CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL photo by Cindy Ellen Russell / crussell@staradvertiser.com BodyPump instructor Gina Hopper leads warm-ups in her BodyPump class at Mana Fitness Studio in Kaneohe. Hopper says the ...
I've never been one to shy away from a new fitness challenge, so when I recently heard about a one-hour workout that was going to exhaust my muscles using light weights, I got excited (true story: I'm ...
This intense workout known as BodyPump is quickly taking over gyms and fitness clubs across the US and it’s one of the best, full-body workouts you can do. Here is what you need to know about this ...
It's elbow-room-only at Cara Gilchrist's Bodypump class on a recent Tuesday at the Southeast YMCA, and the barbells are flying as about 40 bodies curl and flex to a thumping hip-hop beat. Some ...
In January 2010, the Columbus YMCA launched its first Les Mills BodyPump class. There was a little resistance at first, but seven years later, it continues to be a very popular class at the Y. Health ...
A group exercise class now offered at more local gyms is luring men into the female-dominated aerobics studio, and encouraging more women to curl and press barbells. Jodi Roper, left, conducts a ...
In 2022, spin was king on campus. Instructor Caroline Kirby’s classes were turning people away at the door. Many members of the Class of 2026, who arrived that fall, have become instructors themselves ...
A benefit will be held for the GRACE Foundation in conjunction with the release of a new BodyPump class at the Grand Island YMCA. The GRACE Foundation offers emotional and financial support to cancer ...