"If you take three classes per week, you will feel a difference in your body in two weeks," says owner Sara Lewis. It's a low-impact, high-energy, fast-paced, fun and completely comprehensive workout. Tip from the studio: "In my experience as a teacher and a client, the best workout is the one you incorporate into your lifestyle versus a quick-fix approach to fitness," says founder Jennifer Williams.Ībout the workout: XO Fitness classes combine a variety of disciplines-Pilates, cardio, boxing, circuit training, weights and even some yoga to unwind. As someone whose fitness goal is toning more than weight loss, I find Pop Physique pretty effective in terms of keeping things tight, and it never gets "easy" no matter how many times I do it. My experience: I attend Pop Physique pretty consistently, so I knew what to expect going into this class. If you do this workout regularly (three to five times a week) for 30 days, you will be blown away by the results."
Clients truly tell us that after just one class, they see muscles firm and tighten. You by no means have to be a dancer to do the workout, but you will see results that you would from taking ballet class.
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What really sets Pop apart is the incorporation of ballet technique from my years as a professional ballet dancer. "It's incredibly safe-as you only use very light hand weights and your own body weight for resistance-yet super efficient and effective. You can also sign up for our real-time video-streaming program, which provides you with Tracy Anderson class access no matter where you are!" Ībout the workout: "Pop is an isometric workout-it uses precise and repetitious movements to target all the major muscle groups in the body," says founder Jennifer Williams. Setting a date with your workout, being focused and having fun are guaranteed to give you the results you desire-most clients will see results with inches lost, muscle tone and endurance after the first two weeks of consistent class participation. Tip from the studio: "The best way to get the results you want from your fitness program is consistency. I definitely feel her, and will be going back daily as soon as I win the lottery. One woman told me the class was so addictive that her husband often joked she'd soon be the most toned homeless person in the valley. Unlike some tough classes, however, it was also fun and empowering. One of them was, I swear, more than twice my age and used the toughest bands the entire class while I used the easiest bands and still found the workout to be incredibly challenging. The environment of the studio was no-nonsense-there was no hand-holding or cheerleading-but the veteran women taking the class with me were incredibly supportive. My experience: I have to be honest-I didn't want to love this class, as it's on the pricier end of the spectrum however, true to form, I absolutely loved it (I can also blindly choose the most expensive piece from a magazine spread as the one I most covet). Her MultiTAsk Band class combines 25 minutes of deTAil band (strengthening exercises using resistance bands strung from the ceiling) with 25 minutes of band-based cardio. Studio: Tracy Anderson Class: Multitask Band About the workout: Tracy is probably the best-known trainer to the general public (as Gwyneth Paltrow's longtime trainer and business partner, though she also has Jennifer Lopez's body to recommend her along with a host of other celebrities). Tracy Anderson Tracy Anderson MultiTAsk Band If you do, use #30Da圜hallenge to help us all stay motivated! I can almost guarantee it will change your life. I highly recommend you grab a ClassPass and try your own 30 Day Challenge. There were many, many days I wouldn’t have bothered with a workout if I hadn’t made this (work-related) promise to myself, and now that it’s completed, I wish someone would make me do it all over again. It might well be true that exercise has the same effect on happiness levels as an anti-depressant. Though I basically dreaded my workouts every single day, once I conquered a class, I felt better than I had in months, maybe even years-not just physically but mentally too. When it came to physical comfort though, it wasn’t nearly as painful as I thought it would be.
As someone who tends to stay inside her comfort zone when it comes to fitness-I generally find a class and stick with it like glue for years-it was incredibly daunting to try a new, unfamiliar workout every single day. It’s also one of the best things I’ve ever done. If this sounds insane, it’s because it is. After more than two years of inconsistent workouts (thanks a lot, Netflix), I randomly decided to challenge myself to attempt 30 different workouts in 30 days.