculpt is a fast-paced HIIT class combining dance cardio with targeted strength training to build lean muscle, boost stamina, and improve cardio health. Modifications make it accessible for all fitness levels—perfect for anyone ready to challenge themselves and level up their fitness.

Rhythm Step

Rhythm Step is a fun, high-energy workout that blends classic step aerobics with modern moves and upbeat music. Burn calories, boost coordination, and build lower body strength with adjustable steps. Perfect for all levels — step, sweat, and get stronger!

Rock Steady Boxing

This program uses the mechanics of boxing for those with Parkinson’s by focusing on the PD symptoms including, balance, stiffness, tremors, coordination, and soft voice syndrome. This is accomplished through non-contact boxing, punching a heavy bag, doing footwork, and stretching.

SilverSneakers Classic

SilverSneakers Classic is a beginner-friendly, low-impact strength class for seniors that improves muscle strength, range of motion, and fitness, with seated or standing options and equipment like weights, tubing, and a soft ball.

Stretch Break

Take a 30-minute pause to reset your body with Stretch Break—a gentle class that improves flexibility, eases tension, and boosts circulation. Ideal for all fitness levels and anyone needing relief from long hours sitting or standing.

Stretch & Restore

This practice is all about slowing down and opening your body through passive stretching. Helping to improve flexibility, increase range of motion, and promote recovery. A mindful movement practice that combines gentle stretching and guided meditation to enhance relaxation, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being.

Tai Chi

Discover strength, flexibility, balance, and body awareness, while boosting concentration, and reducing both stress and anxiety. This class can be done standing or seated.

Yoga

Start your day with this 45‑minute gentle vinyasa yoga class for all levels. Move mindfully through slow, deep stretches with a focus on alignment, breath, and awareness — leaving you centered and ready for the day.

Zumba® Gold

Great for active older adults looking for a modified Zumba® class at a lower intensity that introduces easy-to-follow choreography with a focus on balance, range of motion, and coordination. Get fit, stay fit, and burn calories while having fun at the best exercise class ever!

Zumba® Gold Toning

Designed for active older adults, this class combines the fun of Zumba® at a slower pace with light weights or toning sticks for a full-body workout. Build muscle, move to the music, and leave feeling strong and energized!

*AOA denotes classes specifically designed for Active Older Adults.

 

Personal Training

Personal Training

Let our professional fitness staff design workouts just for you to keep you motivated and making progress toward your wellness goals. Offered only for Y members.

30-Min (1 Session) or 30-Min (12 Sessions)

60-Min (1 Session) or 60-Min (6 Sessions)

Group Personal Training

Bring a few friends and work out together under the instruction of one of our personal trainers. Groups can consist of two to four members. Offered only for Y members.

2 People (30-Min or 60-Min)

3 People (30-Min or 60-Min)

4 People (30-Min or 60-Min)

Class Schedule