Katie Butler,
fitness
director
at Body
Boutique,
lifts weights
during a
BODY PUMP
workout.
sport specsI
BODY PUMP
The sport: BODY PUMP is a high-intensity barbell workout created and distributed globally by Les Mills International. The 60-minute strength training and toning class is divided into 10 songs, each choreographed to challenge and strengthen a distinct muscle group.
The muscles: In addition to warm-up and cool-down tracks, a typical BODY PUMP class is divided into songs that specifically target the legs, chest, back, triceps, biceps, legs, shoulders or abdominals. Each six-minute track varies the tempo and weight you're lifting, but the constant
repetition is what makes each area-specific exercise so intense, says Tracey English, marketing and wellness director and group fitness instructor at Body Boutique, 2330 Yale Road, a BODY PUMP class provider.
The results: Les Mills' research reports that you can burn up to 473 calories per class, depending on the amount of weight you elect to lift for each track, English says. The intense strengthening and toning provided by BODY PUMP helps build lean muscle mass, she says, which is a necessary — and often overlooked — component in
changing your body shape and losing weight.
The class: Every six weeks Les Mills selects 10 new songs and re-choreographs each body area-specific track before teaching the new routine to fitness instructors. Currently, Body Boutique, a women's health and fitness spa, is the sole Lawrence facility offering BODY PUMP instruction To participate in the class you must either become a member of the facility — student discount rates are available — or purchase a day pass for $6.
Elyse Weidner
With spring break just a week away, get ready to shave your leg or chest hair before baring it all on the beach. Before you do so, remember to exfoliate your skin before you rip or cut any hairs.
Slough off dead skin cells by gently rubbing yourself down with a wet loofah sponge in the shower. This removes dead skin cells that clog pores and lead to those nasty red bumps on your legs, bikini line and chest, says Jenny Long, stylist at Strands Salon and Day Spa, 708 W.Ninth St.
health tip
It's best to shave after you've been in the shower for a few minutes; the steam from a warm shower opens up the pores and softens the hair follicles for easy shaving. Long says. For longer chest
PREP YOUR SKIN BEFORE REMOVING HAIR
hair, she recommends trimming to 1/4 inch first, then shave the smaller hairs off; that goes for bikini-area shaving, too. It's easier on your razor because the blade doesn't chop off as much hair.
Lastly, throw away dull razor blades after shaving mass amounts of hair from the chest and bikini areas.
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Kim Wallace