I know I already wrote a brief post about Pound Fitness and my experience of taking a class but, if I’m honest, I didn’t really feel that post was anything more than a ramble about how much fun I found the class.
I’ve been back since and have even turned my sister into a fan of this quirky fitness class, so thought I’d share some reasons to why you should try it too.
Pound Fitness is a cardio workout with simulated drumming, which sounds like an odd mixture but works pretty damn well. In a class, you are given a pair of Ripstix (neon green lightly weighted plastic drumsticks), which you use to drum the floor (or tap together in the air) during the upbeat workout, which ranges from stretches, squats and various cardio moves.
IT’S A GREAT WORKOUT
To say Pound Fit is a great workout is almost understatement. It’s basis is cardio – but it really is an all over workout. When I heard it’s inspired by drumming. I figured maybe it would only give my arms a workout. I was wrong. There’s a lot of squatting and there’s also some ab inspired floor moves too. So, it works out the whole body and one hour of Pound Fit can burn up to 900 calories!
THE INSPIRATION BEHIND POUND FITNESS IS AWESOME
One of the founders, Cristina Peerenboom, broke her drum stool and, determined to still practice, spent an hour squatting to do so. The following morning she woke up with aching abs and legs and thus the idea was born into a unique workout.
You really do. Even though it doesn’t turn you into a drummer, taking part in simulated drumming along to the soundtrack of bands like Paramore or Fall Out Boy is a really great feeling, especially when you have a lot of anger or stress to work out. And, although I read somewhere that it won’t help you improve your drumming, I kind of feel like it has helped me improve my rhythm and get used to the concept of drumming.
Each class is really laid back but upbeat, and the hour workout is filled with giggles and points where you sing along. Some exercise classes I go to and I feel not necessarily judged, but not accepted as much, or I feel bad not being as good as others. This isn’t like that at all. It’s so laid back, and there’s a totally awesome online community too. It’s not just a workout class. The website has a blog which shares tips, playlists, interviews with badass women and recipes, and there’s a really awesome clothing range that can be purchased too.
ROCK.
