Exercise classes
Explore Montage Wellness Center’s group exercise classes designed and led by professional instructors. Whatever your current fitness level, you’ll find an option for a fun, effective workout. Group classes open to Montage Wellness Center members.
Class costs and fees
If you’re a Montage Wellness Center member, your membership fully covers the cost of most classes at the facility or facilities you belong to. Classes that cost extra are noted as “fee-based” in the class description.
If you’re a member but not at the location offering the class you want to take, you can register for that class by paying a small fee.
Class descriptions
Each location offers different activities, instructors, and class schedules. Though our classes are subject to change, we typically offer the following on an ongoing basis.
Aquatic classes
Hop into a pool for an effective workout that delivers results. Water provides natural resistance and supports your joints so you can move and bend more easily.
| Class name |
Class description |
Available location(s) |
| Aqua Aerobics |
Boost your cardiovascular health while moving to music. Exercises are intermediate level and low-impact. |
Marina
Salinas |
| Aqua Zumba® |
Enjoy a fun, high-energy, challenging, body-toning aerobic workout. Aqua Zumba® combines Latin music rhythms and dance steps, creating a pool party atmosphere. |
Marina
Salinas
|
Barre
Barre is a form of exercise that incorporates movements associated with ballet and dance.
| Class name |
Class description |
Available locations |
| Barre |
Focus on your posture, breathing, and lengthening your entire body. This class can help you build joint strength and flexibility while improving your balance. |
Marina |
Better balance
Work toward better poise and stability and other goals, including strength, flexibility, and fall prevention.
| Class name |
Class description |
Available locations |
| Balance and Recovery |
Use different exercises to increase muscle flexibility and recovery and stabilize your core. |
Marina
Salinas |
| Better Bones and Balance |
If you have an orthopedic limitation or injury, focus on improving your bone and joint health and balance through low-impact exercises. |
Marina |
| Core Balance |
Use Swiss balls, bands, straps, and mats to strengthen your abdomen, back, and legs during this well-rounded exercise program. |
Marina
Salinas
|
Core strength
Target your abdominal muscles to improve the strength and stability of your core.
| Class name |
Class description |
Available locations |
| Core Balance |
Use Swiss balls, bands, straps, and mats to strengthen your abdomen, back, and legs during this well-rounded exercise program. |
Salinas
Marina
|
| Core Conditioning |
If you have an orthopedic limitation or injury, focus on improving your bone and joint health and balance through low-impact exercises. |
Marina |
| Core Pilates |
In Pilates, the core is considered the origin of all movement. Pilates uses different movement patterns to target the core muscles and increase support of the spine. |
Salinas
Marina
|
| Core Strength and Flexibility |
During the first half of class, you’ll strengthen core muscle groups (hips, abdominals, and lower back). The second half emphasizes basic flexibility for improved movement, lean muscle tone, and reduced joint stress. |
Salinas |
You may also be interested in Pilates, another core-strengthening exercise, available at both of our locations.
Full-body workouts and high-intensity interval training (HIIT)
Benefit every part of your body during workouts of different intensity levels.
| Class name |
Class description |
Available locations |
| Bells and Bands |
Use equipment like kettlebells, resistance bands, and Versa loops during this high-energy class. |
Marina
Salinas
|
| Bootcamp |
Challenge yourself with a mix of cardiovascular and strength exercises during a variation of partner and circuit workouts. |
Marina |
| Strength Circuit |
Increase strength, agility, coordination, and aerobic fitness as you move through a circuit of athletic stations. |
Marina
Salinas |
| Full Body Mobility |
Ease joint pain and stiffness and increase your flexibility and range of motion. |
Marina |
| Total Body Conditioning |
Target all major muscle groups through high repetition of a barbell workout using light-to-moderate weights. |
Salinas |
Group personal training
Get the same expert, intensive guidance you’d receive during an individual personal training session in a more cost-effective, small group environment. Montage Wellness Center – Salinas offers group classes designed for participants of all fitness and experience levels.
Use special equipment following a unique, circuit-style format to deliver the most effective full-body workout. Your certified trainer will offer tips and support as you move through activities that combine cardiovascular conditioning and strength-building.
Healthy back, bones, and heart
Target specific areas of the body with our cornerstone classes: Healthy Back, Healthy Bones, or Healthy Heart and Bones.
| Class name |
Class description |
Available locations |
| Healthy Back |
Take part in guided exercises to strengthen the back and all supporting muscle groups to relieve pain and reduce back tightness. |
Marina
Salinas
|
| Healthy Bones |
Practice safe bone-loading exercises to increase bone density and progressively reduce the effects of osteopenia and osteoporosis. |
Marina
Salinas
|
| Cardio Dance |
Improve your cardiovascular health while having fun. Working and dancing can be done at the same time with our cardio dance class, no dance background required. You will learn as you go and enjoy some good music at the same time. |
Marina |
Kickboxing
Take part in a martial arts-based workout that burns calories and relieves stress.
| Class name |
Class description |
Available locations |
| Kickboxing |
Punch, kick, and integrate plyometrics (short bursts of maximum force) during this high-energy class. You’ll notice improvements in your energy levels and muscle strength and tone. |
Marina |
If you or a loved one with a neurological condition are interested in improving your balance through boxing, view our list of balance improvement classes. Boxing for Balance is a fee-based class available at our Marina location.
