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Some of you are very lucky to have so much equipment. I bet your classes love the variety! We have stability balls, dumbbells, weighted bars, benches, bands and tubes available for our group classes. If I do a circuit I can add medicine balls, agility ladder, stability disc and Bosu.
I also use paper plates:)
I also use paper plates:)
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I bought a large number of lightweight plastic kettlebells (5-15 lbs) and everyone just loves them. If they love them then they are my favorites.
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I love a variety of "toys"! My favorites at the moment are: Gliding Discs, Stability balls, and the small sponge or Pilates ball.
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That's exactly what I call the fitness equipment I use and I try to incorporate new & different items each week. I find if I do not have enough of one particular item, I set up individual stations (boot camp) and leave a "toy" at each specific area with a piece of paper indicating the exercise to be performed. This works well with a class of say 12-14 as long as you have that many toys.
My favorites? I use dumbbells, barbells, steps, Bosu, kettlebells, body bars, balance discs, tubes, bands, TRX, Lebert bars, stability balls, medicine balls, toning balls, gliding discs, a sandbag, jump ropes, perfect push-up handles, ab wheel, and sometimes I bring regular household items in and leave them at the stations and have my class figure out what kind of exercise to perform with them. Like paper plates, which can be used as gliding discs :)
My favorites? I use dumbbells, barbells, steps, Bosu, kettlebells, body bars, balance discs, tubes, bands, TRX, Lebert bars, stability balls, medicine balls, toning balls, gliding discs, a sandbag, jump ropes, perfect push-up handles, ab wheel, and sometimes I bring regular household items in and leave them at the stations and have my class figure out what kind of exercise to perform with them. Like paper plates, which can be used as gliding discs :)
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I love the 55-65 cm exercise ball; It is very versatile, fun, and helps to improve balance and core strength. It targets the core muscles on every exercise whether you are squatting, doing pushups, pelvic lifts, hamstring curls, or just bouncing on it. My students are always happy with the workout and their muscles are shaking when they leave.
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BOSU Balance Trainer and Ballast Balls are extremely versatile, functional and fun for classes of all types!
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I probably use the BOSU Balance Trainer and medicine balls the most with my small groups. I love the gliding discs but they don't work on my rubberized floor.
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I teach MELT (Myofascial Energetic Length Technique) and combine it with some core work. And MELT means the use of the soft foam roller. It is so popular that most 'regulars' have purchased their own rollers to make sure that they always have a guaranteed spot in the class.
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By far my favorite toy for training is the human body! It's so versatile and always up for a challenge (balance, strength, endurance, power, etc..). Paper plates also provide the basis for great upper/lower exercise drills.
For variety I do like to add other toys to the mix. However, in group fitness, we don't always have enough toys for everybody to be doing the same thing, at the same time. So I will often sub-divide the group into two or three smaller groups and have each group use the equipment; then rotate until everyone has used it e.g., BOSU, foam roller, dumbbells.
For variety I do like to add other toys to the mix. However, in group fitness, we don't always have enough toys for everybody to be doing the same thing, at the same time. So I will often sub-divide the group into two or three smaller groups and have each group use the equipment; then rotate until everyone has used it e.g., BOSU, foam roller, dumbbells.
