Strength Training in Madison, New Jersey
Total Body Strength
Small-group strength training designed to build muscular strength and endurance while incorporating cardiovascular conditioning, balance, and stability.
With classes limited to eight participants, instructors provide personalized feedback and exercise options to accommodate different abilities and experience levels.
All participants must complete our three-week Introductory Strength Clinic before joining regular classes. To register, click the registration button and select Courses.
Primary Program Benefits
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Build and maintain muscular strength and lean muscle mass.
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Improve body composition and support healthy weight management.
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Support bone health through progressive resistance training.
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Improve cardiovascular conditioning, balance, stability, and muscular endurance.
Who Is This Program For?
This program is designed for active adults who want to build strength, develop muscle, and improve their overall physical fitness through progressive resistance training.
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Classes include:
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Standing and floor-based exercises
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Resistance exercises
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Modifications and progressions for different abilities and experience levels
Participants should be comfortable:
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Moving between standing and floor-based exercises
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Performing repeated movements
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Participating in a moderately challenging group exercise class
Previous strength-training experience is not required.
What to Expect in Class
Each 60-minute class offers a full-body strength-training experience designed to progressively challenge your muscles and build strength over time.​
​With classes limited to eight participants, instructors can provide individualized attention, exercise modifications, and progressions for different abilities and experience levels.
You'll be encouraged to work at an appropriate level of resistance while continuing to challenge yourself as your strength develops.
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​Classes incorporate:
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A variety of resistance exercises, training techniques, and class formats
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Dedicated core strengthening
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Cardiovascular conditioning
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Appropriate warm-up and cool-down activities
Why Progressive Strength Training?
Muscle strength and muscle mass naturally change as we age, particularly during midlife and beyond.
Progressive strength training helps counter these changes by gradually challenging the muscles through resistance exercises, encouraging them to become stronger and adapt over time.
Regular resistance training can help:
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Build and maintain lean muscle mass
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Support a healthy metabolism
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Improve body composition
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Promote bone health
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Improve muscular endurance and overall physical fitness
How Does Strength Training Complement Yoga?
At Foundations Yoga and Therapy, we recognize the value of incorporating different forms of movement into a well-rounded fitness routine.
Yoga and progressive strength training share many benefits, including improvements in muscular strength, flexibility, balance, joint mobility, and stability.
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Yoga incorporates these elements through a variety of postures and movement practices.
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Progressive resistance training provides a systematic approach to building muscular strength and muscle mass through gradually increasing physical challenges.
Together, they offer complementary approaches to developing and maintaining overall physical fitness.
Getting Started: The Three-Week Strength Training Clinic
All participants are required to complete a three-week introductory clinic before joining our ongoing strength-training classes.
The clinic includes three 60-minute small-group sessions with enrollment limited to five participants.
During the clinic, you'll receive instruction in:
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Foundational resistance-training exercises
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Proper movement mechanics
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Exercise technique
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Individualized resistance selection
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Exercise modifications and progressions
You'll also gain a better understanding of your current strength and movement abilities, with opportunities to practice and refine your technique.
After completing the clinic, you can join our regularly scheduled Total Body Strength classes using your existing membership, class package, or drop-in option, with no additional fees.
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Clinic registration is separate from regular class memberships and requires an additional fee.
If the scheduled clinic dates do not accommodate your availability, please contact the studio to discuss a private instructional option.
