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The Latest Weight Training Classes Are At Future Fitness

Published on March 6, 2013 in Fit News and Future Fitness Programs & Classes. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

The old-school approach to weight training focused solely on pumping iron in the form of free weights. Whereas modern weight training classes focus on core training, functional movement patterns, balance and endurance.

Some of the fitness tools used in today’s weight training classes include Kettle bells, TRX and Heavy Ropes. Cardio with weights and flexibility training are added to make fun, inspiring group training experiences that gets results.

Why weight training? Weight Training will make you stronger and increase muscular endurance. Muscle burns more calories than fat, so the more muscle you have, the more calories you’ll burn. Weight Training also improves metabolic rate, bone density, and lean muscle mass.

At Future Fitness we offer small group training classes led by the best instructors and trainers in the fitness industry. Here is an at-a-glance view of our weight training classes. Go to our Weight Training Section of our website to read more. Click here to check out our video, too.

Boot Camp
An intense group training class that will push you to increase stamina and strength…read more

Glutes & Abs Express
No jumping, no dancing; just sculpting for the mid-section so your… read more

Body Sculpt
A multi-level, muscle strengthening and toning …read more

Interval Training
A challenging class targeting…read more

Cardio Sculpt
Just like our Body Sculpt class, this is a multi-level, muscle strengthening and toning class but with an added cardiovascular…read more

Diesel
An interval training class consisting of high reps, light & heavy…read more

Tabatacise
Tabata training = 4 minutes intervals of large muscle group …read more

Step & Sculpt
Step and weights combine for a cardio and strength workout for all fitness levels… read more

Amp Up Your Workout with Tabata

Published on April 17, 2012 in Future Fitness Programs & Classes and Healthy Steps for Fitness. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Ready for a fast and furious workout? Try Tabata! This high-intensity training protocol was developed to deliver a complete, effective aerobic (cardiovascular) and anaerobic (muscular) workout in just four minutes!

The protocol was created by Dr. Izumi Tabata and a team of researchers from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo for Japan’s Olympic speed-skating team. Their groundbreaking 1996 study, published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, provided evidence concerning the dramatic physiological benefits of high-intensity interval training (HIIT).

Dr. Tabata conducted tests on two groups of athletes. One group used moderate intensity interval training for one hour, five days a week for six weeks; the other used high-intensity interval training four days a week for a total of six weeks, with each session lasting four minutes: 20 seconds of intense training and 10 seconds of rest.

After the six-week test period, Dr. Tabata noted that the group that used moderate intensity training showed a significant increase in the aerobic system, but the anaerobic system gained little or no results at all. However, subjects in the second group showed a 28% increase in anaerobic capacity, along with a 14% increase in their ability to consume oxygen (V02Max).

These remarkable results were witnessed in athletes who presumably were already at their peak fitness level. The conclusion was that just four minutes of what is now known as Tabata interval training could do more to boost aerobic and anaerobic capacity than an hour of endurance exercise.

Tabata training follows the good doctor’s protocol, consisting of 20 seconds of maximum intensity exercise, followed by 10 seconds of rest, for a total of eight cycles. Exercises must involve the large muscle groups to achieve the full anaerobic benefit. In addition to the amazing results Tabata makes possible, the protocol continues to gain popularity because of the brief amount of time required.

If Tabata sounds like the extra edge you’ve been looking for, talk with our Tabata instructor to see if you’re at the right level of fitness to add this concentrated workout to your regime. If so, you’ll learn the safe, correct way to do the exercises and make sure you get the maximum results!