Group Exercise
Join a wellness community driven by active lifestyles. From Aqua Aerobics to ZUMBA, the Bender JCC offers 40+ free, daily group fitness classes for all interests and skill levels.

Turn Fitness Into Friendships
Strengthen your body and your relationships in a Group Exercise class at the Bender JCC. With 40+ work out classes and options to match all goals and lifestyles, you will discover your favorite routine and your favorite people.
Bender JCC members enjoy their workouts in a body-positive atmosphere that encourages health and fitness for everyone—at any age and with any body type. Older members appreciate the wide variety of senior fitness classes, and they often find motivation from their classmates and expert instructors. Younger members appreciate the fun, non-competitive, and non-judgmental environment. Families often enjoy classes together, carving out extra family time in our Group Exercise Studios. Together, we inspire and support each other to improve the health and vitality of our friends and neighbors.
Certified, Expert Instructors
Learn from the best! Led by experienced, certified instructors, our Group Exercise classes are expertly designed to boost endurance, strength, and motivation. Beyond maximizing results, our energetic, encouraging, and supportive instructors intentionally create a fitness environment that makes everyone feel accepted and comfortable, whether you’re a first-time fitness member or a veteran workout warrior.

Group Exercise Schedule
Class Descriptions
Browse our most popular Group Exercise classes below. Visit the programs page of our website to view all current classes and download the MyJ Wellness App for the most up-to-date class schedules.
All work is performed sitting in a chair, ball, or against the wall. Class includes gait awareness, strength, stretches and body alignment work.
Total body workout using intervals of high/low impact aerobics and strength training.
You’ll be on your way to a new PR!
- Butts and Guts: Cardio and core. A perfect 45-minute mix.
- Cycling/Spin: Build endurance and cardiovascular fitness as your instructor takes you on a ride on stationary bicycles.
- Cardio Sculpt: Cardio and floor exercises using fitness balls of various sizes to sculpt your body and get your heart pumping.
- Ignite DanceFit: Get in the fitness groove with this music-driven dance class.
- ZUMBA: A fun and easy workout combining Latin and International dances. High energy so you can dance away your worries.
Designed for seniors that want to work on balance and strength.
A functional fitness class designed to build strength in all muscle groups with special emphasis on strengthening your core and keeping you flexible.
Build your muscles and your community in our strength training classes.
- Les Mills BODYCOMBAT: Punch and kick your way to fitness in this high-energy, martial arts-inspired workout class that is totally non-contact.
- Les Mills BODYPUMP: This full-body barbell workout will burn calories, shape and tone your entire body, increase core strength and improve bone health.
- Les Mills CORE: Strengthen and tone your core muscles, including the abdominal, hip, and lower back muscles.
Mind-Body Wellness Classes
Calm your mind, relax your body, and nurture your soul.
Focusing on Iyengar style yoga, attention to body alignment, breadth, and posture will guide the class journey culminating with relaxation at the end of the class.
A yoga practice designed to build awareness of breath while continually moving.
A traditional form of yoga that emphasizes physical postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation to balance the body, mind, and spirit.
A series of exercises designed to improve posture, core strength, flexibility, breathing, concentration and focus.
A gentle form of yoga that emphasizes deep relaxation and stillness.
Greet the new day with a yoga practice designed to promote clarity, creativity, peace, and energy.
This ancient Chinese martial arts practice uses gentle flowing movements to reduce the stress of a busy lifestyle and improve health. This is a fee-based class.
Basic stretching and yoga movements to aid in restoration and recovery of the body.
Water Classes
Jump into our pools and active wellness community with aquatic-based group exercise classes.
Easy on the joints designed to increase flexibility and muscle tone.
A gentle pool workout with emphasis on using all the muscles and joints to gain strength and flexibility.
Join us in the shallow-end of the pool for an aerobics workout fused with familiar Pilates movements.
A high-energy Latin dance in the water.