Power Cardio
Group Exercise Studio Level 1 | 55 mins | Intensity: ■■■■■
PowerCardio is based off the Power Class template. The difference is PowerCardio includes two high intensity cardio tracks in the middle of your weights workout. This is a whole body workout that is based off the principles of muscular overload and Aerobic Fitness. PowerCardio will tone and strengthen your whole body creating lengthened and shaped muscles. The cardio tracks will get your heart pumping creating a challenging combination of aerobic fitness and strength. During the class you will have the choice of what weight you add onto your bar with the encouragement from your instructor and guidance to push your limits to get results.
Benefits: Muscular Endurance, Strength, Aerobic Fitness
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Getting fit with PowerCardio
PowerCardio will build not only your muscular endurance fitness, but also will get your heart pumping to build your cardiovascular fitness. Use the cardio tracks to send your heart rate through the roof and then burn maximum calories through the challenging weights tracks. As you make more of a routine coming to classes, you will begin to think it’s ‘easy’. That means it’s time to increase the weights so you continue to reap the benefits of the class. PowerCardio is best to be participated in once per week.
The benefits of PowerCardio
The best benefit of a group fitness class is being in a fun and motivating environment exercising with others towards a common goal! With PowerCardio, you will become stronger, leaner and you metabolic rate will increase. This means you will start to burn fat faster even when you’re not exercising! With the added stress on your muscles, your bones will also become more dense and strong. You will get fitter in no time!
A usual class consists of…
A warm up consisting of all your major muscles groups will get the class started. This is followed by 3 blocks of exercise working the whole body Each block of exercise is made up of a combination of muscles groups and repeated three times, giving you the chance to add on more weight! Two cardio tracks will be added into the workout between the weights tracks to mix things up and push your body out of its comfort zone! Then abdominal conditioning, a cool down and much deserved stretch finish the class off. There are 4 possible PowerCardio formats – Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta. Each have their own challenges and this keeps things interesting and muscles constantly developing.
What you need to bring to your class
Make sure you come along in comfortable gym wear that is easy to move in. A sweat towel and waterbottle will also come in handy. All equipment required for the class is here at the gym waiting for you to arrive – steps, barbells, safety clips, plates and dumbells. If you have experience in this style of training you are welcome to also bring along grip gloves – but these are not a necessity.