• PURE STRENGTH

  • BARRE

    Improve balance, build strength, flexibility and stability with this ballet-inspired class.
    • Heather Paul

      Heather Paul

      "I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength."
      Phil 4:13

      Heather is an ACE certified group fitness instructor and personal trainer with over 20 years experience in the exercise industry. She graduated from UMASS Amherst in 1996 with a BFA in Dance, moved to NYC and attended the Alvin Ailey Summer Dance intensive. Heather then became more involved in teaching fitness classes and personal training in order to make a living.  After a brief move out to Boston, teaching and training out there, she found her roots back here in the Pioneer Valley. She has been at NAC since 2000.

      Heather’s passion is fitness and moving the body. She enjoys working with people, making them feel good about themselves and helping them to realize that exercise can be fun! Her goal for each of her classes is to put a smile on every participants face, and to have them leave wanting more.

      Heather enjoys being outside. She loves cycling–especially hills! Highlights from this past year include: the Berkshire/Highlands Pentathalon, the Great Hyannis Half Marathon, and the Mount Washington Auto Road Hillclimb– where she won her age group! Heather believes in setting goals for herself to keep her motivated and to give her something to work toward.

      When Heather is not teaching or training, she keeps busy with her 4 children, Luke, Ava, Cody and Joey. She bakes every Sunday night, enjoys her dark chocolate just about every day, and can often be found at the Woodstar or Bueno y Sano.

       


      Education/Certifications



      • BFA Dance UMASS Amherst
      • ACE certified Group Fitness Instructor
      • ACE certified Personal Trainer



      Other Interests



      • Favorite color is pink– I wear it almost every day!





      Contact Heather




       

  • CYCLE

    High-intensity exercise using a stationary bicycle in our private cycling studio.  Climbs and sprints make each ride unpredictable, challenging and fun!

    **When the weather persists we will be cycling outside! Otherwise class is held in the basketball court to offer maximum physical distancing.

  • BOOT CAMP

    Cardiovascular drills and resistance training

    You know the drill...anything goes in Boot Camp! Reap the benefits of this ultimate calorie-burning workout through challenging combinations of cardiovascular drills and resistance training. This high energy workout will increase aerobic and anaerobic capacity!

    Boot Camp is held in the basketball court

    • Erik Pardee

      Erik Pardee

  • CIRCUIT CHALLENGE

    A variety of equipment, powerful bursts of cardiovascular drills and much more. Push your limits in this circuit station class. Timed sets and carefully programmed sequences to leave you drenched and empowered.
  • CLASSIC PILATES

    **This class is offered onsite and online via Zoom. To receive a link to join the class please e-mail [email protected] and indicate which class you would like to sign up for.** Please call 413-585-8500 ext. 6 with questions.
    • Rosalie Peri

      Rosalie Peri

      "To develop a realistic fitness plan takes planning, increasing your awareness and knowledge as to what your personal health and fitness goals are. With 25 years of experience in the Health and Fitness Industry, I can help you attain your goals."

      Rosalie is an RN, Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor with 20 + years of experience. She is a Registered 200 hour Yoga teacher, Certified in Personal Training by NSCA, Certified in Pilates Matwork, P90X and PiYo. Rosalie has worked at NAC for 22 years and has helped develop our extensive group fitness programming.

      Rosalie is also adjunct faculty at Smith College and teaches both credit and non-credit courses for Exercise and Sport Studies and Athletic Departments at Smith College.

       



      Certifications



      • RN
      • NCSA-CPT

      • P90X Certified
      • PiYo Certified
      • Pilates Matwork Certified
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      Other Interests



      • Rosalie is also a Beachbody Coach, Mother of 3, has two Grandchildren, two cats, and is an avid gardener.





