Exercise!!

[Milltown Row2]

Can't find a topic about it, we have a Running a Cycle thread but nothing on general exercise.

I thought I was fit enough, but did a (don't laugh ) BodyPump class yesterday morning!! Thought I change up my routine at the gym and try one of the many classes they do, plus loads of fit birds were heading

Well I thought it would be grand, if girls were doing it then I'd be great. Fcuk how wrong was I??? I'm in bits today, Walking as If I'd been buggered by Father Curran. Tough session held by a Amazonion Blondie, who was smiling the whole way through. I haven't raised a smile all day (though i was at Casement )

As anyone tried this? Not the Father Curran thing

[Dont Matter]

Any pics of the blonde? Then we'll decide if we want to bodypump her or not.

[Milltown Row2]

Any pics of the blonde? Then we'll decide if we want to bodypump her or not.

I wouldn't be able raise an eyebrow nevermind anything else

[Dont Matter]

What was she getting you to do at all?

[Milltown Row2]

Squats!!!! so many fooking squats, I think she was able to crack a nut between her cheek hole!!

Involves a weights bar, mainly squats, curls, overhead lifts and bench pressing. Did a session with dumbbells also.Some good tunes also.

[tintin25]

Used to do the BodyPump classes meself...loved them! Not a fan of free weights and found that BodyPump was just as good.  It's just a pity that the PEC doesn't hold them sorta classes - are there any classes you can pay at the door?

[imtommygunn]

Used to do body pump once a week for general fitness. It's a real good class but it will expose a lot of muscles you probably won't exercise normally so be prepared for a few weeks where you get very sore after it!

You could probably pay for them at public leisure centres tintin - assuming some of the public ones do the class but I think they do. Only public ones really in east, west or north of belfast though.

Spin class also good and if in belfast very hard to beat John McCloskey's (or whoever takes it now) circuits class.

[Milltown Row2]

Used to do body pump once a week for general fitness. It's a real good class but it will expose a lot of muscles you probably won't exercise normally so be prepared for a few weeks where you get very sore after it!

You could probably pay for them at public leisure centres tintin - assuming some of the public ones do the class but I think they do. Only public ones really in east, west or north of belfast though.

Spin class also good and if in belfast very hard to beat John McCloskey's (or whoever takes it now) circuits class.

I hear they are great. Will do one when i can walk properly again

[downgirl]

If you can find a decent step aerobics class it's worth a shot, again one of the lads heard we were doing it and said he would be able to do it without breaking a sweat because it's so easy.  So we dared him to do it and he had to eat his words!  Also I banjaxed my ankle there at the start of Jan and had to give up on step for a while so was trying to find other less impact classes so I tried aqua attack one day thinking it would be grand out that it would be full of old people and invalids such as myself.  Not so!  We have these like webbed gloves on and do some amazing toning work under the water, you can really feel it when you are in there. 

But classes definitely depend on the instructor!  How much are classes in gyms in general for non-members?  The one I go to is €8 for non members, €4 for members and free for students (yeoo!)

[Milltown Row2]

If you can find a decent step aerobics class it's worth a shot, again one of the lads heard we were doing it and said he would be able to do it without breaking a sweat because it's so easy.  So we dared him to do it and he had to eat his words!  Also I banjaxed my ankle there at the start of Jan and had to give up on step for a while so was trying to find other less impact classes so I tried aqua attack one day thinking it would be grand out that it would be full of old people and invalids such as myself.  Not so!  We have these like webbed gloves on and do some amazing toning work under the water, you can really feel it when you are in there. 

But classes definitely depend on the instructor!  How much are classes in gyms in general for non-members?  The one I go to is €8 for non members, €4 for members and free for students (yeoo!)

Feel what   Speedo's only

[downgirl]

Tut tut Milltown!  Sure you wouldn't be able to feel anything properly through the gloves!! 

[Radda bout yeee]

Just a quick question - joined a gym at the start of the year but haven't been using it much this past month or so. I signed up for a year - if I cancel the dd can they chase me for payment of the rest or even affect my credit rating?

[Milltown Row2]

You should be able to give them a months notice, usually. Ye fat basturd

[Rois]

Yes they can chase you if inside your term - much like a mobile phone contract. 

Try to prove you work away or get a doctor's note to say you can't use the gym - that's the only way I would get out of my gym contract.