Health and Wellness

To see our 2023 fitness schedule of classes across locations, please click here.

To view our on demand exercise videos from our Older Adult Centers, click here.

 

Registration is open for the Winter Paid Virtual Fitness Package. The package is $104 and includes Chair Yoga, Zumba, Exercise for Daily Living, and Vinyasa Yoga. Click here to register. If you have any questions about registration, please email [email protected].

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Tai Chi
9:00 - 9:45 am
Tai Chi
8:50 - 9:50 am
Aerobics & More
9:15 - 10:00 am
Vinyasa Yoga
9:00 - 10:00 am
Classic Exercise
10:00 - 10:45 am
Exercise for Daily Living
10:00 - 10:45 am
Yoga Stretch
10:00 - 10:45 am
Chair Yoga
11:00 - 12:00 pm
Balance
10:00 - 10:45 am
Everyday Dance
11:00 - 11:45am
Senior Circuit
1:00- 1:45 pm
Everyday Dance
11:00-11:50am
Senior Stretch
12:30 - 1:15 pm
Senior Aerobics
1:00 - 1:45 pm
Yoga on the Mat
2:00 - 2:45 pm
New! Classic Aerobics
11:00-11:50am
Zumba
7:30 - 8:30 pm
Zumba
6:30 - 7:30 pm

 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding senior fitness classes, please contact:
Fern and Max: 718-225-6750 x. 233, [email protected], [email protected]

Shelly and Ellen: 718-268-5011 x. 421 or 160, [email protected], eshajnfeld[email protected]

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Mustache Fitness Night

Thank you to everyone who joined us for annual Mustache Fitness Night! A special edition of virtual Barbell Fitness was held Sunday, November 29 at 7pm in honor of Movember celebrating men’s health with special guest instructors Sheila Clark-Hawkins and Jessica Montenora.

100 Days of Fitness

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 100 Days of Fitness challenge! We had nearly fifty participants across all categories log over 6100 miles in walking, running, cycling, and swimming, 1500 fitness classes, nearly 200 personal training and strength training sessions, over 1500 minutes in family activity, and 1020 yards in swimming. We finished ranked #1 in Group Fitness, #1 in Personal Training, #3 in Running, #3 in Walking, #3 in Family Division, #4 in Cycling, and #4 in Swimming for Metro JCCs! We are so grateful to everyone who logged their activity and joined in our fitness community.

The #JCCSummerFitChallenge began on May 31, and ended on Labor Day, September 7.

See our rankings below.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 100 Days of Summer Fitness Challenge Bike Ride in Flushing Meadows Park July 19!

Congratulations to the winners of our Weekend Walk-a-thon June 19-21!

First Place – Carroll Ann Adams
carol walkathon jcc summer fitness
Second Place – Gail Freeman & Lynne Cohn

The winners will receive a guest pass to our Tanenbaum Family Pool or Bay Terrace Pool Clubs! Thank you to everyone who participated and sent photos.

Commonpoint Queens Leaderboards (Updated September 8, 2020)

Walking:

Ranking Name Miles  
1. Carroll Ann Adams 535.6
2. Lauren Herskovitz 400.6
3. Odemaris Herskovitz 315.59
4. Lynne Cohn 266.5
5. Dawn Rafal 212.7
6. Adam Ostroff 200
7. Ellen Kaufman 174.2
8. Jill Schachter 98
9. Carol Bouba 98
10. Melissa Berkowitz 86.35
11. Jared Mintz 85
12. Amy Kodsi 71
13. Ellen Bluth 38
14. Lisa Avramov 34
15. Reba Weiner 28
16. Rena Lefkowitz 24
17. Gail Freeman 22.5
18. Katalin Vegso 20.75
19. Judy Vladimir 14.5
20. Eva Wallach 8
21. Dale Stark 6
22. Danilda Ruiz 6
23. Karen Schlachter 5
24. Virginia Lynch 5
25. Laurie Ostroff 5
26. Barbara Sandusky 5
27. Michael Herskovitz 2.8
28. Margaret Jenkins 2
29. Shelly Channan 1.5
30. Lucille DeBonis 1

Running:

Ranking Name Miles  
1. Lior Harpaz 644.83 #3 in North America
2. Michael Herskovitz 44.4
3. Amy Kodsi 10
4. Dale Stark 2.5
5. Reba Weiner 1

Group Fitness:

Ranking Name Classes  
1. Rena Lefkowitz 254 #1 in North America
2. Carol Bouba 124
3. Lynne Cohn 123
4. Odemaris Herskovitz 117
5. Mila Streltsoff 115
6. Lauren Herskovitz 114
7. Ellen Kaufman 91
8. Adam Ostroff 76
9. Laurie Ostroff 72
10. Carroll Ann Adams 67
11. Jill Schachter 61
12. Reba Weiner 54
13. Gail Freeman 41
14. Amy Kodsi 26
15. Julie Koenigsberg 23
16. Jeanne Payne 22
17. Rona Schwartz 20
18. Ellen Bluth 19
19. Amy Desouky 18
20. Michael Herskovitz 16
21. Margaret Jenkins 15
22. Al Romito 14
23. Eva Wallach 13
24. Melissa Berkowitz 13
25. Lisa Avramov 11
26. Karen Schlachter 9
27. Hollis Wagwnatwin-Hurturk 6
28. Barbara Segal 5
29. Brian J. Payne 5
30. Laurie Steinbruck 4
31. Danilda Ruiz 3
32. Dale Stark 3
33. Evan Solomon 1
34. Marie Santisi 1

Strength Training:

Ranking Name Sessions  
1. Michael Herskovitz 22
2. Jared Mintz 7
3. Judy Vladimir 6
4. Lisa Avramov 5
5. Danilda Ruiz 4
6. Lauren Herskovitz 2
7. Gail Freeman 2
8. Ellen Bluth 1
9. Karen Schlachter 1
10. Dale Stark 1
11. Barbara Sandusky 1

Personal Training:

Ranking Name Sessions  
1. Carroll Ann Adams 143 #1 in North America
2. Jared Mintz 2
3. Hollis Wagwnatwin-Hurturk 1
4. Ellen Kaufman 1

Cycling:

Ranking Name Miles  
1. Katalin Vegso 1000
2. Greg Rideout 795.2
3. Rena Lefkowitz 722
4. Lisa Avramov 75.64
5. Lauren Herskovitz 20.36
6. Adam Ostroff 18
7. Amy Kodsi 11
8. Odemaris Herskovitz 6.57

Family Division:

Ranking Name Minutes  
1. Useemit 690
2. Danilda Ruiz 560
3. Lokmattie Channan 300
4. Barbara Sandusky 3

Cardio Machines:

Ranking Name Miles  
1. Greg Rideout 94
2. Lynne Cohen 3

Swimming:

Ranking Name Miles  
1. Amy Kodsi 200

For more information, please email Adam Ostroff at [email protected].


On-Demand Videos:

To view our on demand exercise videos from our Older Adult Centers, click here.

Yoga

Meditation

Balance Training + Chair Exercises

More Intense Exercises

Health and Wellness Jr.

Infant/Toddler

Juggling

Soccer

Swim Team