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1 Would You Take These Hybrid Classes?
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3 Lessons Learned From Group Exercise Classes
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10 Class Review: Sport Club LA's Aspen Ascent Gets You Mountain-Ready
If you live for the mountains during the Winter, your gym time probably includes exercises to strengthen your lower-body muscles and challenge your balance. Aspen Ascent, a new class at Sports Club LA locations, offers such a workout for skiers and snowboarders alike. Like many strength-training cardio classes, Aspen Ascent focuses on circuit training with supersets grouped by muscle area, to Read more
The hybrid fitness craze has been around for awhile and shows no signs of stopping, and why should it? Many hybrid classes combine the best of two (sometimes completely opposite) exercises for an effective, time-saving workout that targets multiple areas of your body. But some of you may like your classes classic, based on principles that have been perfected for years. What type are you? Click Read more
A group of friends and I decided to make this weekend a fitness-focused one, so armed with a few coupons and new student deals, we're trying out a few exercise classes around town. Between dance class and Bar Method, it can be a lot to cram into two short days, so one of my friends suggested a schedule that will have us taking classes back-to-back on both Saturday and Sunday. As much as I wanted Read more
Zumba may be a trend that's here to stay, but its growing popularity right now has led to an increase in Zumba-related injuries, according to a New York Times article. Its broad appeal (and celeb-endorsed status) means that many new Zumba class attendees are inexperienced exercisers. While a typical class involves a mix of aerobics and easy-to-follow dance steps, the beat can get fast, and if Read more
Is there ever a time when you go to a class — whether yoga, boot camp, Pilates, or kick boxing — and notice someone from the class before you, staying for your class? Whenever I go to hot yoga, there's a man who does back-to-back classes, possibly even more than that! And they aren't just restorative yoga classes, with lots of deep breathing and relaxing stretches, they are the intense, Read more
Many of us have basic gym memberships, but still pay a little extra to go to our favorite classes outside of the gym — does Saturday vinyasa at a studio up the street sound familiar? I'll be the first to admit that it took awhile for me to wrap my head around the fact that my gym membership also includes access to cool classes like kickboxing, yoga, boot camp, and more. The gym I go to is Read more
Lo Bosworth and I have something in common: We both need our butts kicked by someone else when it comes to working out. I don't have a personal trainer, so I turn to group exercise classes to gain direction and motivation from instructors and a small dose of competition from my classmates. Here are my best tips, and lessons learned from sampling oodles of methods and instructors. Nothing is Read more
When I work the front desk at my yoga studio, I notice anything from the weather outside to an upcoming holiday can mean the difference between a busy session and a class with only one or two students. Some studios have a policy of canceling the class if there aren't enough people, and others shorten it depending on how many people show up. The advantages of being the only one in your group Read more
Having a gym membership can be great. There's tons of equipment you can use, a plethora of exercise classes, and some health clubs even have a sauna, a pool, or a hot tub. Source I usually try to go during my lunch hour at work so I do what I need to do, and get out of there fast. I try to go before the noon crowd hits, because I hate waiting for machines (I don't have much time). Even worse Read more
Hello all!!!! Come join my live chat starting at 12:00 PST - that's 3PM for all you east coasters. Join me for lunch or tea time to dish about fitness classes. We can start off by talking about our favorite group classes versus our least favorites, or classes you are interested in checking out. Join me in the chat room in about 30 minutes. I can't wait to see where the conversation takes us. Read more
