Fitness Activities

Starmount Forest has a workout regimen for everyone.

Our fitness staff teach classes seven days a week at various hours of the day. In addition, personal training sessions as well as seasonal classes specific to golf and tennis fitness are also available for our members.

An example of some of our fitness classes that we offer:

  • Mixed Cardio
    • HIIT- Utilized in conjunction with strength or core. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) offers bodyweight and/or low resistance movements to peak your heart rate up and tap into your anaerobic system. 

      Zumba- Ditch the workout and join the party! Dance your way into shape with this effective, easy-to-follow Latin dance class that will keep you movin' and groovin' to upbeat popular music! (45-50 minutes)

      Silver Sneakers- Focus on strengthening muscles, increasing range of movement, and heart-healthy aerobics to improve daily life activities. Participants use hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles and a small ball. Often a chair is used for seated exercises or standing support by performing low-impact moves that alternate with standing upper-body strength. Designed for the active older adult & adapted for all fitness levels. 

  • Strength Training
    • Les Mills BODYPUMP- Gain strength and lean, toned muscle without adding bulk. This 60-minute addictive workout challenges all of your major muscle groups by using the best weight-room exercises such as squats, presses, lifts, and curls. The key to BODYPUMP® is the rep effect, focusing on high repetition movements with low weight loads. With the latest chart-topping music, highly trained instructors and your choice of weight, get the results you are looking for - and fast! (30-45-or-60 minutes)

      TRX- This class uses the TRX suspension training system for a full-body workout. With TRX, your body creates the resistance for the exercises! You'll work your entire body and challenge your core. (45-minutes)

      MetCon- Short for metabolic conditioning, metcon describes a type of workout that most commonly combines strength and cardio conditioning, as well as both anaerobic and aerobic exercises. During a metcon workout, you'll incorporate both bodyweight and weighted exercises such as kettlebells swings, medicine ball push-ups, etc. for greater anaerobic and strength work your entire body and challenge your core. (45-minutes) 

  • Mind/Body
    • Pilates Foundations- Pilates is a method of physical conditioning that can improve posture, stretch, strengthen and tone muscles while improving flexibility and balance. This is a mat class that incorporates exercises at all levels. (45-50 minutes) 

      Pilates Fusion- Pilates Fusion incorporates exercises from different workout styles-including core, yoga, and ballet inspired strength training to give a modern twist to Mat Pilates. This style has a deep focus on the core and emphasizes moves that will tone, stretch, and elongate muscles. (45-50 minutes)

      Yoga- Yoga is an ancient practice of physical activity that uses all an levels flow and specific postures along with breathing techniques to increase flexibility, strengthen all the muscles of the body and improve muscles imbalances. (45-60 minutes)

      Les Mills Body Balance- Begin with a Tai Chi-inspired warm up, where a focus on breathing sets you up for what is to come- an invigorating series of sun salutations, warrior sequences, hip openers, twists, and some Pilates-inspired core training. The workout closes with a period of relaxation. The moves are carefully curated to strengthen your entire body and increase flexibility, and it's all set to a perfect inspiring playlist.   

      Gentle Yoga- An easy stretch class incorporating some light strength and balance poses and putting less stress on the joints. (45-60 minutes)

      Chaise Yoga- Yoga movements performed using a chair for support as needed. A dynamic class designed to challenge all students while eliminating any intense pressure on the joints. This 1 hour class includes full range of motion to strengthen, stretch, and rebalance your entire body. Continuous flowing movements will lubricate the joints, elevate heart rate, and improve bone density while improving balance and coordination. A final meditative relaxation on the floor with legs elevated will relieve stress and leave you feeling refreshed and invigorated. (60 minutes)

  • Indoor Cycling
    • Spin45- A Keiser indoor cycle workout that will challenge you through hills, flats, climbs, time trials, and interval training. Be ready to sweat with this great cardio workout. (45-minutes)

      Spin Strength- This freestyle cycle intervals class is a hybrid class utilizing both indoor cycling drills and strength intervals using weights, bands, and other equipment to strengthen your muscles, legs, and lungs in one workout. (45-50 minutes)

      Hip Hop Cycle- High energy indoor cycling class powered to new and old school Hip-Hop, R&B, Funk, and Rap Jams. The music and the beat is the motivation to the ride! By using the BPM (beats per minute) to simulate cadence on the bike, this ride will work your heart & lungs through speed, climbs, sprints, and make sure you sweat and fill your soul with rhythm. (45-minutes)  

  • Barre/Core
    • Barre- A signature class, barre is designed to trim, tighten, and tone your entire body with an emphasis on defining your glutes, hips, legs, buttocks, core, and upper arms. By using small, controlled movements, isometric holds and high repetitions, you can develop a dancer's physique much faster then you imagine! Barre Strength will emphasize longer hold, Barre HIIT will offer more cardio peaks. (45-50 minutes)

      Les Mills Core- An intense core-training workout designed to tighten and tone your midsection in the shortest amount of time possible. The class utilizes your body weight, free weights, and resistance tubing to challenge your balance, coordination and improve your functional strength. (30-minutes)