Tuesday, April 8, 2008

This is how I started my gym life (Part 2)

The very first Cardio work out class that I joined, most of them are freestyle classes. Generally, the classes held in Yang Studio is for the purpose of muscle toning up and burn calories/fat. At the same time, it also promotes 'fun' element during the work out session, for sure.

1. Power hi-lo class or so-called aerobic class. The moves is actually quite simple. what we gonna do is just listen to the bit of the music and follow the instruction from the instructor. The movement is quite repetitive. Starts with a warm up and stretching session , ends with a cool down session. Quite a sporty movement during the class.... the movements involve V-step, single/double knee, leg curl, mambo cha-cha, step touch etc.... Did this class quite often last time but stopped it since few months back...


2. Masala dance class. As per the name given, it is sort of bollywood style dance. All the moves are quite fun and is more or less similar with those screen which we often found in the bollywood movie. Movements are concentrate on hips, butts and chest.... The dance is focus on turn turn turn and shake shake shake!! Fun!!


3. Power step/ Fun step/ Hot stepper class. Hyper cardio work out session using the step board provided. You will surely sweat alot during the class, guaranteed. Just listen to the bit of the music and adhere to the instruction given.... step up and down over the step board, jump left and right off the board. The moves generally are mambo cha-cha-cha, V-step, single/repeater knee, star burst, lunges, around the world, T-step, L-step, gallop, over the board, U-turn........ I like it very very much!!

4. Body challenge class. I only joined once. High intensity class. The movements focused on running and jumping. By the time of doing body challenge, I somehow felt that I was going back to school time's Pendidikan Jasmani lesson.All the moves are seemed to be adopted from it. Hahaha... Of course, this is only my personal view la.Nevertheless, is still a great class with great work out.

5. Ladies choice/Heat zone. Is a cardio work out exercise class.It involves weight-lifting, muscle toning up session and stamina training. Is quite a high intensity-typed of work out generally.


So, here are all the freestyle classes that I joined. Comparatively, I preferred to joined the les mills programme in Yang studio. Ermm..... just feel that the movements designed is more organised and the programme is universally recognised. The les mills programme taught everywhere is the same... Good as a subject of discussion among the les mills programmes lover.

What is the exercise programmes included under les mills programmes? ...... (To be continued)

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