Posted in BodyPump on Jun 1st, 2010
The next release has landed; BodyPump 74, the 2nd quarter offering has made it to our gym. So, as before, I’ll present my opinions as a preview for those elsewhere who won’t get it for a while. So, without further ado: Warm-up: A reasonably uplifting track this time with Run (Almighty Anthem Radio Edit) by [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on May 1st, 2010
Another quarter gone by and it won’t be long till the next release comes our way. The instructor master-classes are only a couple of weeks away, so we should see the launch in about a month’s time. Get ready for what may be our fiercest release yet. Right from Track 2, the hammer goes down [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on Mar 7th, 2010
Here we go again! Welcome to my review for the new release BodyPump 73. We launched last week, but I’ve been a little busy, so apologies for making you wait. This time I won’t be providing any YouTube links as videos seem to disappear too quickly. Right, onwards …. Warm-up: An utterly standard run through [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on Feb 8th, 2010
Time flies and it hardly seems like yesterday that we launched the last release, yet in fact it was before Christmas. With the local instructor quarterlies this weekend, it will only be a few weeks will be launch BodyPump 73, so time to put up the preview: BODYPUMP® 73 is challenging, bordering on punishing, but [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on Jan 17th, 2010
The reason for each uncertain, but the existence of each certain. Regular pumpers will know what I mean. Some days you seem to get through the class with comparative ease, and other days you struggle to make it to the end. This despite lifting exactly the same weight and doing the same tracks. So, with [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on Dec 22nd, 2009
Here’s a little Christmas present for you all. The new release BodyPump 72 has arrived and here are my thoughts on it. The launch was over a week ago, but I’ve been just a little busy … so better late than never … and on with the review: Warmup: This one follows the usual pattern [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on Nov 6th, 2009
Yet again, a little taster for what to expect in the next BodyPump release. The local instructors will be attending their quarterlies the weekend after next, so we should be getting the launch in the second week of December all being well. So, stay tuned for a review about then. In the meantime: BODYPUMP® 72 [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on Sep 5th, 2009
So here we are yet again. Time for a new release, and I have come straight from the gym to share all about BodyPump 71. It’s also time to add another review to the series with the usual track list. So let’s go: Warmup: It’s very much back to basics this release, with the track [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on Aug 18th, 2009
As you will have gathered, I am pretty busy at the moment, so I’m just throwing this up quickly. So without further ado, the preview for the next BodyPump release #71 BODYPUMP® 71 is all about teaching from the heart, not from the head. The exercises are easy to coach, giving you the freedom to [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on Jul 31st, 2009
This is going to be a BodyPump-related post, so if that doesn’t float your boat, then feel free to give this one a miss. I thought I’d put up some observations of a participant, about fellow Pumpers. It might act as an interesting insight for instructors or prompt recognition from other participants. Territorial Rights There [...]
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