CLASSES

Our classes build on and support the progress made in clinic, coaching, or your own training. Our focus is on joint and tissue function, motor control, load-bearing capacity, longevity and injury prevention. Rather than traditional exercises like box jumps or barbells, we focus on isolating joint motions—such as flexion, rotation, and extension— to improve articulation, reduce pain, and build full-range strength.

We also offer self-defense classes for girls and women that teach leverage techniques for handling threats, helping develop tools for navigating tough situations while building coordination and confidence. All classes help you learn and build strength and resilience

 

CLASS OFFERINGS

Girls & Women 13+ FREE SELF-DEFENSE INFO EVENT

90 minute event. Discover how you can improve your defense skills and fitness with us! We’ll discuss common threats identified by law enforcement and survivors, do a few hands-on demos, and share how Excelsior is creating a space to practice these skills as part of a healthy lifestyle. LEARN MORE
SELF-DEFENSE @ EXCELSIOR

FREE

Sunday June 8 1:30-3PM

KINSTRETCH CLASS

60 minute drop-in class. Focused on end-range strength training, tissue-specific and joint focused targeting of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia that create movement. This helps rehabilitate, strengthen, and safely increase range of motion and joint control— prerequisites for all movement. Bring a yoga mat; extras are available if needed. LEARN MORE

  • We dive right into a CARs warm up, then start working a particular joint or joint system, like hips or shoulders. We assess our own capacity in said joint, and then train for more of that capacity through a progressive series of inputs, beginning with capsular workspace, then connective tissue architecture, then load-bearing capacity and so on.

    Kinstretch is known for being challenging in its own way— not because we’re slinging barbells and bounding box jumps— but because we set those patterns aside to train their prerequisites, such as isolating the femur in the hip socket, and applying functional science to create room to do more of the things a hip joint can do: flexion, rotation, abduction, extension.

    Kinstretch scales elegantly to any skeleton. No matter age or ability level, this type of training exposes deficiencies and presents a straightforward solution. Every human can use more articular freedom and control; less restriction, compensation, and pain. Its there for the taking. Kinstretch is the classroom, the lab, the workshop where we get that work done. We rotate, flex, contract, relax, cramp, laugh, commiserate, and learn together.

$20

M T Th 9AM, Su 12PM

Girls & Women 13+ WEEKLY SELF-DEFENSE COLLECTIVE
(Group Drop-In Class)

60 minutes. We warm up with strength and mobility work, then practice skill development addressing common threat scenarios and responses including awareness, boundary-setting, distance management, and leverage— instead of relying on force or athleticism.
SELF-DEFENSE @ EXCELSIOR

$20

Sundays 1:15-2:15PM
Starts June 15