Confession - I love Body Pump :)

[Sassy69]

My parents (both over 60) do step-aerobics 3 x /week & walk 5 miles every day. They may be more fit than me...

 

[jenscats5]

My parents (both over 60) do step-aerobics 3 x /week & walk 5 miles every day. They may be more fit than me...

Wow that's great that they do that.....

I love walking.....walk just about everywhere....

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Body pump sounds cool. I wonder if it's similar to cathe fredreich's workouts on fittv. SHe uses a step and a really high step and it is stepping and also weights, combined. And I don't mean the little pink 2 lb dumbells These are what I do at home. It is a really good workout.

When I first moved to Northern Virginia, straight after college, going to the gym was too expensive and too much of a hassle ..... I worked out at home.

I did all the FIRM stuff and LOVED Cathe Fredreich. SHe was an awesome step and weights instructor. This was way back in the mid 90s, so about 11 years ago. Those tapes are what got me hooked on weight lifting - before that, I was a cardio bunny ONLY.


Holy Moly - I was a machochist last night - went to the 4:30 CorePower class (60min) and then straight into the 5:30 Kickboxing class (60min). Both were taught by one of my favorite instructors. I am paying for it now!

In the Core class, we did 50-6o pushups and endless movements on the ball, off the ball, with medicine balls, etc ..... I just woke up - and my abs are screaming, same with my lower back (in a good way), and my chest and shoulders- oh, those pushups!, my inner thighs are screaming too...... From Kickboxing, my quads and booty are so sore, same with my back and biceps.

I am a very fit person - not in perfect shape, but I can certainly hold my own. But in those Core classes, I realize how weak I am in many areas. My abs are strong, but my inner thighs, hips and lower back are not very strong. Core strength isn't just about doing crunches - that only hits about 1/4th of what core strength IS.

My goal is to go to the Core class at least 1x a week..... I have a ball at home, I need to start utilizing it ......

PS - I'm glad I came out of the closet.

 

[Sassy69]

:lol:

Hi my name is Sassy and I'm a core training junkie. I've been addicted since November while coming off a power lifting bender.

 

[the-short-one]

...I did all the FIRM stuff and LOVED Cathe Fredreich. SHe was an awesome step and weights instructor. This was way back in the mid 90s, so about 11 years ago. Those tapes are what got me hooked on weight lifting - before that, I was a cardio bunny ONLY.

I still do the FIRM and LOVE it. I do a different one every day. I like them so much because they flow so many different weight lifting exercises together and it keeps my heart rate up the entire workout. They really emphasise lower body.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

I still do the FIRM and LOVE it. I do a different one every day. I like them so much because they flow so many different weight lifting exercises together and it keeps my heart rate up the entire workout. They really emphasise lower body.

I LOVE the FIRM ABs videos .... They kick my ass hard! I still have quite a few videos left over from when I used them .... mostly stuff that doesn't need equipment. Yoga, Boot Camp, Abs, Pilates, etc etc etc

 

[leanchic]

i went to the link...and is another name for body pump, Power Barbell?... u do like lunges, squats, curls, etc..adn then abs at the very end...u have a step thing too....its a full body workout with dumbells and a barbell, and stepper....cause i took that before..and i seriosuly couldn't sit...i stopped taking it now though. We haev belly dancing classes too

 

[Daisy_Girl]

i went to the link...and is another name for body pump, Power Barbell?... u do like lunges, squats, curls, etc..adn then abs at the very end...u have a step thing too....its a full body workout with dumbells and a barbell, and stepper....cause i took that before..and i seriosuly couldn't sit...i stopped taking it now though. We haev belly dancing classes too

Sounds similar. Power Barbell is probably a Body Pump knockoff - but still doing the same basic thing.

I'm going to a class in about 15 min. Might stay for Kickbox too, but not sure I have it in me today......

 

[tequilasue]

The gym I presently go to has NO CLASSES!! My old gym closed due to poor management...ie. fraud! I joined Panza Kickboxing gym near me and it is awesome. The class I do is 1hr, mostly station work w/ jumprope, med ball work, push-ups, mt. climbers, squat thrusts, bag work of course, abs, light weight bar work, and step ups. Caught myself looking at the clock b/c I was about to puke. I can run for 5 miles, but this was non-stop interval hell. It was great to move from station to station. It took me 3 days to be able to sit down w/o groaning.

Can't wait to go again!