Bodypump exercise classes - whaddya reckon?

[suzywong]

Now ds2 is at Kindy twice a week and I am forbidden to hang around outside the classroom pressing my bosom to the glass I need something to do with my time.

There's a Bodypump class on at the rec centre in the morning. I'm quite fit and OK at weights but hopeless at and quite frankly affronted by chirpy mass dance routines and "grapevines" and the like. I understand Bodypump is a syndicated thing and the same the whole world over.

Have you been? What's it like? Did it get rid of your jelly belly?

depends on what you are in to. it is good for toning etc but i still prefer pilates.

I'm in to not being a big lard arse, I have my yoga for flexibility and the like ... have you done it?

never heard of it, but why don't you go to one and report back

I loved it. It's great if you don't do any other CV work.

when are you coming to Perth, OO?

I don't do any exercise, I need to Make Time For Me

I used to do it and loved it- really good for toning up! Hard work, but good results!

OI, does it involve lots of dancey steps?

ASAP

police checks were sent off for at the end of Feb and this being England and backward, will take 40 days

(BIL got his over the counter in 10 mins in Perth, moan moan )

am sick of waiting tbh

can you not go running round the riverbank?

I don't do the bodypump, but you can find out more info on this website here. I do bodybalance and love it.

oh goodo!

I cycled 8ks round the river today, I need another activity to shift the lard, I must be svelt and taught when I meet you finally

No dancey steps at all, it is all weight-based and focuses on each of the main muscles groups in turn, same order each week. From memory (I am lapsed, did go for ages though and loved it) it was squats, lunges, shoulders, bench presses, biceps, triceps and back. All either standing more or less on the spot or lying on the bench.

Not as much as step or aerobics. There are some moves that are similar but they tend to be less dancey and you do them carrying weights. And you stop and run around the gym or on the spot for a bit. You do use a step for some things. Plus sit ups, press ups etc.

But no, no grapevining or similar poncing abaht!

i was bored tbh. pilates is teh only thing that has even touched my jelly belly.

taut you muppet

I have jelly belly, we can compare crepeyness over a pint

TAUT

feck off you pedants

thanks for the sensible tips, OI

in fact, I need to discuss bedlinen (or Manchester as it is called there, the irony)

will email you

and ZoeC, nice tips, thanks

you other pair can shut your pedantic noise

sorry not normally pendantlike but my god that was a blinder.

there always seemed to be a handful of competitive grunting men that had spilled over from grunting in the free weights room. mind you they are only marginally worse than the grey ponytail lot that hang out at yoga and pilates.

I hate to mention this again (I've bored for hours on this subject already ) but the only thing that has really and effortlessly toned me up and helped me slim down is running regularly. I've done the lot in terms of excercise, and dieted on and off for years but since I started running I've gone down a dress size.

ooooooooooooooooo, get her

oh yes running. i have hurt my back and can't run atm and can feel myself gently swelling.

that was to SW btw but you can have it as well if you like