Idea for Group X Workout!

Hello participant,

This week’s work out idea is one of the GROUP X Classes!

** Remember: Rec Center’s hours are:     Mondays – Fridays: 7am – 10:30pm

                                                                      Saturdays: 12pm – 10:30pm

                      Sundays: 1pm – 10:30pm **  

GET FIT is sponsored by PPOW - Peers Promoting Organized Wellness. Want to know more about us?

Go to http://www.ashland.edu/students/rec-services/fitness-wellness/ppow

Jump-start your workout with Group X!

It’s fun, safe, and effective for all skill levels!

Attend one of these great classes:

Turbo Kick® - the fat-blasting, ab-defining cardio workout that is sweeping the nation’s health clubs and allows you to burn up to 1,000 calories an hour! A mix of kickboxing and simple dance grooves set to heart pounding dance music that will have you looking forward to your next workout!

Zumba® Fitness - When participants see a Zumba class in action, they can’t wait to give it a try. Zumba classes feature exotic rhythms set to high-energy Latin and international beats. Before participants know it, they’re getting fit and their energy levels are soaring! There’s no other fitness class like a Zumba Fitness-Party. It’s easy to do, effective and totally exhilarating, often building a deep-rooted community among returning students. How many calories does Zumba burn? Roughly 500 – 1000 calories per hour.

Pilates®- developed by Joseph Pilates, which emphasizes the balanced development of the body through core strength, flexibility, and awareness in order to support efficient, graceful movement. Burns about 300 calories per hour.

Tabata - an enhanced form of interval training, an exercise strategy alternating periods of short intense anaerobic exercise with less-intense recovery periods. HIIT is an effective form of cardiovascular exercise. Usual HIIT sessions may vary from 9–20 minutes. These short, intense workouts provide improved athletic capacity and condition, improved glucose metabolism, and improved fat burning. Burns up to 500 calories per hour.

Indoor Cycling - is a group exercise class done on stationary bikes.  During the class the instructor simulates a ride.  Together, you travel on flat roads, climb hills, sprint and race!  It is truly a fantastic cardiovascular class.The beauty of indoor cycling is that you can do it even when its raining or snowing outside!  You are kept motivated by the instructor, the people around you and by the music!  Its lots of fun and burns 500-1,000 calories per hour based on intensity levels.

Yoga - Many people think that yoga is just stretching. But while stretching is certainly involved, yoga is really about creating balance in the body through developing both strength and flexibility. This is done through the performance of poses or postures, each of which has specific physical benefits. The poses can be done quickly in succession, creating heat in the body through movement (vinyasa-style yoga) or more slowly to increase stamina and perfect the alignment of the pose. Yoga typically burns up to 200 calories per one-hour session.

Try combining a higher intensity class like Zumba® or Tabata with a lower intensity one like Pilates® or Yoga for maximum results. You'll get a great workout and feel relaxed and refreshed afterward!

Check out the Spring 2012 Group Exercise schedule for more information on class times and class descriptions. You can also visit www.ashland.edu/students/rec-services/fitness-wellness/group-exercise for more info!