Cuando se trata de hacer ejercicio, digamos que soy no very experienced. The whole cult-workout craze has been lost on me. I’m scared of riding a spin-class bike to loud music and the encouraging (and scary) chants of an enthusiastic teacher. I have yet to adorn myself in a skintight leotard and take a barre class. I don’t have enough coordination for Zumba. But that’s not to say exercise isn’t important to me.
He tenido el hábito de frecuentar mi estudio de yoga local: mi flujo de elección es Ashtanga. Me encanta la forma en que hace que mi cuerpo se sienta, y me suscribo totalmente al mantra de Yogi. Me gusta relajarme y sentirme bien en todo mi práctica. No hace falta decir que, con todo lo demás, asusto fácilmente.
I decided to face my fears head-on and attend some of the most widely popular workout classes on the map. My goal? To get my heart racing, break a sweat, and hopefully not die trying. I sought out help from the founders and respected trainers leading each class to get the lowdown on what exactly was going to happen. Then I strapped on my most fashionable athleisure gear (Ivy Park Sleeveless Logo Body, $50), bought a Bkr Glass Water Bottle ($35), and hit the pavement (or the mat, or the bike, or the jump board). In the process, I learned a lot about pushing past my limits and reaching an exercise-induced endorphin nirvana. Existe, chicos.
Keep reading for my experience at each class to decide whether or not it could be right for you.
El entrenamiento: método NW
Before heading to her class, I wanted to chat with Nicole Winhoffer to see what I was getting myself into. Luckily, she was wildly informative and really understanding of my hangups. She told me to just do what made me feel comfortable and to not worry or think too much. Winhoffer also talked a lot about the different muscles we’d work in her class and why it’s so important to pay attention to them. Because we walk forward, speak to people with forward intention, and type and text on our computers and phones, the same muscles get used day after day. She continued, My exercises change weekly, even daily, which is something I learned to do when working with my clients.I pay attention to the details of the body we might overlook because we can’t see or feel them yet. It’s not just a workout for your mind and body, but also your spirit! I exercise feelings, body, and mind during the NW Method in a fun, sexy way that puts women back in touch with themselves.
La habitación era cálida, y sabía que definitivamente estaba en una sesión de sudor. Pero también estaba débilmente iluminado, para prevenir la autoconciencia y la competencia (dos cosas que vi como hilos comunes en las clases de entrenamiento de culto). Caliente la habitación porque ayuda con muchas cosas diferentes. Mejora la flexibilidad, quema calorías, calienta sus órganos internos, aumenta la circulación, suda las toxinas y le da un tono de piel saludable. Ella agrega, creo que las personas se ponen nerviosas por ver mis videos porque todos se ven bien. Pero es importante saber que todos provienen de todos los niveles y tamaños de condición física. Llegar a ese punto lleva tiempo, y todos se mueven a su propio ritmo. Esta es una zona sin juicio, gente, solo como me gusta.
The first portion of the 60-minute class targets rotational muscles around the shoulders to ease any neck pain. The second works your hip muscles, low abs, and butt. The toning and high repetition is what sets the NW Method apart, Winhoffer explains. I like incorporating different styles of dance in my routines, so you’re never bored. My choreography is always fun and expressive because I like making people feel like pop stars for the day. Classes start with toning and sculpting work, and then transition into dance choreography and dance cardio.
It makes so much sense—you work a bunch of muscles and then actually use them in the second part of the class. It’s hard, but it’s really fun too. (And believe me, I never thought I’d say that.) When you’re sculpting, you’re tearing small muscle fibers, Winhoffer says. And if we just stopped, stuff would lock up. That’s when you get cramping. But when you move afterward, you get blood pumping through the muscle. It’s a whole circulation thing and an energetic one. Plus, you leave on a high.
It makes so much sense—you work a bunch of muscles and then actually use them in the second part of the class.
After all was said and done, I couldn’t believe how great I felt. Performing a choreographed dance in front of anyone, much less a group full of hard-bodied women, was previously my nightmare. But it was uplifting to forget about what you look like and just jump and dance around. It’s a class where booty-dropping combines with be-real-with-yourself messages — Y el enfoque te hace sentir feliz, rejuvenecido y empapado de sudor. Amén a eso.
Posteriormente, Winhoffer sugirió que me bañara con sal de Epsom y aceite de rosa, así que, naturalmente, hice exactamente como se les indicó.
