Health & Wellness

Whether you are just getting started with an exercise program or someone who is already active, the Downtown YMCA has a variety of programs to help you reach or maintain your fitness goals!

Health and wellness consultation

So you have joined the Y...now what?  Take advantage of our FREE Health and Wellness Consultation for members!  Meet with our fitness staff to assess your goals and talk through how to achieve them.  Schedule an appointment at our branch today!

Group Exercise Classes

All Group Exercise classes are included in your membership to the Downtown YMCA.  There is no extra fee.  Learn about the Downtown YMCA Summer I Schedule (June 3rd - July 14th).

Register online today.

Y Personal Fitness (ages 18 and up)

Is this your first time considering an exercise routine? Or have you tried to exercise and just can't keep with it? Then Y Personal Fitness is designed just for you! Check out this 12-week program that pairs you with a personal coach to help you meet our goals.
FREE to Full Members

Fitness Orientation (ages 18 and up)

The Y offers a complimentary fitness orientation with one of our trained health & wellness staff for all of our members.  This one-on-one orientation gives health seekers a chance to discuss their peronal goals and workout routines.   To schedule your orientation, please stop by the service center.

Personal Training

You should hire a personal trainer if:

• You want to find a workout that will be challenging and time efficient to your individual fitness goals.
• You need someone to provide you with health and fitness information to get you on the right track.
• You need someone to give you proper exercise instructions.
• Your current fitness routine is not providing you with results and you need one that will give you the results you want.
• You are training for a competition and want to enhance your performance.

Types of Personal Training
Fitting in fitness/Circuit/interval training
Short on time and looking for a workout the will get you results? If you want a personalized workout that will be both challenging and time efficient, a trainer can show you how to fit is all into your busy schedule.

Functional Training
You want to improve your overall fitness level and be able to perform daily tasks with ease. Functional Training will incorporate dynamic movements to help make climbing stairs, carrying a backpack and lifting objects a breeze!

Sports-Specific Training
Looking to improve your running time, increase your cycling endurance or put more power into your tennis serve? Sports-Specific Training will help enhance your performance by focusing on movements to your certain sport.

Balance and Core Training
Our trainers can provide programs to improve posture, coordination and decrease rish of injury by focusing on balance and training the abdominal and lower back muscles.

Lifestyle Activity
Do you want to learn to incorporate fitness into your lifestyle to make it a life-long habit? A trainer can show you how to fit activity into yor daily routines to make you a healthy, life-long exerciser.

We offer Individual Personal Training (60 min.), Group Personal Training (60 min.), Individual Personal Training Express (30 min.) and Group Personal Training Express (30 min.)

For more information and pricing, please contact Gary Hirssig at 314-436-4100 or ghirssig@ymcastlouis.org.