S.the summer is fast approaching and they begin even the big fat burning maneuvers. If you love classes in the gym there are two brand new fitness practices that allow you to lose from 300 to 400 calories per session: Bars + and Dance +.
The Barre + is a workout that uses the bar of dance in a fitness key and combines the muscle training of dance with the posture of Pilates. While Dance + was born from the merger between Dance and functional workout. It is an easy workout, suitable for everyone and designed for those looking for a different and fun experience.
Seeing is believing. We did it!
“Both Dance + and Barre + are enjoying great success,” he says Ilario Volpe, Exercise Experience Director Virgin Active Italia. «They are two very effective workouts that combine fun in rhythm and, in addition to giving balance, strength and muscle tonethe synergy of exercises and frequencies shape the body and improve performance. These are courses that ‘work’ in a deep and intense way and, even with a fun approach, you sweat! “
Tested for you
Let me be clear: we must not be deceived by the simplicity of execution, these formats are decidedly intense. Barré means bar, so how it is used in classical dance. And when Valeria Balzano, one of the Virgin Active teachers in Milan, started the lesson, the aspect that thrilled me most was the elegance and harmony of the movements (Valeria was a ballet dancer). We were a group of journalists and, within five minutes, we all felt like dancers.
Dance +, the new frontier of fitness
The illusion did not last long, however, because Valeria began to make us work with our legs through the Pilates postures with the soft ball. At that point we all realized that the lesson was going to be fun, but tiring.
During a session, we said at the beginning, it is possible to burn between 300 and 400 calories. This is no small feat for a workout where creativity and rhythm brilliantly ‘veil’ all the effectiveness of the workout, with the non-negligible advantage of naturally activating endorphins, giving us a good mood throughout the day.
Bars + is aimed at toning, defining and sculpt the muscles of the legs and buttocks, as well as obviously improving posture, balance and endurance.
With Dance + we dance, but in a fitness key. We were all perplexed as to whether or not to take part in the lesson. At ten in the morning, then, the desire is not very high. Instead, within a few minutes, thanks to the engaging music, we found ourselves moving to rock, jazz and hip hop rhythms, alternating the dance movements with real exercises. Result: the session was a pure adrenaline rush. And soon after we felt ready for a detox extract, a coffee and a day to live with enthusiasm.
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