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Community Fitness offers In-Studio Classes,
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On Demand Strength Training Classes

Community Fitness offers In-Studio Classes,
Livestreaming & On Demand Videos

STRENGTH & CARDIO CLASSES

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Bodyweight classes and light Dumbbell training are great places to start when you’re beginning a new Resistance Training program. We make it easy to work out on your schedule, and our upbeat instructors make it so fun you’ll forget how hard you’re working! Online strength training classes can benefit you in several different ways. We’ve designed our classes to help you build lean muscle mass, reduce body fat, boost your metabolism, burn calories, increase bone density, increase your flexibility, improve your range of motion, and more! It’s no secret that regular weekly exercise can raise your energy levels and improve your overall sense of well-being, so what are you waiting for?

At Community Fitness, our classes give you the chance to engage with a like-minded community so you can smile more, worry less, and experience the best version of yourself on a daily basis. Our Strength instructors have over 100 years combined experience leading classes and improving fitness journeys of people all over the country. Whether you like to mix it up and try a new Strength format every day or come back to the same class each week, we can help you improve your fitness and build a strong healthy body and lifestyle.

From the initial warm-up to the final cool down, our classes are guaranteed to get you moving, make you sweat and get you ready to take on the world. Check out our HIIT (high intensity interval training) and Bootcamp classes, which will give you a wide variety of exercises to keep you moving and motivated.

Build your coordination, boost your confidence, and improve your flexibility with any or all of our Strength Training classes. Choose livestream videos that make you feel a part of the community or workout anytime, anywhere with our virtual classes On Demand.

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Strength Training Classes For All Fitness Levels

Our strength training classes at Community Fitness allow you to feel comfortable and safe while building strength and getting in your workout. No matter your age, gender, or fitness level, our professionally guided classes will help you feel confident exercising and moving your body. Even if you haven’t worked out in years, you can join in the fun as our instructors provide a variety of workout levels to choose from. Our goal is to build a community free from judgment that supports your fitness journey in a fun and positive environment. Full Body Strength is a great example of a total body workout for all ages and fitness levels. Try our HIIT or Bootcamp classes if you’re looking to pick up the intensity level with a combination of cardio and strength interval training.

Whether you’re just starting out or know what you’re doing, our classes make it easy to get a workout that helps you get inspired and feel good. You should expect to be challenged, and push yourself to new levels with empowering workouts. New classes are added to our virtual On Demand library of classes daily so you’ll never get bored. Everyone is welcome and you are encouraged to move at your own pace. You’ll get results and learn more with each class you participate in.

Typically, our Strength Training Classes will start with a dynamic warm up, followed by an easy to follow workout routine that you can modify if needed. Each class is guided by a fitness professional who will help you make the most out of your exercise time. Intensity level will vary by the style of workout you choose, but every class you take will challenge both the body and brain. If you don’t have weights at home, check out our list of equipment substitutions here. Ready to get moving? Put on comfortable clothing, some athletic shoes and browse through all of our addicting online strength and fitness classes.

Large Variety of Strength Training Classes

At Community Fitness, strength training is our passion. That’s why we provide a wide selection of virtual strength and cardio classes that you know and love. With formats like Bootcamp, Cardio Sculpt, Dumbbell and Bodyweight Training, Full Body Strength & Conditioning, Kickboxing, HIIT, Tabata, and so much more — there’s something for everyone. We design each of our classes to be easy to follow, modifiable, and positive so that no matter what you’re looking for or where you are in your fitness journey, you can join in and have fun getting your sweat on. It’s our goal that you feel safe and comfortable whichever online strength training class you choose.

Strength training doesn’t have to be complicated or scary. The basic premise is to use resistance (which could just be your own body weight) to load your muscles beyond normal levels. This reactivates dormant neural pathways (and creates new ones too) which innervate the muscle fibers. Greater recruitment and utilization of the muscle fibers means you’re stronger and more prepared for the next challenge. Which will lead you towards progressive overload (doing just slightly more than you did last time). The best place for anyone to start when it comes to strength training at home is bodyweight training. Regardless of age or weight, it’s the safest and easiest way to start a new resistance training routine. As is the case with any exercise program, consistency is the key to success. And with our online strength classes we make it easy. You just need YOU to workout anytime, anywhere.