      Contact Rosalie




  • FLEXIBLE STRENGTH

    Movements and exercises designed to increase overall strength and flexibility
    • Flexible Strength integrates yoga-style movements with core-stabilization exercises and traditional strength moves designed to increase overall strength and flexibility.
    • Heather Paul

      Heather Paul

      "I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength."
      Phil 4:13

      Heather is an ACE certified group fitness instructor and personal trainer with over 20 years experience in the exercise industry. She graduated from UMASS Amherst in 1996 with a BFA in Dance, moved to NYC and attended the Alvin Ailey Summer Dance intensive. Heather then became more involved in teaching fitness classes and personal training in order to make a living.  After a brief move out to Boston, teaching and training out there, she found her roots back here in the Pioneer Valley. She has been at NAC since 2000.

      Heather’s passion is fitness and moving the body. She enjoys working with people, making them feel good about themselves and helping them to realize that exercise can be fun! Her goal for each of her classes is to put a smile on every participants face, and to have them leave wanting more.

      Heather enjoys being outside. She loves cycling–especially hills! Highlights from this past year include: the Berkshire/Highlands Pentathalon, the Great Hyannis Half Marathon, and the Mount Washington Auto Road Hillclimb– where she won her age group! Heather believes in setting goals for herself to keep her motivated and to give her something to work toward.

      When Heather is not teaching or training, she keeps busy with her 4 children, Luke, Ava, Cody and Joey. She bakes every Sunday night, enjoys her dark chocolate just about every day, and can often be found at the Woodstar or Bueno y Sano.

       


      Education/Certifications



      • BFA Dance UMASS Amherst
      • ACE certified Group Fitness Instructor
      • ACE certified Personal Trainer



      Other Interests



      • Favorite color is pink– I wear it almost every day!





      Contact Heather




       

  • GENTLE YOGA

    Gentle Yoga with deep relaxation- This class offers an all levels approach to gentle stretching and strengthening with breath and closes with a guided period of deep rest.
  • HATHA YOGA

    In this Hatha Yoga technique postures and movement increase health, vitality, strength and flexibility. Body, mind and spirit are integrated through meditation, breathing techniques and physical practice.   **This class is offered in person and online via Zoom for NAC members. To receive a link to join the class online please e-mail [email protected] and indicate which class you would like to sign up for.** Please call 413-585-8500 ext. 6 with questions.
    • Ellie Cook

      Ellie Cook

      "Stretch, strengthen, inspire: yoga for your life—a practice that fits you, not the other way around"

      “Yoga for Your Life means the practice fits you, not the other way around. I’m Anusara trained, having achieved a certificate as an teacher in 2011, and though I am no longer affiliated with the school, I love the method. That training means that my classes will always have a theme, perhaps drawn from my own life, sometimes events around us, seasons, holidays, Indian festivals, ancient texts and stories—infinite possibilities, and always linked to whatever we’re working on in class that day. Classes will also always focus intensively on very particular physical alignment principles as a way to get closer to the soul.

      I began practicing yoga in 1976 and have studied with several great teachers, foremost with Lynn Kingston, a brilliant teacher who showed me a path to originality. I taught with her at her studio in Haydenville for two years.

      I retired after 24 years as an editor and writer for the Daily Hampshire Gazette. I write a blog, Walking the Beat, for the Gazette website and occasionally tweet @elliecookwalks.

      Lately I derive inspiration from many sources, including (besides my husband and family) the wisdom of University of Rochester professor Douglas Brooks and the great texts of the yoga tradition. At the tender age of 68, I feel that I am just scratching the surface.”



      Education/Certification


      • Received Anusara-Inspired™ yoga teacher credential in 2011

      • Registered RYT200 with Yoga Alliance  
      • Certified as a Reebok Flexible Strength instructor and as a Pilates Mat instructor; long ago was AFAA certified in all branches of aerobics. 
      • Taught aerobic fitness classes, including step, at NAC for more than 10 years, before deciding that yoga was my calling.  
      • BA, Radcliffe College/Harvard University



      Other Interests



      • I love to hike in Glacier National Park and other beautiful places. Music is a great joy—eclectic tastes include jazz, opera, rock, soul, old-timey. If it’s good, I like it.
      • In the ’80s, I paid my dues as a server (then called a waitress) at Miss Florence Diner.



