GROUP FITNESS
Our Group Fitness Program helps the Florida Atlantic community achieve physical and mental wellbeing through a variety of classes. We offer Cycle, Yoga, Zumba, Kickboxing, Force and more... FAU Group Fitness has the perfect class to meet your schedule and style! Our motivating and educated instructors will provide challenging exercises and intensity options to help all participants reach their individual fitness goals.
What To Know
- Registration for all classes must be completed via owlrec.fau.edu or click the 'REGISTER NOW' button!
- Registration opens 24 HOURS before the start of each class.
- Yoga classes are 1 hour, all other classes are 45 minutes.
- Class capacities vary based on location and format type.
Class Schedule
Check out our Group Fitness Schdule below!
Group Fitness Class Registration
Registration opens 24 HOURS before the start of each class!
*Note: If you attempt to register and see the following error message: "There are no instances available at this time", that likely means you are trying to register too early. Come back and try again once registration is open, 24 hours before each class.
Class Formats
Dance
Strength & Conditioning
Combat
Mind/Body
Sculpt
Meet Our Instructors
Hometown: Parkland, FL
Class Formats: Boxing Bootcamp
Fav. Exercise: Kickboxing and Weighlifting
Fitness Philosophy: "Keep on Truckin'! What is hard will soon be easy with persistence."
Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
Class Formats: Yoga
Fav. Exercise: Hot Yoga. Favorite yoga pose: waterwheel.
Fitness Philosophy: "Connect the mind, body and spirit for overall well being."
Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
Class Formats: Yoga
Fav. Exercise: Yoga.
Fitness Philosophy: "Ava is a 500-hour certified yoga instructor known for her nurturing, inclusive, and empowering teaching style. With years of experience guiding students of all levels, she creates a welcoming space that honors both strength and softness. Her classes at FAU invite connection, presence, and growth—on the mat and beyond."
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Class Formats: Cycle
Fav. Exercise: Cycling
Fitness Philosophy: "Give yourself patience and grace as you focus on getting stronger, feeling well, and honoring your body, wherever it is today. It’s a privilege to move, so move often (except through negative pain) and with purpose."
Hometown: Lake worth, FL
Class Formats: Yoga
Fav. Exercise: Full Camel
Fitness Philosophy: "Come as you are, focus on your why and the rest will come."
Hometown: Haiti/Port-Au-Prince
Class Formats: Strong Nation, HIIT
Fav. Exercise: Plank
Fitness Philosophy: "Fitness: Your Personal Journey, Your Definition of Fun, No Competition, Just You vs You!"
Hometown: Long Island, New York
Class Format:Cycle
Favorite Exercise: General Fitness
Fitness Philosophy:"A one-hour workout is 4% of your day!"
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Class Format:Cycle
Favorite Exercise:Pilates and Cycle
Fitness Philosophy:“Fitness is more than a workout; it’s a fun and motivating space to grow”
Hometown: Austin, TX
Class Format:Gentle Yoga
Favorite Exercise:Yoga and swimming
Fitness Philosophy:“Where the breath goes, energy flows”
Hometown:Tampa Bay, FL
Class Format:Mat Sculpt Pilates & Yoga Sculpt
Favorite Exercise:Mat Sculpt Pilates
Fitness Philosophy:“Fitness Philosophy: A moving body is a happy body!"
Hometown:Sarasota, FL
Class Format: Cycle
Favorite Exercise:Cycling, Pilates
Fitness Philosophy:“The body achieves what the mind believes."
Hometown: Stuart, FL / East Haven, CT
Class Format: Cycle
Favorite Exercise:Cycle, Pilates, Cable Exercises
Fitness Philosophy:“Music is the heartbeat of movement"
Hometown: East Greenwich, NJ
Class Format: Cycle
Favorite Exercise: Pushups or Bicep Curls
Fitness Philosophy:"Discipline is doing what needs to be done, even if you don't want to do it."
Hometown: Henderson, NV
Class Format: Cycle
Favorite Exercise: Cycle, Yoga, and Pilates
Fitness Philosophy:"Fitness is not about punishing your body. It’s about celebrating what it can do."
Hometown: Coral Springs, FL
Training Style: Brazillian Jiu Jitsu
Favorite Exercise: Mixed Martial Arts
Fitness Philosophy:"Strength through technique"
Hometown: Gibraltar, MI
Class Format: Strength/ Resistance Training
Favorite Exercise: RDL’s
Fitness Philosophy:"Progress is built one rep at a time"
Hometown: Venice, FL
Class Format:Cycle
Favorite Exercise: Sprinting
Fitness Philosophy:"The best way to keep motivation and discipline in working out is to do exercises that you enjoy!"
Hometown: Miami, FL
Class Formats: Pilates, Barre, Yoga
Fav. Exercise: Dancing, weight lifting, yoga
Fitness Philosophy: "It doesn’t get easier, you just get better and stronger. Remember, we only get one body, take care of it. Everything in moderation. Anything in excess is ultimately not healthy."
Hometown: Ocean City, NJ
Class Formats: Cycle & Flex Flow
Fav. Exercise: Paddle Boarding, Biking and Weightlifting
Fitness Philosophy: "Find a way to exercise that is fun and enjoyable for you. It does not matter what exercise you choose, just get your body moving!"
Hometown: California
Class Formats: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Fav. Exercise: HIIT workouts
Fitness Philosophy: "Movement is Medicine"
Hometown: Deerfield Beach, FL
Class Formats: Yoga and Cycle
Fav. Exercise: Inversions
Fitness Philosophy: "Yes you can! I love to get my class participants out of their comfort zone. I want them to see and believe that they can achieve any health or fitness goal that they set their mind to."
Hometown: Dania Beach, FL
Class Formats: Cycle and Zumba
Fav. Exercise: Biking
Fitness Philosophy: "Workout like nobody's watching and do it because it's going to make YOU happy."
Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Class Formats: Cycle
Fav. Exercise: Cycling and Pilates
Fitness Philosophy:"Exercise should be a form of self-care, not self-punishment."
Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela
Class Formats: Cycle
Fav. Exercise: Leg Press
Fitness Philosophy: "You are already doing half the job by showing up! Not all days will be 100%, but you are already winning if you show up consistently."
Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela
Class Formats: Yoga
Fav. Exercise: Yoga, walking, biking
Fitness Philosophy: "Everything we do for our health and wellbeing adds up. Drinking our water, eating well, being active and, mostly, breathing! Breathing goes a long way!"
Hometown: Pembroke Pines
Class Formats: Zumba, Piloxing Barre
Fav. Exercise: Dance Classes
Fitness Philosophy: "Workouts should be fun! Don’t worry about what others think and just do what’s best for you!"
Hometown: China
Class Formats: Yoga, Tai Chi
Fav. Exercise: Cat and Cow
Fitness Philosophy: "United our body mind and spirit and find our inner peace."