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Basingstoke Les Mills Body Combat

Sunday, May 9th, 2010
Basingstoke Body Combat

Basingstoke Body Combat

We’ve just started a brand new class – Les Mills BodyCombat in Basingstoke. Its a great way of getting fit and staying fit without having to have an expensive membership to a gym. So far we’ve done a couple of taster classes and they’ve been well attended by both men and women with the participants being suitably physically tired by the end, but mentally stimulated. I have to admit that, although I can do the moves, kind of ;-) , I can’t keep to a beat to save my life, but still have had fun in the fitness class, come along and try a class and don’t laugh too much at the guy who is out of time to the music, its me.

BodyCombat at our Basingstoke Gym 

 Tuesday morning 10:00 – 11:00 and Thursday evening 7:15 – 8:15

 

 

BODYCOMBAT™ Benefits

  • Improves heart and lung function and reduces the risk of heart disease
  • Tones and shapes key muscle groups
  • Burns calories for a leaner body
  • Improves co-ordination and agility
  • Improves bone density
  • Improves posture and core strength and stability
  • Builds self-confidence

 

 

Print out and bring the VIP pass below to try a free class with our BodyCombat teachers.

 

BodyCombat Pay as you go classes in Basingstoke

BodyCombat Pay as you go classes in Basingstoke

How fit do you really need to be to learn a Martial Art?

Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Fit for Karate?

Fit for Karate?

Our Basingstoke Martial Arts Academy often gets asked by new comers to the world of Martial Arts, “How fit do I need to be” sometimes this is suffixed with one of the statements “I’m too old, too fat, too unfit, too busy, too something”……………

None of us start off as being super fit athletes, we all have to work on it, usually over a period of months and years, sometimes even decades. The most important qualities of a Martial Artist are:-

  1. Ability to perservere and keep trying, even when its tough going and to overcome the natural peaks and troughs in any training cycle
  2. Self belief and self confidence
  3. A willingness to try and keep trying until you succeed – (we never “I can’t” instead we say “I can’t YET, but will practice until I can”)
  4. A sense of humour and a desire to have fun, lots of it.

The best way to get fit to do any sporting or physical activity, is by doing it.   Sure if you want to learn a Martial Art, you can do lots of   swimming, gym work, running or anything else and they should all help to improve your general fitness, but if you want to get ft and learn a Martial Arts, then you need to go and practice that Martial Art, its simple really.

Rome wasn’t built in a day, nor will your improved fitness levels be. We’ll start you off with a warm up firstly to make sure that your body is ready to start exercising. We take you through a number of conditioning drills and exercises to help develop your fitness levels, all before the main content of a class and then to finish a cooldown and some stretching. The drills and exercises have to be performed at your own level, actually to be accurate you should try to do slightly better than your own level, so that in every class, you improve your fitness and skill levels and thus increase yourown threshold and level. This kinds of approach sets you up well for long term development in your Martial Arts practice and the pursuit for excellence.

You don’t need to fit to start to learn a Martial Art, just ready to have fun and be prepared to try your best. No excuses, you aren’t too fat, too old, too busy, too something……… As Nike would say “Just do it!”

Eat all you want this Xmas – New Basingstoke Fitness Class to burn it all off

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Our new Basingstoke Fitness class will work a treat to help you can burn it off very quickly in our new MMA Workout class!

Get fit and lose weight in Basingstoke

Get fit and lose weight in Basingstoke

We are launching a new health and fitness class in Basingstoke, Starting Monday 4th January ready for all of those New Years resolutions that we make about wanting to get fit and lose weight and re-capture those svelte bodies of yesteryear.

Many of us have tried a Boxercise or Body Combat class in Basingstoke and we know how fun and popular these classes are for fitness, this is the next step. Many people tried our Ladies only fitness Combat Groove workout that was subsidised by Hampshire County Council under their Return to Sport Initiative. We are pleased now to be able to offer a general class suitable for both men and women to come to, to get fitter that is also subsidised.

The class in Basingstoke is a general fitness class working on the core principles of Mixed Martial Arts to help you get fitter, stronger and more flexible. This class is a pure workout, designed to use the great moves that are taught in a Mixed Martial Arts class using lots of equipments and some great circuits to workout those muscles.

Each class will start with a good warm up to get the body ready for the class, we’ll follow up with some conditioning work, typically each class will focus on the Core muscles (good for back, bums and tums) with a great range of equipment to use and also exercises using your own body weight. In addition each week we’ll look at other parts of the body for example working on the legs or arms to make sure you get a good all round level of fitness.

The main part of the class will focus on circuit training using the equipment in our new centre and also on MMA techniques as used by some of the fittest athletes in the world. Circuit training this way is one of the best methods of exercising as it provides excellent all round fitness, tone, strength, and a reduction in weight and inches. In short, maximum results in minimum time.

Had a tough day in the office or at home?

  • No problem come and learn how to punch one of our freestanding cardio kickbags
  • Not enough, don’t worry you can kick it as well.
  • Want to do some more, great, pick up a grappling dummy and have a wrestle with it.
  • Not skipped since school? Don’t worry we’ll soon get you going again. (Maybe not with the school yard rhymes though)
  • Ever tried the Gecko? You will.
  • Nimble on your feet? You soon will be with our ladders
  • Buns of steels, yes you can with our “Oh No’s”
  • How many ways to do a sit up. 1-2-3-4…. Well we’ll let you decide, after a workout
  • Want better shoulder and forearm strength, we’ve got just the thing, enjoy that burn
  • And lots more as well………………. You’ll feel those calories just burning off during each class.

We guarantee at the end of each class, you’ll have had a great workout and feel great about it.

After doing this class, you’ll never want to do a ‘normal’ circuit class again.”

The class will finish with some deep stretching and relaxation as a cool down for those tired muscles.

We’ve run a few taster sessions already and the feedback from the participants was excellent with everyone attending agreeing that these classes will help you to get very fit, very quickly.

You don’t need to be fit to start the classes, as they are suitable for all with everyone able to work to improve their own level of fitness. There are beginner, intermediate and expert levels within each exercise set.

The subsidised rate for this class is going to be limited to the first 25 participants and like the Ladies Only Combat Groove class we will be advertising the class across the Borough. If you have a friend that might enjoy this class, please feel free to let them know about the course.

Make this the first of your New Year’s Resolutions that you keep.

 

12 week MMA Workout Fitness class £36

(saving £55)

Starting Monday 4th January

 

To book a place now and secure the subsidised rate, please email bryan.andrews@basingstokekarate.com or call on 01256 883302 

 
Basingstoke fitness and weight loss classes – Great Circuit workout

Basingstoke MMA Workout