  • HIIT & SCULPT

    High Intensity Interval Training

    HIIT & Sculpt is a total body, heart pumping, aerobic and strength conditioning workout.  This interval-based class combines full-body strength training with high intensity cardio bursts designed to tone your body & improve your endurance.

     
    • Mary Mason

      Mary Mason

  • STEP

    Cardiovascular workout using the height-adjustable platform

    Step uses the height-adjustable platform for just the right challenge.  Get a great cardiovascular workout with motivating music and creative combinations!

    **This class is offered onsite and online via Zoom for NAC members. To receive a link to join the class please e-mail [email protected] and indicate which class you would like to sign up for.** Please call 413-585-8500 ext. 6 with questions.

    • Beth Rossi

      Beth Rossi

      "Life's too short to sweat the little stuff. Don't get mad, just get going!"

      Beth is a native of Northampton. She graduated from Northampton High school in 1976 and UMASS Amherst in 1981. She works for her family business in Hatfield.

      “I have been working at NAC since dinosaurs walked the earth. I have also been employed as a Mom since 2001. I have two daughters who assure me I’m due for a raise soon! I love to walk and hike and mow my lawn, but being a group fitness instructor at NAC is one of the most fun, gratifying jobs I know!”



      Training



      • AFAA Certified in Group Fitness for over 25 years

      • AFAA Certified Pilates Instructor



      Other Interests



      • Beth enjoys lakes and sunshine in the summer and a good fireplace in winter.





      Contact Beth




       

  • TOTAL BODY SCULPT

    Trains, tones and tightens your entire body

    A comprehensive total body workout to train, tone, and tighten your entire body while improving muscular strength and endurance. Various types of equipment such as weights, body bars and bosu balance trainers may be used throughout class.

    • Heather Paul

      Heather Paul

      "I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength."
      Phil 4:13

      Heather is an ACE certified group fitness instructor and personal trainer with over 20 years experience in the exercise industry. She graduated from UMASS Amherst in 1996 with a BFA in Dance, moved to NYC and attended the Alvin Ailey Summer Dance intensive. Heather then became more involved in teaching fitness classes and personal training in order to make a living.  After a brief move out to Boston, teaching and training out there, she found her roots back here in the Pioneer Valley. She has been at NAC since 2000.

      Heather’s passion is fitness and moving the body. She enjoys working with people, making them feel good about themselves and helping them to realize that exercise can be fun! Her goal for each of her classes is to put a smile on every participants face, and to have them leave wanting more.

      Heather enjoys being outside. She loves cycling–especially hills! Highlights from this past year include: the Berkshire/Highlands Pentathalon, the Great Hyannis Half Marathon, and the Mount Washington Auto Road Hillclimb– where she won her age group! Heather believes in setting goals for herself to keep her motivated and to give her something to work toward.

      When Heather is not teaching or training, she keeps busy with her 4 children, Luke, Ava, Cody and Joey. She bakes every Sunday night, enjoys her dark chocolate just about every day, and can often be found at the Woodstar or Bueno y Sano.

       


      Education/Certifications



      • BFA Dance UMASS Amherst
      • ACE certified Group Fitness Instructor
      • ACE certified Personal Trainer



      Other Interests



      • Favorite color is pink– I wear it almost every day!





      Contact Heather




       

    • Deb Oakley

      Deb Oakley

    • Andrea Zawacki

      Andrea Zawacki

      Make it count!

      In 1990, while a student at UMass, Andrea began teaching aerobics.  Four years later, in 1994, after completing Rosalie Peri’s Fitness Instructor Training program, she became an AFAA certified group fitness instructor and began teaching classes at Northampton Athletic Club.

       



      Training/Certifications



      • AFAA group fitness certified since 1994

      • TRX certified





      Contact Andrea




  • VINYASA YOGA

  • YIN YOGA

    A slow paced, meditative practice characterized by long holds. Yin Yoga targets the body's deeper connective tissues, fascia, ligaments, joints and bones. Class concludes with a guided period of deep rest.