Posted in BodyPump on Aug 6th, 2007
I found this preview on the great WWW.
This is the total 10-track package! BODYPUMP 63 is full of challenge for effective strengthening and shaping and great motivation in the music. The new class comes with functional exercise innovations in the lunge and abdominals work and a new weight-change option called the ‘Drop Set’ in the [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on Jul 13th, 2007
Depending on which website you read a BodyPump class can burn 600, 556, 500, 483 or 315 calories.
As with exercise in general it depends greatly on how muscular you are and how hard you work. People who do light weights and miss reps will burn fewer calories than those who work to muscle fatigue and [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on Jun 4th, 2007
Here it is, hot of the press, or at least the gym floor! We had the launch of 62, the latest release, after a couple of weeks of waiting. As promised here’s a rundown of what to expect:
Warm-up: This has virtually the same choreography as 61 and works the major muscle groups. It got my [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on May 12th, 2007
I found this on the LesMills website:
New variations in the moves and huge diversity in the music make for a standout class that members will not want to miss. Instructors, too, will love to teach this complete package of work and fun.
Jackie Rawe’s I Believe in Dreams is a happy, inspirational song to connect [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on May 12th, 2007
A little while back I commented on Pump 61 and we all agreed that the biceps track was one of the easiest for some time. Certainly it isn’t in the same league as Spirit in the Sky or the Black Eyed Peas one from 57, yet it is still a challenge to keep your technique [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on Feb 26th, 2007
Finally I’ve had a chance to do the new release! It was launched at LesMills Auckland on the 18th, so we’re not doing too badly to have it this soon. You’ll have to let me know if you’ve all done it too, but given the slack nature of Fitness First I am going to assume [...]
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Posted in BodyPump on Dec 16th, 2006
We’ve just tried the new release of BodyPump today. It’s been out for a week or so but this was my first exposure to it. I’ll give a brief rundown on each track:
Warmup: A reasonable by-the-numbers track. Nothing particularly special but there are a lot of upright-rows and shoulder presses in it, which I’m not [...]
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