Fitness Classes

A Fun Mix of In-Person and Virtual Fitness Classes

The 14th Street Y will keep you healthy and fit for life.

It’s all here. Our carefully curated fitness class list features a deep inventory of all the popular categories, tailored for gym-goers of every age and fitness level, as well as a host of special offerings.

We have a wider range of fitness classes—from favorites like Yoga, Zumba, and Pilates to challenging cardio sculpt and aerobics with strength training!

We now have a full roster of live-streaming and in-person group fitness classes to keep our community active whether from home or at the 14Y.

No matter what your fitness path or goal, we welcome you!

Our live-streaming group fitness classes are part of the 14Y’s Virtual Membership. Learn more about Virtual Membership and our class offerings.

The 14Y Fitness Center welcomes members for in-person workouts. Learn more about our Fitness Center here.

For the most up to date health and safety information for in-person workouts, please visit our Health and Safety page.

Please note: Most in-person group fitness classes are walk-in only. Only Get Fit with Ivy and Aerobics with Strength Training with Ivy require advance registration to save your spot due to class popularity.

 

In-Person Fitness Classes

Monday Classes

Strength & Conditioning with Caroline (Intermediate)
Mondays | 9:30 – 10:20 AM
Fitness Studio
Start your morning off with a high intensity class that targets all the major muscle groups with a combination of bodyweight exercises, weightlifting, bodyweight exercises, and a core- strengthening mat workout. This class is for intermediate to advanced exercisers, comfortable with jumping, squatting and lifting 5-10 lb dumbbells.

 

Get Fit with Ivy (Intermediate)
Mondays | 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Gymnasium
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Low impact aerobics followed by strength training with emphasis on a lower body workout (squats, lunges, deadlifts and more).

 

Toddler and Me Yoga (Family Fitness)
Mondays | 10:00 – 10:45 AM
Room 402
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Join us Monday mornings with Kiyoe for adult yoga and stretching with our toddlers as partners! You’ll meet other families and watch your little ones connect as we focus on balance, awareness, and wellness. Please note only one registration for both adult and child.

 

New Parent and Prenatal Yoga (Family Fitness)
Mondays | 11:00 – 11:45 AM
Room 402
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Recharge and center yourself. For new and expectant parents. Bring your baby under 12 months. This is a time to focus on you with our little ones as partners! You’ll meet other families and watch your little ones connect as we focus on balance, awareness, and wellness.

 

Power Hour Body Challenge with Tim (High Intensity)
Mondays | 6:30 – 7:20 PM 
Fitness Studio
In this intense, high-energy class, you will challenge your muscle strength, cardiovascular endurance, improve your flexibility and coordination using weights and other equipment to get everything pumping and torch some serious calories while having a great time!

 

Classical Yoga with Amrita (Intermediate)  
Mondays | 7:30 – 8:30 PM 
Fitness Studio 
An integrative approach to yoga, physical postures that strengthen and tone the body, breathing practices that support vitality and peace of mind. The class ends with a brief meditation practice. An open level class, all are welcome!

Tuesday Classes

Hatha Yoga with Rie (Intermediate)
Tuesdays | 9:30-10:20 AM
Fitness Studio
This class guides you through movement that develops strength, flexibility and the connection between body, mind and breath. Deepen your understanding of the posture & basic alignment in the body.

 

Pilates Plus with Elizabeth (Intermediate) (Hybrid class) 
Tuesdays | 10:30 – 11:15 AM 
Fitness Studio 
This class combines traditional Pilates exercises plus other strength and toning modalities. It involves the integration of strength, stabilization and alignment. The skills you develop in this class will help with proper, protective body mechanics in everyday activities.

 

Strength Class with Elizabeth (Intermediate)  
Tuesdays | 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Fitness Studio 
This is a full body workout. It combines upper body strengthening exercises with lower body and core strengthening exercises. This class provides strength, balance, flexibility and coordination training all in one, an advanced workout with the option to modify.

 

Strong Nation® by Zumba “Lunch Crunch” with Bethany (Intermediate)  *STARTING IN APRIL*
Tuesdays | 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
Fitness Studio 

In STRONG Nation®, you will push yourself beyond your plateaus to achieve overall body transformation. The moves are similar to a HIIT workout, using only body weight. The music was reverse-engineered to match every move. Bethany is Strong Nation® Certified.

 

Cardio Blast with Tara (High Intensity) 
Tuesdays | 6:30 – 7:20 PM  
Fitness Studio 
Move to the music (or the beat of your own drum) while having fun and getting a great cardiovascular workout! Modifications and progressions will be demonstrated, so come and take this class at your own pace.

Wednesday Classes

Circuit Training Class with Stephen *NEW IN APRIL* (Advanced)
Wednesdays | 7:30 – 8:20 AM
Fitness Studio
This class is a high-volume (reps), low-resistance (weight) workout with short rest intervals and is geared primarily at improving muscle tone and definition, while improving cardiovascular fitness. This is a high-intensity class.

