When you walk into a fitness class, do you know what all the equipment in the room is used for?
If you're unsure, you might feel like you're in a torture chamber instead of an exercise classroom.
Melanie Cole, MS, and Grace Desimone give you the inside scoop on the basic equipment used in classes, including steps, dumbbells, body bars or weighted bars, resistance tubes or bands, physio-balls or stability balls, small balls, and gliding discs.
50 Shades of Group Fitness
When you walk into a fitness class, do you know what all the equipment in the room is used for?
Additional Info
- Segment Number: 1
- Audio File: train_your_body/1428tb2a.mp3
- Featured Speaker: Grace Desimone
- Organization: ACSM
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Guest Bio:
Grace DeSimone is the Editor for ACSMs Resource Manual for Group Exercise Instructors (LWW 2011). She has been in the fitness industry for over 30 years and brings a variety of experiences in commercial, corporate and community settings. She serves as the National Director of Group Exercise for Plus One Health Management, and teaches group exercise classes and Anti-Aging workouts at Ethos Fitness Spa for Women in Midland Park NJ.
- Length (mins): 10
- Waiver Received: No
- Host: Melanie Cole, MS
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Train Your Body