Founders of Bodypass, Georgia and Carla reveal their A-Z of new and fun fitness classes! From Aerial yoga to Jazzercise and everything in between.
Aerial Yoga
Imagine moving freely in all directions of open space as your body floats in a hammock high above the city. Experience full body inversions and flowing spinal traction allowing a deep opening of the entire spine, and connective tissues of the body. Antigravity Yoga offers accessibility to those with physical limitations, but is loved by all as a portal into deeper spinal flexibility, and mind/body connection.
Barre
Barre is a dynamic fusion of legendary techniques from Pilates, ballet and fitness set to pumping music. It provides a serious all over body workout with special attention to the dreaded problem areas – legs, bottom, thighs and arms! Barre classes are social, fun, energetic and can be easily modified for any fitness level. You do not require any ballet or pilates experience, just a fun attitude and a willingness to work hard.
HIIT
High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, is the perfect way to get your metabolism firing and torch MORE calories faster! It is based on longer periods of intense training followed by shorter periods of rest, which gets every fibre of your body working and thus, getting you fit and healthy, super fast! HIIT most often uses a range of full motion body weight exercises.
Jazzercise
Jazzercise is a pulse-pounding, beat-pumping fitness program that gets you results…fast. It’s a calorie-torching, hip swiveling, Shakira’d-be-proud dance party with a hot playlist to distract you from the burn. Expect to feel results after just 3 classes, and expect to keep coming along. The average person sticks with Jazzercise for 7 years. Why? Because it’s fun and it works!
Megaformer
The Megaformer is an advanced and redesigned twist on the traditional Pilates reformer that allows for a far greater range of compound movements, full range of motion and quick transition times between exercises in order to burn calories and build lean muscle, safely and effectively. The combinations of exercises possible on the Megaformer ensure you will never do the same routine twice, get bored or plateau.
Pole Fitness
Pole fitness offers a diverse range of benefits including a serious boost in self-confidence and a total body workout whilst being in a safe, supporting and encouraging environment. Pole fitness is a great way to get your adrenaline pumping as you work your way higher up the pole and progress on to more advanced moves.
Cardio Dance
Dance classes will get you laughing, burning calories and having fun. You will learn iconic moves from pop, hip hop, jazz – the lot and smash them out to a soundtrack of fun well known tracks. Let the music inspire you and start sweating it out!
Zumba
Zumba is an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party that’s moving millions of people toward joy and health.
5 Quick Body Shapers:
Bootcamp with Lean Bean Fitness
Offering a fusion of yoga, pilates and resistance circuits in Sydney these sessions provide a varied and fun workout designed to speed up your metabolism, encourage weight loss and tone your body. You will be challenged and worked hard through circuits with a motivational trainer and upbeat tunes to keep you pumped. Sessions will finish with a deep yoga style stretch to elongate and replenish muscles.
Zumba Burst at Hard Candy Fitness
Take your Zumba practice to the next level with the exclusive Sydney-based Zumba Burst program! Zumba Burst fuses high intensity training concepts with electrifying fitness exercises into the well-recognized Zumba formula.
Circuit Training with Symetrie
Symetrie is a boutique fitness studio in Clovelly, Sydney that offers functional exercise training in a personalised environment. Their functional training programs include equipment such as medicine balls, power rings, BOSU, multi directional pulleys, battle ropes, kettlebells, power sleds and more. All workouts are 45 mins in duration and focus on the latest training protocols of High Intensity Interval training (HIIT). The sessions are circuit based with a mixture of strength, core and cardio exercises. All of our classes are social, fun and energetic and can easily be modified for any fitness level.
Boxilates with Paper Tiger
Paper Tiger in Sydney created Boxilates to blend the worlds of Pilates and boxing – with classes open to all levels of experience and fitness. If you love the benefits of Pilates but want a bit more cardio, join the Paper Tiger girls for a Boxilates class. Boxing + Pilates = one heck of a workout! Get longer, leaner, lighter while improving your core strength and stamina.
BarreBoxing at Ariapilates
BarreBoxing utilises the ballet barre with resistance bands to prepare your legs, hips, core and upper body for the strength needed in boxing. Add to this your gloves and pads and you have a full cardio workout in Paddington, Sydney.
Tips for getting out of an exercise rut
- Enlist a friend – Having a friend by your side is a huge motivator and forces you to stick to your workouts and classes.
- Try something different – There are so many fun and exciting classes you can try anything from paddle boarding to 80’s aerobics, so why not try a class you would never normally do. Not only will you reap the benefits of mixing up your exercise routine, but you will be surprised how much fun you have trying something new.
- Turn it into a lifestyle – Embrace the changes you are making and create a healthier lifestyle for yourself. Commit to a healthy work life balance by booking yourself into three to four classes a week, morning or night. Not only will you feel good for starting the day with some exercise or leaving work on time for a class, but it is also good for your wellbeing. On the weekend you can enjoy surfing lessons, or nourish your soul with some yoga or meditation.
For more information about a monthly Bodypass in Sydney or Melbourne visit www.bodypass.com