Ghost of Fitness Past, Present and Future
Posted by Stacia D. Kelly. Follow her on Twitter.
Gold’s Gym has posted up a great newsletter on the Ghosts of Fitness Past, Present, & Future. Go check it out here.
Our own Corry Matthews shared her view of the Future:
“Kangoo Jumps! These boots are amazing for athletes with injuries, since they take out 80% of the impact. And you can run in them, on the pavement or on the treadmill. I tried them recently — it was a killer workout.”
Now, I haven’t tried the kangaroo jump class.
It still looks a little intimidating to me. And yes, I’m the martial artist in the group, but anything that requires hand-eye-foot coordination, and bouncing? It’ll take me a while. I’ll hang out in the back of the room. I’m sure I’ll get talked into it the same way I got talked into Corry’s Mommy BootCamp class, which is killing my in its own right, and as it should be. If you haven’t checked it out, you can find more info here. OR, pick up a MaxMuscle Magazine soon, we’ve got a whole article plus workout listed.
Did you try Tae-Bo® or Low Carb Diet?
I’m sure people have. I’ve got a great Billy Bank Tae-bo bar, but I don’t use it for his workouts. I admit, I’ll use it in my own makeshift ones, or as a practice weight when training with weapons, but again…the bouncing, do we see a trend here?
Go check out the newsletter and tell me what you think. I do like the pedometers. We make a game out of them in our house, who can get in the most steps for the day. Lately, I’ve been testing out a BodyBugg, it tracks steps, calories in and more importantly for me CALORIES OUT. I have to admit, mine was a gift. My loving mother wanted one and then had me order two as a treat. My only gripe? I have to wear the band on my arm so the bugg rests on my triceps. It’s really hard to hide the darn thing during workouts AND, if I’m doing a heavy upper body workout it starts to cut. I’m at the point if I life heavy, the muscles swell (which looks great in the mirror…but hey, OUCH.)
Which of these trends have you tried, which work better, or are there ones not listed that should be?
