Don’t let the term “trampoline” scare you away! Check out this class Thursday nights at 7:00 P.M. at My Health Studio.  Gain the incredible benefits mini-trampoline jumping can offer:

• The fitness trampoline provides the optimum platform for exercise
• Bouncing increases lung capacity, strengthening the entire cardiovascular system
• Helps to circulate the lymphatic system
• Improves balance with every bounce
• Lubricates the joints and reduces impact forces on bones
• Bouncing keeps you strong and balanced regardless of age.

Great music and lots of laughing! This is a whole body workout!

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How Long Should You Rest Between Exercises?

Every minute of a workout is an opportunity to increase intensity and burn more fat.  Don’t waste precious minutes sitting and taking long rest periods between exercises.  Those who train with me are used to hearing my request to have them pace between exercises in a circuit.  While it is important to catch your breath if you feel winded, most of the time you would benefit more from an active rest. Perform an activity such as brisk pacing, knee lifts with punches or side-to-side ab twists for 30 seconds between exercises to turn your regular workout into High Intensity Interval Training.

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Focus on the Negative!

I’m not talking about the negative thought but, rather, the process of lowering a weight during resistance training.  Every time that you perform a weight lifting repetition you are using three types of strength.

1. Positive strength: lifting the weight.
2. Static strength: holding weight in a contracted position.
3. Negative strength: lowering the weight.

Many folks completely miss the benefit of the negative in each repetition by allowing the weight to drop quickly with little control.  However, the negative portion of each repetition is just as important as the positive, perhaps even more so.

Focus on the negative segment of each repetition by lowering the weight very slowly. Concentrate on the negative contraction, and make each rep count.  If you are advanced, then use a training partner to assist you in moving heavier-than-normal weight into a contracted position, then lower it very slowly.

Another way to utilize negative repetitions on a machine is to lift the weight using two limbs but then lower it with just one. For example, use both legs to lift the weight on a leg extension machine, but then lower it back down slowly using only one leg.

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So many clients tell me how much they hate counting calories!  The fact is that no matter form the calories come in … if we take in more than we burn off, we will gain weight.  Here’s the good news… once you’ve logged your food and counted calories for a few weeks, it’s likely you won’t need to continue; you’ll know the counts without having to look them up.  If you’d like to know what your recommended caloric intake is — whether you want to lose, maintain or even gain weight — give me a call for a complimentary assessment.  We have state-of-the-art technology to get you started.

Esta McIntyre,
NASM Certified Personal Trainer / Corrective Exercise Specialist
818.889.3737

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Ditch the Workout, Join the Party!

Zumba® and Zumba Gold® Classes ($10 Per Class – Walk-Ins Encouraged – Instructor: Esta McIntyre, NASM CPT/CES)

September Schedule:

Mondays – 6:30 – 7:30 P.M.

Thousand Oaks Best Western Inn ~ 75 West Thousand Oaks Blvd. ~ Thousand Oaks, CA  91360

Zumba® fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a dynamic fitness program that will blow you away. The workout begins with simple steps… . As the class warms up, the music pulls you in… whether or not you know the steps, the sweeps you into the Zumba® party atmosphere. This class burns calories like crazy!! Zumba® participants achieve long-term benefits while experiencing exhilarating, energizing, movements that inspire and uplift. Prepare to get hooked on this dynamic and effective fitness program after your first class. The goal is simple: We want you to want to love working out and to get hooked. Zumba® fans achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exhilarating hour of caloric-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements. We’ll incorporate moves for beginners and advanced Zumba® lovers!

www.myhealthstudio.com

Just Move For Life ($10 Per Class – Walk-Ins Encouraged – Instructor: Esta McIntyre, NASM CPT/CES)

September Schedule:

Wednesdays – 6:30 – 7:30 P.M.

Thousand Oaks Best Western Inn ~ 75 West Thousand Oaks Blvd. ~ Thousand Oaks, CA  91360

Do exercises classes bore  you? Come in for some laughs and fun while getting/staying in shape!  This is a class for everyone (beginners and beyond)! Burn calories! Participants who incorporate compound movements into their exercise routines achieve long term benefits in less time.  We emphasize FUN and movement.  Simple compound movements, low impact, easy walking patterns, aerobic combinations and resistance routines are performed to music from the 50’s to present.  The workout changes each week.  The intensity level can be adjusted to your personal ability. The goal is simple:  We want you to want to get fit and love doing it!

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