As a fitness industry leader in the Pacific Northwest, we’d love to share some of our world-class Strength Training classes with you like Cardio Bootcamp, Core Strength and Core Stability, Strength Rx, Resistance Bands and more. Browse through all of our styles and find a class to get you moving!

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I just wanted to send a big thank you for offering on-demand classes. I have been participating virtually for 2 years +, and though I am not isolating any longer, as someone who is working and attending grad school full time it is SO NICE to be able to “take” group exercise classes when I don’t actually have time to go to the gym.

I also want to send some love and gratitude to Sue Gallas. As someone who has both regularly taken and taught group fitness classes for the last 10 years, I have come across MANY strength training instructors, and Sue is just my favorite, ever. She is the perfect blend of good vibes and a serious butt-kicking. THANK YOU SO MUCH for making such a great platform!

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Kali ShilvockCommunity Fitness Member

I love Barre, Strength, HIIT and the Dance classes too! The teachers are motivational, inspirational and very experienced. Whichever workout I choose, I know my body and my mind will be nourished. Everyone is so welcoming here, from the staff to the other members. You come in solo and leave with friends. Definitely helpful when accountability is a factor. I’ve NEVER been more consistent with exercise since I joined. All the other gyms, I never went to and quit. LOL. The group classes and community has kept me consistent (about 10 years!)

Community Fitness is like a family, it’s the connections that keep me coming back. Aside from my body firming up, my mental health and discipline has improved. But the most memorable part of my experience at Community Fitness is the love and support I felt when I went back to Susan’s pump class after my son died. Working out at CFit, continues to help me feel more energized, happier and content. I’m always telling others how much I love it. I talk it up and my excitement and love for the classes usually gets them.

Nadia AhrensCommunity Fitness Member

This testimonial is way overdue, but I just wanted to say that CF On Demand workouts ROCK! The virtual On Demand classes at Community Fitness have been a life saver for me! The variety of online strength training classes + the option for exercising any time = total awesomeness! All the instructors are great, but a special call out to Autumn Skeel, Jenny Heap and Danielle Sharp (who does a fabulous job of calling out specifics on weights, proper form and methods for modifying to make the workout easier or harder. I love it all.. Bootcamp, Tabata, Full Body Strength – keep up the FAB work!! And THANK YOU for making these workouts available at home!! I can’t remember the last time I used so many exclamation marks!!!

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What are the best strength training classes for beginners?

Generally speaking, the best strength training class for beginners is Full Body Strength. Similar to Less Mills BODYPUMP™, clients primarily use barbells and weight plates and hit all the major muscle groups. With lower weight and higher reps, this class is highly modifiable as clients can put as much or as little weight on the barbells as they want.

Another strength and conditioning option for beginners is Cycle / Strength. Half of this class is performed on the bike and the other half is spent off the bike doing strength training exercises. This class primarily builds muscular strength and endurance but also provides a good cardiovascular workout. Easily modifiable, clients can add as much or as little resistance to flywheel. The strength portions are more intense when compared to our Full Body Strength class, but the duration of the strength exercises are shorter and clients can choose light, medium or heavy weights.

Another great strength class to start with, which also works the entire body, is Resistance Bands Plus. Clients can modify intensity levels with easy, medium and hard resistance band options. Training with bands, loops & tubes are often used in therapeutic settings and are considered “safer” than training with barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells or other types of weights.

Our Core Power, Core Stability and Pilates classes are also options for beginners. These are high rep, low weight, low-impact and use mostly just your bodyweight and a mat. Core strength classes like these help increase functional fitness levels, increase performance and also helping with injury prevention. All Strength Training classes are available on our On Demand Workouts page. Many Strength classes are also available in our Seattle studios for in-person participaiton.

What are the benefits of strength training?

Make you physically stronger

Gaining strength makes everyday tasks easier (1, 2) and increases athletic performance supported by increasing lean muscle mass (1, 2).

Helps burns calories efficiently and decreases abdominal fat

Strength training increases your metabolic rate for up to 72 hours after exercise (3, 4) and with increased muscle mass you’ll also burn more calories at rest (5, 6). Studies have also shown that strength training exercises help reduce both abdominal fat and also total body fat (7, 8, 9).

Promotes greater mobility, flexibility and decreases injury risk

Strength training can actually increase your flexibility and joint range of motion (ROM), because weaker muscles tend to be less flexible and have lower ROM (10). Improved range of motion, can reinforce strength around joints such as your knees, hips and ankles to help prevent injury (11). Having a stronger core, hamstrings and glute muscles can take some of the load off your back which can also help with injury prevention (12, 13, 14).