 

Pilates Fusion with Jennifer (Intermediate)
Wednesdays | 9:30 – 10:20 AM
Fitness Studio
A little barre, a little yoga and a lot of Pilates! Plankwork, arm weights and standing work for the lower body, transition to the mat for core targeting the many abdominal muscles as well as thighs, glutes and back.

 

Aerobics with Strength Training with Ivy (Intermediate)
Wednesdays | 10:00 – 10:50 AM 
Gymnasium
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Low-impact cardiovascular workout. Strength training with weights to support muscle and bone health. Increase strength, cardio, balance, and flexibility.

 

Sit ‘N Be Fit with Sheila (Gentle)
Wednesdays | 11:00 AM – 11:45 PM
Fitness Studio
A complete body workout. Stretch and strengthen body, get an aerobic workout, learn the proper use of muscles and joints for a healthier and more flexible body.

 

Juggling with Alice (Gentle)
Wednesdays | 1:30 – 2:20 PM
Fitness Studio
Want to learn how to juggle? Already know how but want to work on your skills with others? Join us on Wednesdays, we have the balls, rings, clubs & scarves as well as plates for spinning and ribbon for twirling.

 

Zumba with Celeste (Intermediate)
Wednesdays | 6:30 – 7:20 PM
Fitness Studio
Latin rhythms, easy-to-follow moves, as well as resistance training, to have fun, tone and sculpt your body while burning fat.

Thursday Classes

Functional Yoga with Amrita / Rei (Gentle)
Thursdays  | 10:00 – 11:00 AM 
Fitness Studio
A yoga class to support your life. Learn techniques to help develop a greater awareness of your body, working to build strength and balance, as well as increased energy.

 

Midday Moving Meditation with Jennifer (Gentle) *NEW time in April*
Thursdays  | 12:00 – 12:50 PM 
Fitness Studio
Clear your mind and restore through breathwork, focused movement and gentle stretches. Based on elements from Kundalini Yoga, Tai Chi, Martial arts and Transcendental Meditation, this class will leave you energized and refreshed.

 

Baby and Me Fitness (Family Fitness)
Thursdays | 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM 
Playroom
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Adult fitness, with your little one as a partner! Parents get a workout and babies come together in our sunny, spacious Playroom.

 

HIIT Strength with Tim (High Intensity)
Thursdays | 6:30 – 7:20 PM
Fitness Studio
A high intensity cardio HIIT workout along with strength training exercises. There will be some modifications offered, but expect to jump, squat, and get down on a mat for a portion of the class.

 

Adult Ballet with Asia / Shoshana (Gentle) 
Thursdays | 7:30 – 8:30 PM
Fitness Studio 
This ballet class for adults is a welcoming and inclusive place to learn as a beginner, brush up on your skills, or add as an adjunct to your current workout routine. Students will work on technique, work at the barre for balance and development of strength, discipline, and flexibility, and move across the floor in choreographed sequences. No experience necessary.

Friday Classes

Beastanetics with Tim (all levels) *NEW in April*
Fridays | 7:30 – 8:20 AM
Gym
Created in 2009 by Tim Haft, Beastanetics is an interval training class for exercisers of most fitness levels. By blending a range of proven bodyweight exercises, fitness games, and agility drills coupled with unique work to rest ratios, Beastanetics improves strength, cardiovascular conditioning, agility, mobility, balance, coordination, power, and your waistline.

 

Yoga Basics with Susan (Gentle)
Fridays | 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Fitness Studio
This class focuses on postures and breath practices including gentle flow with breath. Suitable for all levels and all bodies! 

 

Your Body, Take Charge! with Sheila (Gentle)
Fridays | 11:00 – 11:50 AM
Fitness Studio
Move your body! Strengthen, stretch, and sustain your body with exercises all derived from dance. You will sit, stand, and cover space.

 

Lunch Crunch 45 Minute Full Body HIIT Circuit with Stephen (High Intensity) *NEW in April*
Fridays | 12:15 – 1:00 PM
Fitness Studio
This lunchtime circuit training class will give you a full body workout in under an hour. This class will help build overall strength and improve muscular endurance, by performing a variety of exercises with little rest and challenging your muscles to promote growth.

Saturday Classes

NEW! 14Y Zero to 5K Running Program
Saturdays, April 7 – June 9 | East River Park Track at 6th St and FDR Drive
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Designed for beginning runners, the 14Y Zero to 5K Running Program is led by USA Track & Field coach Tim Haft. Spanning 10 weeks, class culminates with the Brooklyn Cyclones Coney Island Classic 5K on Sunday, June 9. All sessions will begin with a brief clinic on a running related topic. Tim will then lead a warm-up, group run, and cooldown. Runners receive a weekly training schedule and email access to their coach. In the event of inclement weather, sessions will take place at the 14Y. Race registration includes post-race refreshments, a t-shirt, and a Cyclones ticket for a future date.

*Race registration fee not included with class registration.