El entrenamiento: dogpound
El programa de boxeo Dogpound fue diseñado por el ex campeón olímpico Regilio Tuur, y tiene un fuerte énfasis en la forma correcta. Eso inmediatamente me asustó. ¡Pero no te preocupes! Era un impresionante Entrenamiento de cuerpo completo. Para mi consternación, no se trataba solo de brazos y perforaciones (aunque eso sucedió).
Charlé con Brey Peña, uno de los fundadores de Dogpound, sobre qué esperar. Nuestro estilo de firma es el método de ametralladora: una sesión de cuerpo completo de alta intensidad que combina elementos de yoga, barra, entrenamiento de resistencia, fuerza central, ballet y resistencia cardiovascular. Comienza con 15 minutos de cuerda de salto y estiramiento. Luego, harás una o tres vueltas alrededor del gimnasio.
But then comes the punching. You do repetitions of forward, backward, and side-to-side movements with left jabs, right crosses, and mix of both. It’s a lot to take in, but it feels badass while you’re doing it. Then the class goes right into straight punches, hooks, and uppercuts (phrases I only know from dramatic boxing movies with a central love story). Then on to the dreaded abs portion. I held it together while I worked my core, but seriously, ow.
Las clases terminan con vítores y cantos de una manera que me hubiera asustado antes, pero se siente extrañamente satisfactorio en el momento. Por lo general, no disfruto gritando perros con un montón de personas mucho más en forma física que yo, pero realmente sentí que todos estábamos juntos. Básicamente, me pateé el trasero, pero aprendí que el boxeo es un deporte de cuerpo completo que atrae a todo el cuerpo desde tus oídos hasta los tobillos. Todos eran entonces Enérgico todo el camino, lo cual fue útil y empoderador.
El entrenamiento: Karen Lord Pilates Movimiento Jumpboard
The KLPM Jumpboard class is an in-studio super-workout. Honestly, Karen Lord’s enthusiasm is infectious. Jumpboard is 55 minutes of intermittent reformer flow and salto . Hay un tablero acolchado unido al extremo del pie de nuestros reformadores, convirtiendo la máquina en una especie de experiencia en trampolín de espacio exterior antigravedad, explica Lord. O más bien saltar con resistencia al resorte mientras horizontal, esto puede ser de vuelta o lateral, volando al estilo superhéroe o sentadillas laterales. Um, ¿qué? Reflexioné sobre lo que esto iba a significar para mi cuerpo cansado. Había estado haciendo clases de entrenamiento toda la semana, y aunque fue emocionante y divertido finalmente mover mi cuerpo, sentí inquietud.
There’s a flow to the class; we'll start you off a bit more slowly, acclimating the group to the sensation, and showing you how hard the core has to work in the process, Lord said. As you go, they adjust the resistance (lighter springs aren’t easier, FYI) to get your heart rate up with a series of moves that work your entire body. It’s counterintuitive, but you realize a light spring resistance is harder because your core has to work that much harder to support the weight of your legs. It’s pretty intense but not ever punishing, just really, en realidad challenging.The trick is in the cueing—our trainers are very specific; they'll give you little tricks. Listening is really important to stay safe and get the most out of a class.
Es contradictorio, pero te das cuenta de que una resistencia ligera en primavera es más difícil porque tu núcleo tiene que funcionar mucho más difícil de soportar el peso de tus piernas.
The end of the class is no walk in the park. As Lord warned me, At KLPM, you’ll always plank at the end. It’s a great way for you to measure your own growth, strength, and stamina. We use weights and jumping simultaneously to get the arms feeling really alive (and looking really good). It’s full body, mental focus, and cardio, so there’s the sweat factor and the burn that our clients really seek. It gets your heart pumping—and hopefully smiling—because the point is it’s actually really fun.
What I found was this class was energizing, sweaty, and really hard to cheat (not that I’m known to do that or anything…). It truly feels like a new kind of movement where you’re allowed to laugh, sweat, moan in agony, and throw your bare feet in the air.