Improves heart health and helps manage blood sugar levels

Studies show that strength training can decrease blood pressure by lowering the LDL (bad) cholesterol while improving blood circulation (15, 16, 17). Strength training can also lower body weight and blood sugar levels, and high blood sugar levels are a risk factor for heart disease (18). Greater muscle mass can improve your body’s ability to manage blood sugar (20, 21, 22), lowering the risk of developing diabetes (23).

Improves self-esteem & self-confidence

Strength training can improve your confidence (24, 25, 26), and studies have also shown a significant link between strength training and positive body image (27).

Decrease risk of Osteopenia and Osteoporosis

Strength training and weight-bearing exercises in particular apply stress to the skeletal frame, triggering your cells to build bones stronger. This reduces the risk of osteoporosis as you age (28, 29, 30).

Improves brain health, mood & quality of life

Regular strength training has shown to improve cognitive function in older adults (31, 32, 33), protecting against age-related mental decline. Studies have shown that regular strength training may reduce anxiety and positively affect your mood (34, 35, 36). Additionally, exercise helps to release endorphins, which can improve your mental and emotional state (37, 38). Strength training can also improve perceived physical and mental well-being (39, 40), and one study showed a decrease in physical pain and an increase inphysical functioning (41). The above information was sourced from the following article (Healthline/Benefits of Strength Training)

What is a bootcamp workout class?

As the name suggests bootcamp workouts are modeled on old-school military training. This popular modality builds strength, endurance and agility and has become a bit of a catch-all phrase for a wide variety of strength related workout routines. An on demand bootcamp workout generally includes a mix of aerobic, strength training and speed elements is basically a type of high-intensity interval training (HIIT), where you’ll alternate between busts of intense intervals followed by lighter activity. Classes often will focus on functional fitness with whole-body, multi-joint exercises that simulate movements people do in everyday life. In most cases, you’ll do calisthenics such as pushups, pull-ups, squats, lunges and crunches as well as drills and sprints. Resistance training with dumbbells and other types of weights is also common.

What is the difference between HIIT and Tabata?

All Tabata is HIIT but not all HIIT is Tabata. Tabata is a higher intensity version of HIIT, with shorter more rigidly defined work and rest intervals – the protocol is 20 seconds of all-out work (100% max) followed by 10 seconds of rest.

HIIT routines offer more flexibility. The specific amount of time you work and recover will vary based on the activity you choose and how intensely you exercise, but generally speaking intensity levels are supposed to be around 80-90% of your maximum capacity. Read more about each format below.

What is considered a HIIT workout?

HIIT workouts generally combine short bursts of intense exercise with periods of lower-intensity recovery, and is perhaps the most time-efficient way to exercise. It’s these intervals of extreme intensity that differentiate HIIT from the steady-state, continuous types of exercise.

The activities being performed will vary and could include sprinting, biking or bodyweight calisthenics. An example of a in-studio or virtual on demand HIIT workout using a stationary bike could be 30 seconds of cycling fast with high resistance, followed by several minutes of slow cycling with low resistance. The specific amount of time you work and recover will vary based on the activity and how intensely you exercise.

When researchers talk about HIIT, there’s a strict definition in terms of heart rate – they’re referring to workout intervals during which a person’s heart rate reaches at least 80 percent of its maximum capacity. To truly be high intensity, you’ll want to be reaching your anaerobic threshold and tapping into that energy system. Anaerobic threshold refers to the point during a workout when lactic acid starts to build up in the muscles. Workouts lasting 60 minutes probably aren’t going to be high-intensity enough, as it’s not possible to maintain that level of work for that long. A true HIIT workout will usually be more like 30min or less.

What is Tabata?

Tabata training focuses on exerting maximum effort for a minimal amount of time and breaks a workout down into clearly defined intervals.

A Tabata workout starts with a warm up then alternates between 20-second intervals of all-out (100% max) effort followed by 10 seconds of rest. Eight consecutive work-and-relax cycles go into a 4-minute round and eight total rounds make up a 40min training circuit (there’s a minute of recovery after each round). This two-to-one work-to-rest ratio elevates your heart rate to a high anaerobic zone while giving the body short windows to recover. By pushing your body into the anaerobic zone (meaning it’s working too hard to use oxygen for fuel and instead uses glycogen stored in the body), you burn more calories both during and after your workout.