$40 through April 14
$45 from  April 18 – May 15
$50 from May 16 – May 29
$60 from May 30 through sold out

 

Stretch, Flow & Restore with Susan (Intermediate)
Saturdays | 9:45 – 10:45 AM
Fitness Studio
Begin the practice with yoga poses seated or reclined to release tension and stiffness. Followed by a flow that connects breath with movement focusing on alignment and core strength. Ends with a guided relaxation meditation.

 

Moving Meditation with Jennifer (Gentle) *Moving to Thursdays in April!*
Saturdays | 11:00 – 11:50 AM
Fitness Studio
Clear your mind and restore through breathwork, focused movement and gentle stretches. Based on elements from Kundalini Yoga, Tai Chi, Martial arts and Transcendental Meditation, this class will leave you energized and refreshed.

 

Zumba with Sophia (Intermediate)
Saturdays | 12:15 – 1:05 PM
Fitness Studio
International rhythms and easy to follow moves are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat and having fun.

 

 

Sunday Classes

Zumba with Celeste (Intermediate)
Sundays | 12:00 – 12:45 PM      
Gymnasium 
Zumba combines Latin and international music with dance moves, that incorporate interval training — alternating fast and slow rhythms — to help improve cardiovascular fitness.

Virtual Fitness Classes

Monday Classes

Pilates with Chintamani (Intermediate)
Mondays | 9:00 – 9:50 AM 
This mat class focuses on activating core strength, the elongation of postural muscles and the awareness of breath to combat the stiffness and stress that often comes with our daily activities. Open to all levels, this class will have participants feeling invigorated with a sense of strength and peace in both body and mind. Class uses elastic exercise bands. Safe for people with Osteopenia and Osteoporosis. Participants must be able to get up and down from the floor.

 

Alignment Yoga with Chintamani (Intermediate)
Mondays | 10:00 – 11:00 AM 
A classic yoga class focusing on alignment, strength, and balance. Detailed instructions help prevent injuries and support mindfulness.

 

Midday Exercise with Marissa (Gentle)
Mondays | 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Get your body moving, your blood pumping, and your mind in a good mood! Enjoy an upbeat workout with intervals of low impact exercises, functional movements, strength training, total body conditioning, and stretching. We will all have fun, while increasing our physical fitness.

Tuesday Classes

Tai Chi with Roberto (Gentle)
Tuesdays | 9:00 – 10:00 AM
Tai chi is an art that promotes balance, strength, grace, and flexibility, and it promotes a meditative mood with its “dance of quiet motion.”

 

Low Impact Cardio & Conditioning with Shana (Gentle)
Tuesdays | 11:00 – 11:45 AM
Cardio based class with low impact movements set to rhythmic music.

 

Pilates Plus with Elizabeth (Intermediate) (Hybrid)
Tuesdays | 10:30 – 11:15 AM
This class focuses on core strength. Pilates exercises involve the integration of strength, stabilization and alignment. The skills you develop in this class will help with proper, protective body mechanics in everyday activities.

Wednesday Classes

Zumba Gold with Sophia (Intermediate)
Wednesdays | 12:15 – 1:00 PM | Canceled until further notice
Zumba Gold is designed for the older active adult. It is a lower intensity version of the popular Zumba Dance Fitness program that uses easy to follow choreography based mostly on Latin Rhythms. The focus of the classwork is on cardiovascular conditioning, with special attention to coordination, balanced and flexibility. Come prepared to sweat, and leave feeling rejuvenated and empowered.

Thursday Classes

Silver Sneakers with Core and More with Elizabeth (Gentle/Intermediate)
Thursdays | 12:00 – 12:45 PM
This class provides a full body workout alternating between fun cardio and muscle strengthening segments. We also work on balance and challenge the brain with fun drills. The entire workout can be done with or without equipment. If you have a resistance band, weights (soup cans will do!), a small ball and a stable chair, please feel free to have those items nearby. Most importantly, bring yourself and plan on having a good time with your fitness friends.

Friday Classes

Hatha Yoga with Chintamani (Gentle)
Fridays | 9:00 – 10:00 AM
Gentle yoga class designed to condition your body, improve your health, and calm your mind. Detailed instructions help prevent injuries and create a welcoming atmosphere for beginners and more studied practitioners alike.

Tai Chi with Roberto (Gentle)
Fridays | 10:30 – 11:15 AM
Develop balance, body and breath control, strength, and posture in this harmonious class.

Saturday Classes

Pilates with Allyson (Intermediate)
Saturdays | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Mat pilates that is gentle and effective You will need a resistance band and a thick mat. Strengthen and tone, stretch and limber up, align your spine, activate your core. Additional prop (if needed) is a cushion or pillow. Modifications to movements provided, as well as ways to progress movements for a bit more of a challenge.

Sunday Classes

Vinyasa Yoga with Natalia (High Intensity)
Sundays | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Athletic style of flow yoga offers variety of sequencing, providing variations in each pose for all levels. This practice increases athleticism by combining hard work and deep relaxation.

Refreshed 14Y Fitness Center

Our Fitness Center offers a full range of cardio and weight equipment.

In order to keep everyone safe, the following guidelines have been set to ensure that we can continue to operate at limited capacity, while keeping workouts available for all of our members.

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