North Kansas City YMCA

Active Older Adult Activities

This class is geared toward people with arthritis.  It focuses on strength, balance, and cardiovascular health.  It is an evidence-based class that requires a pre/post assessment to show your results over a 16 week period.  

Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement and activities for daily living. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles and a SilverSneakers ball are offered for resistance. A chair is available if needed for seated or standing support.

Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement and activities for daily living. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles and a SilverSneakers ball are offered for resistance. A chair is available if needed for seated or standing support.

Zumba for the active adult population or the true beginning Zumba participant, this class uses the same fun Zumba recipe and is a combination of fast and slow synchronized movements designed to keep you in shape and burn calories and have fun! The class is set to great music to keep you motivated.

This class is geared toward people with arthritis.  It focuses on strength, balance, and cardiovascular health.  It is an evidence-based class that requires a pre/post assessment to show your results over a 16 week period.  

Low impact moves designed to provide exercise without being over strenuous on your joints.

Tai Chi is low impact and puts minimal stress on muscles and joints, making it generally safe for all ages and fitness levels. In fact, because tai chi is low impact, it may be especially suitable if you're an older adult who otherwise may not exercise.

This class is geared toward people with arthritis.  It focuses on strength, balance, and cardiovascular health.  It is an evidence-based class that requires a pre/post assessment to show your results over a 16 week period.  

Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement and activities for daily living. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles and a SilverSneakers ball are offered for resistance. A chair is available if needed for seated or standing support.

Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement and activities for daily living. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles and a SilverSneakers ball are offered for resistance. A chair is available if needed for seated or standing support.

A medium impact water class designed to provide cardiovascular conditioning, improved muscle tone and improved balance.  It is a total body workout without the stress of land based exercise.

A challenging water fitness class held in the lazy river. This class uses the resistance of the current for a more challenging full body work out. 

Get a low-impact workout using the resistance of the water in the deep end of the pool. Classes are open to any level of ability, and workouts can be adapted to the intensity level that fits your goals.

Come enjoy Zumba in a new way! Music and choreography unite with water to give you the total body benefits of water exercise.

Splash your way to a stronger body. By applying the movements of yoga in water you will get to shape up your body whilst enjoying a fun new class with fellow yoga enthusiasts. Aqua yoga is a calm and soothing experience and is ideal for anyone wanting to enjoy a twist on traditional yoga classes.

A medium impact water class designed to provide cardiovascular conditioning, improved muscle tone and improved balance.  It is a total body workout without the stress of land based exercise.

A challenging water fitness class held in the lazy river. This class uses the resistance of the current for a more challenging full body work out. 

Exercises in this class use the resistance of the water to help you improve coordination, flexibility, and endurance, which increases your ability to perform everyday tasks.

Water fitness will be taken to the next level in this Boot Camp style Water Fitness Class.  This class includes resistance and endurance elements both in and out of the pool.  Class takes place in the lap lanes of the pool. 

A challenging water fitness class held in the lazy river. This class uses the resistance of the current for a more challenging full body work out. 

Get a low-impact workout using the resistance of the water in the deep end of the pool. Classes are open to any level of ability, and workouts can be adapted to the intensity level that fits your goals.

Come enjoy Zumba in a new way! Music and choreography unite with water to give you the total body benefits of water exercise.

Exercises in this class use the resistance of the water to help you improve coordination, flexibility, and endurance, which increases your ability to perform everyday tasks.

Splash your way to a stronger body. By applying the movements of yoga in water you will get to shape up your body whilst enjoying a fun new class with fellow yoga enthusiasts. Aqua yoga is a calm and soothing experience and is ideal for anyone wanting to enjoy a twist on traditional yoga classes.

A medium impact water class designed to provide cardiovascular conditioning, improved muscle tone and improved balance.  It is a total body workout without the stress of land based exercise.

A challenging water fitness class held in the lazy river. This class uses the resistance of the current for a more challenging full body work out. 

Get a low-impact workout using the resistance of the water in the deep end of the pool. Classes are open to any level of ability, and workouts can be adapted to the intensity level that fits your goals.

Exercises in this class use the resistance of the water to help you improve coordination, flexibility, and endurance, which increases your ability to perform everyday tasks.

Splash your way to a stronger body. By applying the movements of yoga in water you will get to shape up your body whilst enjoying a fun new class with fellow yoga enthusiasts. Aqua yoga is a calm and soothing experience and is ideal for anyone wanting to enjoy a twist on traditional yoga classes.

A medium impact water class designed to provide cardiovascular conditioning, improved muscle tone and improved balance.  It is a total body workout without the stress of land based exercise.

A challenging water fitness class held in the lazy river. This class uses the resistance of the current for a more challenging full body work out. 

Exercises in this class use the resistance of the water to help you improve coordination, flexibility, and endurance, which increases your ability to perform everyday tasks.

Water fitness will be taken to the next level in this Boot Camp style Water Fitness Class.  This class includes resistance and endurance elements both in and out of the pool.  Class takes place in the lap lanes of the pool. 

A medium impact water class designed to provide cardiovascular conditioning, improved muscle tone and improved balance.  It is a total body workout without the stress of land based exercise.