Tabata workouts aren’t supposed to be easy and the protocols aren’t always followed correctly. Sometimes the 20-second bursts are too mellow to elicit increased EPOC (excess post-exercise oxygen consumption) and improved aerobic and anaerobic fitness. If this is the case for you, it could be because your movements are too complicated or too easy making it hard to reach maximal intensity.

In-studio and virtual on demand Tabata routines are designed to push the boundary of your VO2 max (the technical term for oxygen used during exercise) and typically incorporate lots of bodyweight movements, but exercises using a weighted vest or free weights are all acceptable. It’s good to use exercises that engage as many muscle groups as possible. Some example of exercises you might do are push-ups, mountain climbers, burpees and rotating squat jumps.

What is the best way to lose weight?

You’ve heard it said that body weight is regulated by diet and exercise. Another common weight loss related phrase is “calories in vs. calories out”. It’s true that if your daily caloric consumption (food/diet) isn’t consistantly lower than your daily caloric expenditure (activity/exercise), you simply won’t lose weight.

Diet / nutrition is key to losing weight, because an increase in exercise also leads to an increase in appetite. So taking strength training classes in a gym, or doing a ton of on demand bootcamp workouts at home, won’t help you achieve a daily caloric deficit if you’re eating more as a result.

Because changing your eating habits can be challenging, keeping your diet (daily caloric intake) the same and changing (increasing) your in-studio or virtual on demand workout regime is generally considered a good game plan. Plus, with an increase in physical activity comes a host of additional mental, emotional and physiological benefits beyond just weight loss.

Which is better for losing weight, Cardio or Strength Training?

Losing weight is a matter of caloric consumption vs. expenditure. Whether your taking cardio classes in a gym, or doing on demand strength training workouts at home, calorie burn will depends on factors like intensity, duration, and your weight. But generally speaking, Cardio burns more calories in a single session. However, weight training increases muscle mass and the more muscle you have, the more calories you’ll burn at rest. This means your body will burn more calories over time, even when you’re sleeping or sitting at your desk. A fitness program that includes both cardio and strength training will maximize your calorie burn. For more information on this topic check out this Healthline article.

How do virtual fitness classes work?

First you’ll need to buy a virtual pass here.

To access live classes, go to the navigation bar at the top of this website, hover over “Virtual Classes” and click the “Livestream Schedule” link. Click your desired class. You’ll be asked to login, if you haven’t already and a video player page will appear with the time and date of your class. Wait for your class to start and enjoy!

To access on demand workouts, hover over “Virtual Classes” and click the “On Demand Workouts” link. Formats are separated into the following six categories, Dance Fitness, Strength & Cardio, Barre, Yoga & Wellness, Pilates and Cycle. Scroll down and click on the format tile of your choice. You’ll be asked to login, if you haven’t already, and a video player page will appear. Click the icon in the lower right corner of the video player to expand the view. Click the drop-down arrow in the top left corner, select a class by date from the drop-down menu and click play. Press ESC to exit the full page video player and return to our On Demand Fitness page. Repeat as desired.

What equipment is needed for virtual / on demand workouts?

Equipment used in our on demand Strength Training classes range from body weight to hand weights, from balls to resistance bands. Once you’ve taken a few classes with your favorite instructor(s), you’ll get a sense of what you’ll need for the class. We’ve included some creative equipment substitutions below, many of which can be found right in your pantry!

No weights, No Problem. Below you’ll find easy equipment substitution recommendations from Community Fitness instructors. Items that you likely already have or can procure at the grocery store.

Hand Weights Light (1-3lbs): water bottles, jars of food, bags of rice or beans. Used in Barre and Pilates formats.
Hand Weights Heavy: gallon jugs of water, laundry soap jugs, grocery totes filled with cans or paint cans. Used in Strength formats.
Gliders: paper plates, micro fiber cloths, cardboard or socks. Used in Barre. Also used in Strength & Cardio formats like, Bootcamp, HIIT, Tabata.
Yoga Blocks: stack of books (large, encyclopedia size), low chair or table, rolled towel or pillow can support hips for Yoga and Yoga Sculpt.
Pilates Ball: rolled towel bound with rubber bands.
Bands: long towel, robe ties or bicycle tubes. Used in Barre and Yoga.
Chair. Used for Barre and/or Yoga.

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