Fitness classes

Ashfield Aquatic Centre offers a wide range of challenging and fun classes, led by the leading instructors, to motivate and inspire you to achieve your goals.

From weights, dance, aqua, Pilates, Yoga and the most popular Les Mills programs, there is a class for every age and fitness level.

Aqua classes

Aquarobics is an impact-free exercise targeting:

• balance
• agility
• posture
• increased strength
• toning
• cardio component for general fitness benefits

Shallow water aqua

Gentle exercise in the water for beginners, those rehabilitating injuries, with arthritis or those who don’t feel confident in deep water.

Deep water (DW) classes

A great workout in deep water. Buoyancy belts may be used as floatation and back support. This is a NON impact class delivering similar benefits as shallow water Aqua. Suitable for all fitness levels, however, water confidence is required.

Please note: Deep Water Aqua occurs in our outdoor pool. Participants are encouraged to wear sunscreen, a hat and sun-protective swimwear.

Les Mills classes

Body Balance

A Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates workout that builds flexibility and strength and leaves you feeling centered and calm. Controlled breathing, concentration and a carefully structured series of stretches, moves and poses to music create a holistic workout that brings the body into a state of harmony and balance.

Body Combat

Punch! Jab! Hook! Kick! the fat away. Fight your way to overall fitness and the body shape you deserve. Body Combat is a martial arts workout combining Karate, Boxing & Tai Chi to name a few in a fun low impact aerobic workout for beginners and advanced alike.

Body Pump

Is a fun, motivating simple to follow workout that gets you into fantastic shape fast. Pump is a non-impact class designed to give your body a complete workout using barbells and weights to music that lasts for an hour.

GRIT

Is a 30-minute high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout, designed to improve strength and build lean muscle. Grit combines it with powerful music and inspirational coaches who will be down on the floor with you, motivating you to go harder to get fit, fast.

Mind and body classes

Our wellness lifestyle philosophy puts the focus back on people. Exercise, a healthy diet and a positive mental attitude are the foundations of emotional and physical wellbeing.

Our personal approach to fitness is aimed at helping people integrate all aspects of wellness into their lives in a way that is unique to each one and in line with personal needs and aspirations.

Pilates

Mind/body series of exercises performed in a slow and controlled manner.  Geared to improve posture, restore balance, align the body, and relieve muscular tension/stress by targeting the abdominal and back muscles.  Suitable for all.

Power Pilates

This class is designed to take your Pilates to the "Next-level" in terms of strength, endurance, agility and flexibility. Lengthen and strengthen your body with the ultimate Power Pilates workout. This class combines Pilates principles with the use of equipment such as Swiss balls, Dumbbells and Circles with a wide range of variable movements.  Suitable for all.

TAI CHI

Tai chi is low impact and puts minimal stress on muscles and joints, making it generally safe for all ages and fitness levels. It involves a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing.

Yoga (Hatha)

An intelligent nurturing, non-competitive way of bringing all aspects of our lives and ourselves into balance and harmony. Has major therapeutic value and is suitable for people of all ages and physical conditions.

Yoga (Vinyasa)

Vinyasa means "breath - synchronised with movement". You move from one pose to the next with the breath leading your movement ensuring the poses flow together smoothly and seamlessly. This style of yoga is alignment orientated to maximise benefits and minimise the possibility of injury.

Hatha Fusion Yoga

Uses elements of several yoga styles and focuses on alignment and modifying poses to suit all abilities.  Provides a great foundation for all yoga practice and is a great stress management tool.

High intensity classes

HCT (Hard Core Training)

A high intensity circuit style class, using simple but effective moves and exercises. Similar to an indoor boot camp involving lots of cross-training. This class gives you a great workout combining cardiovascular exercise with strength training.

Boxing

A stimulating and effective class that burns fat and increases your fitness. Boxing is a full body workout that will keep you moving the whole time, and is a great class to relieve stress!

The Hard Yard

Go hard in the yard! An outdoor functional training circuit that is sure to build up a sweat. Enjoy the fresh air while challenging yourself with a range of cardio, strength and conditioning movements. This class will utilise equipment including battle ropes, kettlebells, tyres, power bags, agility ladders and more!
This class will be held in on the Astro-Turf beside the program pool. During wet weather, the class will take place in Studio 1.

Dance classes

Zumba

Get ready to Zumba! The Zumba program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create routines that feature interval training to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. Enjoy this challenging workout and have lots of fun.

Seniors classes

AAC offers a variety of programs for the beginner, regular exercisers, those rehabilitating from injuries, and the more mature participant. These include aerobics, circuit training and aqua, all with uncomplicated easy to follow steps. There is no minimum age for participants.

Active seniors

A fun filled low to moderate intensity class for non-exercisers, people at risk of heart disease and people returning to exercise from a cardiac event (post rehab).  This is a perfect introductory class for our Strong Seniors class or someone wanting to get moving again and is full of fun.

Strong seniors

A combination of cardiovascular and resistance training with a balance component. Designed specifically for seniors to assist with bone density, balance and increasing overall fitness levels. Some fit ball; free weights or circuit weights included.

Gym floor clases

Strong core

A strong core is essential to any form of exercise. Strengthen your core through a variety of exercises such as planks and sit ups.

Boxing tech

Improve your boxing technique by learning the basic movements and proper execution.

Flex mobility

More than a stretch class, Flex Mobility will help you release tension and improve overall mobility.

Fitball

Work your core stability and balance in a fun and dynamic class on the swiss ball.

Back 2 Basics

In this session you will be introduced to basic movement patterns such as squats and dead lifts. Learn its correct execution, possible progressions and regressions.

Kettlebell Masters

Find out how versatile and challenging your workouts can be using only Kettlebells.

Cardio Blast

Make the best out of your cardio day! From sprints to recovery, your workout will be intense yet open to all levels.