Classes

The Department of Recreation offers semester-long group fitness classes free of charge to all current New School students. Participating students are required to have health insurance and complete a waiver each semester. The department hosts a wide variety of classes, such as Boot Camp, Pilates, Yoga, and Zumba. All classes are taught by certified instructors and are held in the University Center's Fitness Room, 63 Fifth Avenue, L205 (take elevator 1 or 2 down to L2, or take the main staircase down to L1, then the A1 stairwell down to L2), unless otherwise noted. Come and get your blood moving, and stay fit and healthy for free!

• Boot Camp

  Develop your strength, agility, balance, and cardiovascular endurance using body-weight drills and free weights. This class uses timed intervals with exercises alternating between upper- and lower-body movements building up to high-energy, full-body compound movements designed to unite your mind, body, and spirit in a heart-pumping fun grand finale! Rounds vary from Tabata-style workouts of varied work/rest ratios to one-minute intervals. The class is based around timed intervals, allowing you to work at your own pace, and is ideal for students of all fitness levels.

• Box and Flow

  Have you ever wanted to kickbox and do yoga at the same time? This class combines both of your favorite workouts into one high-energy class. In 60 minutes, we will shadowbox (spar with an imaginary opponent) and keep up our energy through bursts of high cardio to build our endurance. Then, when we are ready to cool down, we will employ yoga techniques to open up our body and mind through supported postured stretches, regaining focus and preparing for a better day.

• Barre

  Sculpt and define your body using ballet-inspired strengthening, lengthening,
  and isometric toning moves that are alternated with deep stretching to create long, beautiful,
  lean muscles. Barre Essentials will help you improve your posture, overall core strength, and
  flexibility.

• Ultimate Power

  Ultimate power! Burn a large number of calories in these Tabata-style HIIT (high-intensity interval training) workouts, using your body weight and a variety of resistance training techniques. Each session is designed to help you dig deep and go as far as you want to go with your workout. Tabata workouts take you through 20 seconds of scorching work with 10 seconds of rest; the result is a high-powered boost to your metabolism during your workout and an afterburn that helps you continue burning calories after your workout! Oh yeah, this is powerful!
  
  

• Burn

  In this low-impact class, we'll be using variety of exercises borrowing from Pilates, traditional strength workouts, dance conditioning, and body-weight resistance for a workout that will help you develop core strength, balance, flexibility, and mobility.

• Cardio Chisel

  This a high-intensity, low-impact workout performed in a smooth, controlled manner, demanding on the muscles yet safe for the joints, spine, and connective tissues. The slow, controlled movements performed activate the slow-twitch muscle fibers. This workout effectively combines strength, cardio, endurance, balance, core, and flexibility training not only in each session but in every move.
  
  
  

• Cardio Dance

  Get your dance workout on with a variety of styles, from jazz to hip-hop to musical theater! All levels are welcome! No previous dance experience is required.

• DanceFit

  Come dance it out with a fitness-based workout that is ab intensive and focused on cardio, using a mashup of dance styles, including pop, hip-hop, dancehall, reggaeton, and Afrobeat, of medium to high intensity. No dance experience is necessary. Come ready to sweat it out, laugh it out, and shake it like no other!

• AcroYoga

  Will's AcroYoga class blends the mindful practices of yoga with the partnering dynamics of acrobatics and the therapeutic techniques of the healing arts. We will explore the architecture and design of the body in motion with the support of community to facilitate wellness, conditioning, and relaxation and build confidence. Fun as well as enlightening, this class enables students at any level to shift their relationship with gravity and take yoga beyond the mat.
  
  

• High-Intensity Interval Training

  Sweat through a full-body workout consisting of high-impact exercises and interval training. Focus on building strength and endurance through resistance. Short timed rounds of explosive exercises designed to get your heartbeat going are followed by intervals of lighter movements for optimal recovery. Between intervals we'll be using small weights and resistance bands to tone and strengthen the upper body, core, and legs. Students at all fitness levels are encouraged to attend. Exercises are challenging but can easily be modified.

• Playground

  What do you do with a room full of workout equipment? PLAY, of course! In this high-energy class, you will find circuits and obstacle courses designed to build your cardiovascular and muscular endurance, strength, and agility.  

• Slow-Flow Pilates

  Come and join this rejuvenating class, which works on increasing core stability and strength, promoting flexibility, and improving posture. Nicole keeps the class fun and fresh by mixing classical Pilates moves with new variations in order to maximize the benefits from each session. The class is suitable for all levels, as modifications are made for those who need them and variations are offered for those who want more of a challenge. New routines are offered each week!

• Vinyasa Flow

  Classes begin with tapping into the body through breath work and self-manipulation/bodywork, progressing into stretching and strengthening through asana and cooling down with meditation. This class offers intelligent sequencing of poses and creative use of props, which allow participants to deepen and advance their yoga practice. All levels are welcome. Come with an open mind and an open heart.

• Class Mat Pilates

  Pilates is a movement method that exercises the body and mind, with a focus on strengthening the abdominal core and improving flexibility, posture, and physical strength. Natasha employs the classical method, which uses movement sequences that are controlled, precise, deliberate, and form focused, developing a connection between the mind and body through intention and breath. The class combines beginner, intermediate, and advanced classical Pilates exercises and is available to all levels; modifications and variations are offered to support anyone interested in exploring the practice.

• HIIT Boxing

  A combination of cardio and resistance training in one super-fun workout. Classes are designed to allow members to train at their own pace. Each class is approximately 50 minutes long. After a high cardio workout and brief stretch, you strap on real gloves and learn pro sequences — partnered glove drills — that make you feel like a rock star and get lean and toned like a fighter. The result is an adrenaline-boosting workout that anyone — no matter what age or fitness level — can do, combining community and fitness. Please wear clothes you feel comfortable moving in and sneakers or athletic shoes. Participants are encouraged to come early, as space and equipment are limited. Those wishing to attend are welcome to bring their own wrist wraps and/or personal boxing gloves (14 ounce or higher).