Cardio Rehab

Cardio is awesome, a quick glimpse around the studio after one of our cardio classes and you can see the room is intoxicated with endorphins. Along with this "happy pill", we all know the benefits of cardio; weight loss, detoxifying sweat effect, etc. But if you really want to change your body and boost your metabolism, you need to add strength! MaZi's dance-focused approach to strength will make you the strongest you've ever been, cardio will get easier. Runners you can expect to double your mileage! We use many different tools, as well as your own body strength to develop intuition about how the body works holistically. Like we say in class: "Everything working at the same time!"

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, only 21 percent of women strength train two or more times a week! These are some of the benefits of strength conditioning:

• Afterburn! A Study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research found that women who completed an hour-long strength training workout burned an average of 100 more calories in the 24 hours afterward than they did when they hadn't lifted weights.
• Metabolism! Muscle is metabolically active and requires calories throughout the day (unlike fat) to function. Replace 10 pounds of fat with 10 pounds of lean muscle and you'll burn an additional 25 to 50 calories a day without even trying.
• Body Design! Cardio will shrink you, but only muscle work will shape you and give you a "say" in how you want to shape your body.
• Fat/Muscle Ratio! With only 2 hour-long sessions a week  for 10 weeks, you can reduce your body fat percentage by 3% , without cutting your caloric intake.
• In Ballerina Form! Professional dancers spend most of their time training, conditioning, shaping/elongating their muscles using their own body resistance. A typical ballet class provides some cardio conditioning but the focus is on getting strong and training your body to execute your commands.

Not strong for a girl...just STRONG!

Start incorporating some strength love into your routine today and watch your body transform! MaZi strength classes: Ballerina Bum Bootcamp, Pilates Ball, and Intro To Ballet classes. Ballerina Fight Club also provides some strength intervals.

-Zi