Fitness Classes in Oxnard

At the end of a fruitful career that led her from the Cincinnati Ballet to the Sacramento Ballet, Jennifer Williams funneled her dance savvy into creating the barre-inspired exercise system taught at Pop Physique, a 2009 CityVoter nominee for Best Gym. Her fleet of handpicked and personally trained instructors pairs graceful ballet moves with other low-impact exercises in order to chisel cores without injuring muscles. Deep stretches further preserve tendons and leave each student more relaxed than a tortoise moseying past a state patrolman with a radar gun. Sessions run multiple times a day, seven days a week at an expanding network of SoCal locations. The roomy studios are lined with sprung dance floors and design accents that lend each location a distinct personality and a chance to forget its past as a storage room for defective food processors.

TRAIN West Hollywood offers group cycling classes seven days a week and provides top-notch equipment. Specialty classes such as Just Dude It! fuel students' calves and craniums with rock ‘n’ roll beats, and the late-night danceCYCLE class culls the club spirit from within, releasing it to the atmosphere to bond with ambient sweat beads. Group cycling classes are scheduled daily throughout the day; a complete schedule is available here.

Pedal Spin Studio’s group classes challenge sweat-drenched pedal pushers to torch up to 1,000 calories per session and tone muscles while listening to upbeat music and shouts of encouragement from experienced trainers. Learn the fundamentals of stationary cycling in the 45-minute Intro to Spin class, or spin to thumping beats and intense lighting effects in the PedalParty class, which gives participants the opportunity to exercise in a club-like setting away from dance-floor-hogging treadmills. Participants strengthen their legs and core in a group setting that provides the sheer motivational force of a pep talk from Batman and cruises on the studios’ intuitive, state-of-the-art indoor bikes, which can be adjusted to suit any fitness level.

There are three separate programs, depending on your child's age and athletic goals: the jump start (ages 7–11), which lays down with light drills the laws of proper body movement; total performance (12+), for developing a foundation of speed and strength; and the PEAK (ages 12–18), for advanced athletes who need sport-specific training. Class sizes are small, keeping personal attention and effectiveness high. All the training takes place at Parisi Speed School, located in Breakthru Fitness's 14,000-square-foot, state-of-every-art gym in Pasadena.

Multiple classes in a variety of dance disciplines are available seven days a week. Start the week off with 5 p.m. yoga booty ballet, a bouncy, stretchy fusion of body-friendly natural movements, or go straight for the sweat stuff with a 7 p.m. cardio class. Your Neighborhood Studio also offers hip-hop, cardio ballet, ballet fit, and jazz classes. View a complete monthly schedule here. Dance classes run 55 to 75 minutes, and yoga sessions last 75 to 95 minutes. All classes except tango are drop-in, appeasing busy bees, wishing wells, and the commitmentphobic.

In Level 3's ample dance space swaddled in a swirling laser-light color palette, students repeat simple, effective exercise moves that allow you to get into a groove; no complex choreography or frantic following of the instructor required. Freed from the conspicuously bright lights of the typical gym, you'll be able to slide into the unselfconscious half-dark of the club, sweating and dance-battling to the usual suspects of 80s, disco, and pop tunes spun together by a live DJ. Check here for a list of FAQ, and be sure to bring a bottle of water, towel, and comfortable workout gear.