A Fit Tip: Take a Class to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain!
PIN IT!Have your cake and eat it too this holiday season by taking some high octane fitness classes! [Via]
Our tree is trimmed and decorated, the stockings are hung and there are enough cookies baking to feed an army. Oh, the joys of the holiday season! There isn’t much I don’t love about December [it is my birthday month, also, just to remind ya’ll!] I love the snow, the freezing temperatures, the holiday parties [even with the people I don’t like that much], the decadent food, the present buying…even the crazed mall crowds. But there is ONE thing I don’t particularly love about the holiday season, and it’s a sad result when you put lots of parties + eggnog + holiday baking together. The simple, yetĀ devastating, 5-10 pound weight gain. Although you can avoid the extra holiday poundage by avoiding the parties, the eggnog bowl and the delicious cookies, but what fun is that? Instead, keep weight gain at bay by amping up your workouts. No, I don’t mean hitting the gym for 3 hours, 2x a day during the holidays, instead, take a high calorie burn exercise class! I’ve always loved exercise classes, they allow me to get an amazing workout while learning something new. And the fact that most of these classes don’t feel like a workout doesn’t hurt either! Below are my top 3 exercise class picks that will rev up your calorie burn and leave you feeling energized and excited. Oh, and they are really fun! You’ll actually look forward to your workout š
1. Barre Fitness Classes
Get a lean and sculpted body with Barre! [Via]
Barre fitness classes are all the rage now. They are popping up at fitness studios all across the entire US. So what’s the hype? Barre classes are exceptional, hour long classes that mix ballet, pilates, strength and flexibility training while using a ballet barre. Much like ballet and pilates, the classes will transform and sculpt your body, leaving you leaned and toned! Barre classes are also set to the most popular music, creating a very energetic atmosphere. Most classes also have about 20 or less students, which give the instructors the ability to fucos on each student. The one drawback? You need to be well versed in both techniques of ballet and pilates to keep up. If you’ve never done both, I suggest taking an intro class so you can learn the techniques! Check your gym or local fitness studios to find a barre class near you!
2. Zumba
It doesn’t just look fun, Zumba IS fun! [Via]
Ya’ll have heard of Zumba right? I’m sure you have. It’s been ALL over the news, celebrity gossip magazines and your local gyms! But there’s a good reason people are buzzing around screaming “ZUMBA, ZUMBA ZUMBA!” These hour long fitness classes fuse Latin rhymes and easy to follow dance moves thatĀ incorporateĀ interval and resistance training. The fast intervals make the class a high energizing workout. Zumba is now taught in over 90,000 locations and has a line of DVD’s and a video game, so you can do it at a studio or your house! For a list of locations, visit Zumba’s official website.
3. Spinning
When the weather is nice, sign up for an outdoors spin class! [Via]
Spinning class is one of my absolutely favorite exercise classes because of how great of a workout it is! Spin instructors relay on fast, high paced intervals using the bike’s incline and resistance levels thatĀ mimicĀ mountainĀ biking. Spinning is also a fantastic abdominal, glute and thigh exercise, so you get an all over body burn when you mount the bicycle. Spinning classes can be found at almost every gym and fitness studio, but the classes fill up fast! If you are looking for a SERIOUS calorie burn [up to 2,000!] sign up for a movie + spin class, where you spin while watching a movie. It sounds intense, and it is, but the movies help you take your mind off the workout!
Now, these are just my favorite classes, but there are hundreds of different types of exercise classes to try! Some other classes I frequent areĀ Kick-boxing, Tae-Bo and Step aerobics. Don’t let the cookies win this year, get to class to avoid the holiday scale creep!
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