Group Exercise Classes
Class options
Core Focus Deep Water Fitness -- Outdoor Pool
10:00 am Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, with Sylvia*
This class is designed to improve core strength, cardio health and overall muscle tone. Suitable for all fitness levels, music and instruction provided. Deep water, no impact; flotation devices available.
Aqua Aerobics -- Indoor Pool**
8:00 am Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays with Kathe*
This well-rounded class is based on human movement theory and includes warm-up, cardio, and strength and conditioning, followed by cool down and stretching. Indoor pool, deep and shallow water.
Deep Core -- Indoor Pool**
8:00 am Sundays with Kathe*
This well-rounded class is based on human movement theory and includes warm-up, cardio, and strength and conditioning, followed by cool down and stretching. Indoor pool, deep water only.
*Instructors may substitute for each other without notice
**If the indoor pool is closed, the class will be held in the outdoor pool. Please check our schedule regularly for timing.
(Veteran/Disabled in-person)
Drop-in: $11
15-use pass:
Water Fitness (14-65 yrs):
$115Res/$130Non-Res
Water Fitness Senior(65+)/Disabled/Veteran:
$95Res/$110Non-Res
About Our Instructors
Sylvia Elsbury
Sylvia Elsbury has led adult aqua fitness classes in Albany, Berkeley and El Cerrito for nearly 20 years.
Kathe Rothacher
Kathe Rothacher, a kinesiologist, taught a variety of exercise modalities at UC Berkeley for 30 years. In addition to teaching aqua aerobics at the Albany Aquatic Center, she is a practicing Feldenkrais practitioner.
Laura Welland
Laura Welland is certified by the Aqua Exercise Association as an Aqua Aerobics instructor; she is also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer.
Jeff Daitsman
Jeff is recently certified in American Council of Exercise, however he has been teaching for many years.