Our classes
Group fitness classes are a great way to help you get stronger, fitter, feeling and looking great in a supportive and friendly environment.
Leichhardt Park 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, and Yoga, there is a class for every age and fitness level.
View the Group fitness timetable and book a class here
Aqua classes
We offer Aquarobics classes several times per week with classes ranging from shallow water, deep water, as well as classes specially designed for seniors.
Classes are held in indoor and outdoor pools. All pools are heated.
There is no complicated choreography, just motivation, great music and good fun.
Aqua aerobics is an impact free exercise targeting:
- balance;
- agility;
- posture;
- increased strength;
- toning; and
- cardio component for general fitness benefits.
Shallow water (SW) classes - Olympic pool
A workout in the outdoor pool utilising not only the water itself but the pool bottom as a resistance to increase cardio vascular fitness, muscular strength, definition and flexibility. Aqua fitness equipment may be used to enhance these benefits. Suitable for all. Duration 55 minutes.
Lite pace aqua
Gentle exercise in the water for beginners, those rehabilitating injuries, with arthritis or those who don’t feel confident in deep water. This class is held in a fully covered Program Pool, heated up to 31 degrees. A great way to begin or enhance an existing exercise program. Duration is 45 minutes.
Deep water (DW) classes - Dive pool
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. Duration is 1 hour.
Seniors aqua (PP) – Indoor program pool and hydrotherapy pool
Similar to Shallow water (above), but designed specifically for seniors and working at a lighter pace. Duration is 45 minutes.
Power aqua
Power aqua is a full intensity cardio workout. This rugged water workout is sure to make you sweat even in the water. Suitable for everyone. Duration is 45 minutes.
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 and 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.
RPM
Is the indoor cycling routine workout where you ride to the rhythm of powerful music. Take on the terrain with your inspiring instructor who leads the pack through hills, flats, mountain peaks, time trials, and interval training. The duration is 45 mins and is suitable for all.
GRIT
GRIT is scientifically-designed to shift your fitness to the next level. The HIIT effect means you increase aerobic fitness, unleash fast-twitch muscle fibers and grow lean muscle tissue, burning fat. This 30-minute class is available in three different streams such as – Strength, Cardio and Athletic. Inspiring coaches will be down on the floor with you, motivating you to go harder to get fit, fast.
Mind and body classes
Our mind and body classes put 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.
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 (Ashtanga)
Ashtanga Yoga involves syncing up a continuous and structured series of postures with the breath. It futures five asana series and each one must be mastered before moving to the next series. Ashtanga yoga focus on; Moral codes, Self-purification and study, Posture, Breathing, Internal is listening, Concentration, Meditation, State of unity.
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.
Pilates
Mind/body series of exercises performed slowly and controlled. Geared to improve posture, restore balance, align the body, relieve muscular tension/stress by targeting the abdominal and back muscles. Suitable for all. However pregnant women who have had no pilates experience are strongly advised not to take this class.
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 a Chinese martial art and system of callisthenics, consisting of sequences of very slow controlled movements.
Get fit classes
HCT (Hard Core Training)
A high intensity circuit style class, using simple but effective moves and exercises. Like an indoor boot camp involving lots of cross-training. This class gives you a great workout combining cardiovascular exercise with strength training.
Cardio Boxing
A great class essentially working both the upper and low body. A stimulating and effective class that burns fat and increases your fitness. A full body workout that will keep you moving the whole time. A great class to relieve stress.
Cycle
This class is simulated to road cycling undertaken in an indoor class situation where both a musical landscape and the instructor’s words and actions are the guidance on a mental journey. The duration is 45 mins and is suitable for all.
HIIT
High intensity interval training (HIIT), is a form of interval training, a cardiovascular exercise strategy alternating short periods of intense anaerobic exercise with body weight and equipment. The duration is 30 mins.
Stretching
Stretching class keeps the muscles flexible, strong, and healthy, and we need that flexibility to maintain a range of motion in the joints. The duration is 30 mins and is suitable for all.
Fit 30
Our Fit 30 classes are short and sharp sessions of 30 minutes duration, designed to maximise your workout.
Dance classes
Zumba
Zumba is a Latin-inspired fitness program that involves aerobic dancing and other cardiovascular exercises. The word “zumba” has its roots in Colombia and it means “to move fast and have fun”, which is exactly what the fitness program is all about. Exercise is done with upbeat Latin music to create a fun, party atmosphere.
Zumba was created in the 1990s by Alberto “Beto” Perez. The whole concept back then was to let the music move your body instead of doing repetitions and counting based on the music.
Various dance styles are incorporated in a Zumba class, Flamenco, Rumba, Mambo, Merengue, and Salsa are just a few examples of dances that are mixed with endurance and strength training exercises. Modern and international pop hits are also popular in some classes.
Seniors classes
LPAC 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. For Seniors classes, participants must be over 50 years of age.
Strong Seniors
A combination of cardiovascular and resistance training with a balance component. The first component of the class is cardiovascular on the spin bikes. Designed specifically for seniors to assist with bone density, balance and increasing overall fitness levels. Some fit ball or free weights included.
Seniors Circuit
The first component of the class is cardiovascular on the spin bikes. The second half of the class is circuit training which can be a challenging low co-ordinated workout using body weight and equipment. Suited to all fitness levels.
Total Body Seniors
This fun class will feature a total body experience starting with 25 mins of pre-choreographed strength and conditioning workout followed by a core and a stretch component. Suits all fitness levels.
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.
Fit Seniors
This fun class will move through a variety of simple cardio and resistance exercises designed to increase muscular strength, improve your range of movement and coordination for daily living.