Join our vibrant community and elevate your well-being through an invigorating array of group fitness classes.
From energizing cardio sessions to rejuvenating yoga, our classes are designed to cater to all fitness levels, fostering a supportive environment where faculty and staff can come together to prioritize their health and wellness. Embrace the power of group exercise as we embark on a journey to promote a healthier and more active lifestyle for everyone.
Group Exercise Class Sign-Ups
To register for group exercise classes, participants will be entered into our gym management software system, WellnessLiving. Check out our Getting Started guide for the necessary forms and instructions.
- Once entered as a new member, you will receive a welcome email. Please follow the instructions in the email to update your password (this email is active for 24 hours).
- Next, log in to your WellnessLiving account and "Book a class!" For all classes, pre-registration through your WellnessLiving account is required. All classes are free. This software uses terms that sound like you have to pay, but you don't.
- The sign-up window for a class starts 5 days prior to the class date and ends 30 minutes before the class start time.
- For outdoor classes, these are weather permitting. We will email those registered participants if the class is canceled 30 minutes before the class start time due to inclement weather, so please make sure you register!
Policies and Procedures
- Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. All classes have a capacity limit and a location. Full classes will have a waitlist available for interested participants.
- Classes will be canceled if there is no one registered 30 minutes prior to the class start time.
- The instructor has the right to cancel a class due to inclement weather or the threat of inclement weather. To stay in the loop, register for a class on Wellnessliving. We will notify everyone through email/text if a class is canceled.
Summer 2025 Group Exercise Class Schedule
May 26th - August 15th, 2025
Note: Class additions and changes may occur at the discretion of HPFS staff.
Varsity Gym Location
Summer 2025 Printable Schedule (Google Doc)
TRX Suspension Training — 7:15 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Mon/Wed/Fri
Get a workout before work! This class will target the whole body with a focus on strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility using your bodyweight resistance through our TRX system. All levels are welcome. Note: Additional equipment may be used.
- Capacity: 8
- Location: Room 6
Core and Whole Body — 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Mon/Wed/Fri
The interval-based class will offer targeted core exercises mixed in with whole-body strengthening movements. All levels are welcome.
- Capacity: 10
- Location: Room 6
Indoor Cycling — 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Mon/Wed
This 45-minute class will be finished in a flash as you perform cycling intervals that challenge your cardiovascular strength and stamina.
- Capacity: 12
- Location: Room 5
Kickboxing — 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 p.m. Tue
A group fitness class that combines martial arts techniques with fast-paced cardio. This high-energy workout will challenge beginner to advanced members. A fun and challenging class will help you to build stamina, improve coordination and flexibility, as you burn calories, and build lean muscle. The class will incorporate some bag work with choreographed movements. Must sign up more than 30 minutes before class start time.
- Capacity: 10
- Location: Room 6
Barre — 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 p.m. Wed.
Incorporating elements from Ballet, Pilates, and Yoga, Barre is a full body workout that uses the ballet barre to perform small, isometric movements, to build strength, while increasing flexibility, coordination and control. Barre also focuses on high reps of small-range movements. A highly effective, low-impact, full-body barre workout. For 45 minutes, you will be guided through a series of low-impact, high-intensity movements designed to improve your flexibility while strengthening and toning your body.
- Capacity: 10
- Location: Room 6
TRX Strength & Balance — 12:00 p.m.-12:45 p.m. Tue/Thur
This (Total Resistance Exercise) class consists of functional training that uses bodyweight and gravity to build strength, balance, flexibility, and core stability at the same time. Additional use of the TRX Rip Trainer delivers a metabolic workout while targeting rotational power, strength, and core stability. Using adjustable straps anchored to the wall, TRX workouts allow you to modify the intensity of each move by changing your body position, this makes it accessible for all fitness levels.
- Capacity: 8
- Location: Room 6
Boone Burner - 1:15 - 2:00 p.m. Tue/Thu
This high-intensity interval training class is fun and burns calories fast. It combines calisthenics, plyometrics, and strength training exercises to give you a full-body workout. The goal is to reach an anaerobic state with multiple HIIT styles, all while sweating to the beat. Modifications are provided for all fitness levels.
- Capacity: 8
- Location: Room 6
Step Aerobics — 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 p.m. Thurs.
Step Aerobics is a choreographed routine utilizing steps or moves centered on and around a rectangular platform. This high-energy class helps increase endurance and body toning. Step classes begin with a dynamic warm-up and active, choreographed cardiovascular exercises targeting various muscle groups. Come join Lara and step it out!
- Capacity: 10
- Location: Room 6
Functional Fitness — 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Tue/Thu
Get a full body workout with movements that will condition every muscle through strength, agility and stability movements! The workouts will be made up of compound movements which will require bending at multiple joints and recruiting several muscle groups at once to achieve the movement.
- Capacity: 10
- Location: Room 6