Training Tuesday - Group Fitness

Groupon and LivingSocial are two great websites that offer daily deals on everything from hair straighteners to restaurants to bootcamps and more. One of the deals recently was for 5, 10, or 15 classes at a local women's only gym. The gym offers classes like Cardio Chickboxing, Body Pump, Zumba, and Pole Fitness. I convinced my sister to buy the deal in which she purchased the 5 class package. I ended up doing the 15 class package because the gym also offers TRX which I love and it was a great deal to buy the big package.

Since I purchased the 15 class pass, I figured I would check out some of the other offerings. So far I have completed Cardio Chickboxing and Body Pump. And I've come to 1 conclusion = I AM NOT good at choreographed group fitness!! Even though I consider myself pretty fit, I have 0 coordination. It actually shocks me that I was a cheerleader in grade school (obviously I wasn't good enough to make it in the high school arena).

Last week I attempted another class called Tabata. Its a high intensity interval training that does 4 sets of exercises 2x though. You do 20 seconds of the exercise, 10 seconds of rest, then onto the next exercise.  This was a 55 minute class and I was spent at the end of it!  Its the first group class that I have taken where I felt like I got a decent workout!  Its also an awesome workout to do if you're traveling because everything can be done with just body weight (we did use some 3lb. or 5lb. weights for a few circuits, but they weren't necessary if you don't have them around).

I still have 12 classes left on my pass. I am already signed up for a TRX class on Friday, I am excited to see what they incorporate into the class!

BONUS! Here's another workout outfit!

Top: Lululemon {Scoop Neck Tank} 

Bottoms: Target C9 {similar} - isn't the pop of pink fun?!

Sneakers: Asics {GEL-Phoenix}

*be sure to tie your shoes!*

What do you think of group fitness classes? Is anyone as un-coordinated as I am?!