Granite Health+Fitness

A Yoga, Tai Chi, and Pilates Inspired workout leaving you long, strong, calm and centered. Feel Balanced.

Ideal for anyone and everyone, BodyBalance is the yoga-based class that will improve your mind, your body and your life. During BodyBalance an inspired soundtrack plays as you bend and stretch through a series of simple yoga moves and embrace elements of Tai Chi and Pilates. Breathing control is a part of all the exercises, and instructors will always provide options for those just getting started. You'll strengthen your entire body and leave the class feeling calm and centered. Happy.

Describe a Typical Class

Your instructor takes you through the moves and shows you options to suite your fitness level. If you haven't done any Yoga or group fitness before, please take it easy. Use your first few classes to learn the poses and moves and how to get the most out of your workout. Don't hesitate to have a word with your instructor if you have any questions.

• Tai Chi Warmup
  Easy, flowing moves from the ancient Chinese exercise discipline let you leave your day behind, center yourself and warm the body.

• Sun Salutations
  A traditional Yoga sequence warms your body more deeply, stretching and strengthening key muscle groups.

• Yoga Standing Strength
  Poses such as Warrior Pose and Triangle Pose strengthen and tone the body.

• Balance
  Concentration and focus allow your mind and body to meet the challenge of balancing poses.

• Hip Openers
  Focuses on stretching for greater flexibility and freedom of movement in the hips and lower back.

• Abdominals & Back
  Uses exercises from Yoga and Pilates to strengthen core abdominal and back muscles.

• Twits & Forward Bends
  Poses and stretches create suppleness and flexibility in the hamstrings and back.

• Relaxation & Meditation
  The final 10 minutes deliver the mental and physiological benefits of meditation and enhance the effects of the exercise you have just completed.

It usually takes about three classes to understand the feel and structure of the class and moves. You may experience some mild muscle soreness at first, but this will quickly pass and be followed by noticeable strength and flexibility gains and postural improvement. From the very first class, you should start to experience the stress-reducing and spiritually renewing benefits of BodyBalance.

What do I need to bring?

You should wear comfortable workout clothes - and no shoes. We do the class in bare feet because you need to feel full contact with the floor for the balancing and postural work. In colder weather, you may also need to bring something warm to wear for the relaxation and meditation sequence. You may prefer to bring your own Yoga mat for your level of comfort but this is not essential.