GROUP FITNESS

Group Fitness Schedule

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!

FALL 2025


Group Fitness Class Registration


Registration opens 24 HOURS before the start of each class!

REGISTER NOW

*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


 

Meet Our Instructors


 

 Kayla Behmardi
Name: Kayla Behmardi
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."

 

Alexis Broussard
Name: Alexis Broussard
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."

 

Ava Esquenazi
Name:Ava Esquenazi
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."

 

Katie Burke
Name: Katie Burke
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."

 

Alexa Francis
Name: Alexa Francis
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."

 

Fatima Georges
Name: Fatima Georges
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!"

 

Gianna Randazzo
Name: Gianna Randazzo
Hometown: Long Island, New York
Class Format:Cycle
Favorite Exercise: General Fitness

Fitness Philosophy:"A one-hour workout is 4% of your day!"

 

Ana Polanco
Name:Ana Polanco
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”

 

Susan Standbrook
Name: Susan Standbrook
Hometown: Austin, TX
Class Format:Gentle Yoga
Favorite Exercise:Yoga and swimming

Fitness Philosophy:“Where the breath goes, energy flows”

 

Jacenta Cordova
Name:Jacenta Cordova
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!"

 

Peyton Rajzer
Name: Peyton Rajzer
Hometown:Sarasota, FL
Class Format: Cycle
Favorite Exercise:Cycling, Pilates

Fitness Philosophy:“The body achieves what the mind believes."

 

Noah Grant
Name: Noah Grant
Hometown: Stuart, FL / East Haven, CT
Class Format: Cycle
Favorite Exercise:Cycle, Pilates, Cable Exercises

Fitness Philosophy:“Music is the heartbeat of movement"

 

Giuliana Stavola
Name: Giuliana Stavola
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."

 

Carly Gustafson
Name: Carly Gustafson
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."

 

Lucas Estenoz
Name: Lucas Estenoz
Hometown: Coral Springs, FL
Training Style: Brazillian Jiu Jitsu
Favorite Exercise: Mixed Martial Arts

Fitness Philosophy:"Strength through technique"

 

Maguire Lindisch
Name: Maguire Lindisch
Hometown: Gibraltar, MI
Class Format: Strength/ Resistance Training
Favorite Exercise: RDL’s

Fitness Philosophy:"Progress is built one rep at a time"

 

Olivia Wilborn
Name: Olivia Wilborn
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!"

 

Tamara Kostik-Zontini 
Name: Tamara Kostik-Zontini
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."

 

Katie Bowman
Name: Katie Bowman
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!"

 

Heidi Lozano
Name: Heidi Lozano
Hometown: California 
Class Formats: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Fav. Exercise: HIIT workouts

Fitness Philosophy: "Movement is Medicine"

 

Tamera Michel
Name: Tamera Michel
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."

 

Ariana Miranda
Name: Ariana Miranda
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."

 

Lindsay Wilcox
Name: Lindsay Wilcox
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." 

 

Brenda Ramos
Name: Brenda Ramos
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."

 

Mary Rotundo
Name: Mary Rotundo
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!"

 

Christina Ustiak
Name: Christina Ustiak
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!"

 

Kalindi Yuan
Name: Kalindi Yuan
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."