Flexibility and stretching
Stretching not only feels good, it can help improve your physical abilities and performance during other activities.
| Class name |
Class description |
Available locations |
| Roll and Recovery |
Use foam rolling, stretching, and mobility drills to increase strength and range of motion. This class is a great introduction to mobility routines and a perfect warm-up or a cool down for other activities. |
Marina
Salinas
|
In addition to these flexibility-focused classes, you may be interested in tai chi and yoga, which offer similar benefits.
Pilates
See a major difference in your balance abilities and physical strength, especially in your core, without putting stress on your joints.
| Class name |
Class description |
Available locations |
| Pilates |
Maximize your core strength while toning your muscles and improving your flexibility and coordination. This class is perfect for beginners who want an introduction to the Pilates mat. |
Marina
Salinas |
Senior exercise classes
Discover fitness classes designed for seniors of all activity levels. Montage Wellness Center members over age 65 can take advantage of free activities, no registration required.
Spin® class (indoor cycling)
You’ll leave the fitness center feeling great and glowing after pedaling your way through our energizing indoor cycling classes.
| Class name |
Class description |
Available locations |
| Indoor Cycling |
Jump on a Schwinn Carbon Blue spin bike to burn calories during this high-intensity, low-impact class. |
Marina
Salinas
|
| Spin |
Generate a serious sweat. You’ll simulate an outdoor ride filled with hills, sprints, and other terrains. If you’re a new cycling enthusiast, you’ll appreciate learning about adjusting your bike, proper breathing techniques, and body alignment to make your workout as effective as possible. |
Marina
Salinas
|
Tai chi
Both of our locations offer tai chi, an ancient form of martial arts. Benefits including improving balance, agility, strength, and coordination.
| Class name |
Class description |
Available locations |
| Tai Chi I |
Work on your balance and coordination using traditional tai chi movements in a slow and deliberate manner. Tai chi helps to improve overall coordination while teaching proper breathing techniques. Beginner and intermediate classes are available. |
Marina
Salinas
|
| Tai Chi – Various Programs |
Take advantage of different types of classes that build on the disciplines of tai chi, including Aqua Tai Chi in our warm-water pool or Push Hands. |
Marina |
Yoga
Enjoy the many rewards of yoga, from improving your flexibility and strength to easing aches and pains and improving your mental and spiritual well-being. We offer classes for all skill levels.
| Class name |
Class description |
Available locations |
| Chair Yoga |
Chair yoga practices yoga poses and movements while seated or using a chair to assist in balance. Chair yoga offers many similar benefits to traditional yoga such as boosting strength, flexibility, and mental health. |
Salinas
|
| Hatha Yoga |
Hatha yoga uses breathing techniques while holding yoga poses to increase and channel vital energy throughout the body. In Sanskrit, Hatha translates to vital force. |
Marina
Salinas
|
| Mindful Meditation |
Mindful meditation is a type of yoga which focuses on being intensely aware of what you are sensing and feeling in the moment. Practicing mindfulness involves practicing breathing techniques, using guided imagery, and taking verbal relaxation cues to help release stress and reduce anxiety. |
Marina |
| Restorative Yoga |
Restorative yoga holds restful poses for longer durations using props like yoga blocks and bolsters. This type of yoga emphasizes deep relaxation and meditation. |
Marina
Salinas |
| Yoga Flow |
Move through various yoga poses at a smooth pace as you synchronize your breathing. Experience is helpful but not required. |
Marina |
Zumba®
| Class name |
Class description |
Available locations |
| Aqua Zumba® |
Enjoy a fun, high-energy, challenging, body-toning aerobic workout. Aqua Zumba combines Latin music rhythms and dance steps, creating a pool party atmosphere. |
Marina
Salinas
|
| Strong by Zumba® |
This is a HIIT style workout with a higher intensity level than regular Zumba. Participants use their bodyweight to do upper and lower body movements like lunges, squats, kicks, punches, push-up and sit-ups. The music in this style of Zumba is also more intense, such as EDM or hip-hop. |
Marina |
| Zumba® |
Enjoy easy-to-follow movements as you dance to rhythmic Latin music. This fun, aerobic workout burns calories and leaves participants smiling and energized. |
Marina
Salinas |