Fellow MYM Beauty editor Lindsey, who turned me on to the class, agrees: I sincerely think Karen Lord’s Jumpboard Pilates class is the future of Pilates. At my first class, after finding out I’d be lying down on a spring-loaded table-like contraption the entire time, I was a bit skeptical. But after the first move of pushing off the board and flying back toward the mirror (which the instructor assured me I wouldn’t crash into), I knew I was going to enjoy the class. Throughout the one-hour session, we switched from our back, to our stomach, to our sides, doing a variety of different moves that flung us backward like we were in Cirque du Soleil, all while really working all of my muscles. I was definitely feeling the burn the next day. Plus, it’s extremely fun.
El entrenamiento: SoulCycle
Bien, entonces realmente estaba aterrorizado de girar. Realmente no quería pedalear furiosamente en una habitación oscura escuchando mermeladas de principios de los años 2000 y competir contra mis compañeros de clase. Pero me inscribí en esto, y se supone que debes enfrentar tus miedos eventualmente, ¿verdad?
I talked to Corinne Croce, SoulCycle’s physical therapist, about everything that was going to go down in the 45 minutes I was there. She explained, A SoulCycle class is an interval-based cardiovascular workout. All classes are an aerobic workout that include varying intensities of aerobic output and anaerobic intervals. Benefits of both systems are a part of SoulCycle, which allows for positive effects from these systems in class and post-class (especially metabolically). They all include a proper warm-up and cool-down to safely balance the hard work performed in class.
And she wasn’t kidding—it felt like every muscle in my body was being used during this class. My quads, glutes, hamstrings, hip flexors, and calves were on fire. But perhaps in a good way? Croce continued, Each leg muscle uses varying levels of activation during different portions of the peddle stroke but they are all always working. All of the muscles of the core, back, abdominals, glutes, and many other muscles of the torso are working the entire time to stabilize riders and activate at different levels depending on what is being conducted. The muscles of the arm are involved in stability and supporting the body throughout class.
What I found, though, is the beauty of SoulCycle is riders of all levels are able to get an intense workout because the workload is based on the riders’ individual threshold. And I really liked that. I worked hard throughout the class because I felt motivated from a unique place—during the ride, you’re encouraged to work toward the goals as a pack with your fellow classmates.
El entrenamiento: Sky Ting Yoga
Había querido probar el yoga de Sky Ting durante mucho tiempo, si no por cualquier otra razón que todas las chicas de moda elegantes lo hicieron. Sin embargo, descubrí que el flujo es bastante diferente a mi práctica habitual. Los fundadores Krissy Jones y Chloe Kernaghan explican: El yoga que enseñamos es una mezcla de linajes. ¡Todos los estilos de yoga tienen algo importante que ofrecer, y los robamos a todos! El material yóguico de polinización cruzada nos permite crear algo totalmente nuevo pero refinado con una rica sustancia e historia. En biología, los monocultivos son altamente susceptibles a la enfermedad y la muerte. Del mismo modo, creemos que trenzar un grupo diverso de influencias nos ayuda a crear la oferta más fuerte posible para la salud física, emocional y cultural y el bienestar de nuestra maravillosa comunidad. Las principales tradiciones que estudiamos y tomamos prestados de la mayoría son Katonah, Taoist, Hatha y Vinyasa, así como varias prácticas diferentes de meditación y respiración.
I was totally in. I went to a class, and now I’m officially addicted. It’s wild to think about how many years I’ve been going to yoga and how swiftly this class taught me that there’s so much more education to take in. There are a range of levels, from beginner to advanced, so there’s definitely something for everyone. The Advanced Tings class is designed for students with a steady practice looking to dive into more advanced variations of asana, pranayama, and meditation. It was difficult, but it felt so good all the way through.
It’s wild to think about how many years I’ve been going to yoga and how swiftly this class taught me that there’s so much more education to take in.
Además, después de una semana de colocarme en situaciones nuevas y a menudo incómodas, me sentí como en casa.
Al final, no habría cambiado esta experiencia para nada. Me sentí fuerte, inspirado y entonces cansado. Pero enfrenté mis miedos y me di cuenta de que estas clases son populares por una razón. Tienen una comunidad que los rodea porque son útiles e importantes a su manera. Esta semana realmente me ayudó a llegar a la idea de usar el ejercicio como una forma de comprender mejor mi cuerpo (y, en última instancia, yo mismo). Es realmente catártico. Entonces, tal vez ahora soy parte de la moda de culto. Pero bueno, si tratar bien mi cuerpo está mal, no quiero tener razón. Ahora tengo que ir a tomar una siesta y hielo.
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