Cuerpaso Workshop at Reebok Sports Club NY

Posted on March 10, 2010 by kymarie13

Cuerpaso! If you don’t know what that means, I now know you didn’t read my past post, but I guess that gives you a chance to now ;) . Cuerpaso is one of my favorite classes. It was easily one of the most intense workouts I have done and it only lasted 35 minutes. I did not believe I could get a great workout in 35 minutes but the creator of Cuerpaso, Tadeo, proved me very wrong. Just walking into the class I knew I was going to have a great time and it didn’t hurt that Tadeo is in amazing shape.

He is starting a new workshops on Monday, March 8th and this Friday, March 12 from 5:30-6:30pm at the Reebook Sports Club on Columbus Avenue. The workshop lasts 6 weeks and it includes a t-shirt and meal plan all for $199. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me or the contact below. And if you can’t do the workshop I highly suggest you drop in for a class, he is amazing!

Reebok SportsClub/NY presents Cuerpaso
FINALLY GET IN SHAPE FOR THE SPRING, FUN & LATIN STYLE!
Please check www.cuerpaso.com to see clips of the fun that awaits.

Monday’s March 8th, 5:30pm for 6 weeks
or
Friday’s March 12th, 5:30pm for 6 weeks
ONLY $199 for NON-MEMBERS (Includes Meal Plan & T-Shirt)
Please email cuerpaso@cuerpaso.com to reserve your space NOW!

Location:
Reebok SportsClub/NY
160 Columbus Avenue
New York, New York 10023

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Personal Training with Brynn Jinnett

Posted on February 15, 2010 by kymarie13

Through Dori, from Dori’s Shiny Blog, Charity auction I had the opportunity to work with celebrity trainer Brynn Jinnett.

Brynn Jinnett is a former professional ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet and numerous companies in the U.S., Canada and abroad, including Boston Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. She is a certified personal trainer and classical Pilates instructor and has taught dance, Pilates, yoga and cardio sculpt classes at Sports Club LA, Ralph Lauren, Reebok Sports Club, Clay and Harvard University. She trained in a variation of the Lotte Berk technique at Physique 57, where she served as an instructor in the Physique 57 and Physique Pilates programs. She left Physique to teach as a senior instructor at Exhale Spa. Combining her training in Pilates, yoga, dance and traditional strength training, Brynn developed her signature strength training class, called Transfigure. She launched a pilot program of Transfigure in the fall of 2008 at Sports Club LA and has attracted the attention of Self, Women’s Health, Timeout and Health Magazines. Brynn’s celebrity clients have included Kelly Ripa, Ryan Gosling, Ivanka Trump, Barbara Walters, Chelsea Clinton, Trish McEvoy and Karolina Kurkova. She is a Harvard graduate with a degree in Russian Literature and course work in management at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

I had heard many wonderful things about Brynn from Dori but I had no idea what to expect. She told me that she would meet me at my apartment and we would train there. We started with a warm up (similar to the one in Core Fusion) and then we moved to my couch, I don’t think I will ever look at my couch the same. She had me doing push ups and different kind of squats from my couch, I was in so much pain! Don’t worry it was good pain :) . Her technique was a mix of strength training, ballet, and Core Fusion. I really liked it! It had a really good variety in it, which was one of the things I really liked about her technique. Doing the same things day in and day out is not good for your body so I was very happy with the variety. Not only did I like her technique she was very attentive to what I wanted to get out of the session. Any problem I had she listened to and she said she would help me, which was so nice and she didn’t have to offer her help! Overall I had an amazing experience with Brynn. I plan on working with her in a lot more. She is planning on opening her own studio in the near future so check back for updates and I will let you know when the Grand Opening is! You will definitely see me there! If you would like to contact Brynn for personal training please contact me and I will give you all her information.

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Review: Cuerpaso!

Posted on February 3, 2010 by kymarie13

What would you get if you mixed soccer with dance? Cuerpaso! I know that doesn’t mean much now but after 35 minutes of non stop movement, it means a lot. The founder of Cuerpaso, Tadeo decided that if you mixed soccer and dance you would have the ultimate body workout, not a bad idea, think David Beckham and Julianne Hough. Who wouldn’t want to look like the two of them!

“Cuerpaso®, Spanish for ‘The Ultimate Body’, is a high-paced 50 minute boot camp escape to Latin America created by international fitness and health sensation, Tadeo. Lose fat and sculpt lean muscle with this high-paced intense workout. Shatter your plateau! Tadeo’s positive and exciting approach to exercise will inspire you to stick with this program that’s as fun as it is effective.”

I found out that Tadeo teaches classes at the New York Health and Racquet Club every Wednesday at 7:15pm. So I went to their 21st street location to try it out. I walked into the dance room and immediately recognized Tadeo from his website, he is a very energetic and sweet guy until he said these words… “This will last either 35-45 minutes depending on if I give you a break or not”. My first reaction was “Am I really going to get a good workout from this in 35 minutes?” My second reaction came 10 minutes later while I was out of breath and sweat was pouring down my face ” Okay, yup I am going to get a workout from this.”

The class is just how he explains it a high energy, fast paced, non-stop cardio mix of soccer drills and dance. The only equipment you use is a soccer ball which after 5 drills you may want to pick up and throw across the room (just kidding!) Tae Bo has quite a contender with Cuerpaso! It was such a fun class, I was sweating like crazy, having a blast, and my legs burned like crazy. It is the perfect mix of soccer and dance so you do not have to be an all-star dancer or soccer player. The music is so much fun, it will make you want to keep going even when you think you can’t. There were two brave men in the class who were even sweating harder than me so I knew this was not an easy task! I would have liked the class to be longer even though, I know I would be dying by the end but Tadeo did say it’s not how long you workout, it is if you are doing it correctly.

If you think it sounds like fun (which it is) but you don’t live in New York, he sells the DVD on his website. Also if you do want to try it you can e-mail a membership consultant at NYHRC and they can set you up with a guest pass to try the class or leave a comment here and I will give you the e-mail address of who you should contact!

Check out a short video of the class from Daily Candy! He says that after 6 weeks of his class you will be able to walk the beach with pride, I may buy the DVD and take him up on that challenge, as long as the beach is included in the end ;)

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Review: Dance with Julianne Cardio Ballroom

Posted on January 25, 2010 by kymarie13

I am not going to lie, being a huge Country Music fan I wanted to try Julianne Hough’s Cardio Ballroom workout. What is not to like about Julianne Hough, she is beautiful, she can sing and she can dance. Who wouldn’t want to look like her, or for those fans of Dancing with the Stars, dance like her. Her DVD has  3 parts:

  • Cardio Ballroom Workout
  • Personal Dance Lesson
  • Behind the Scenes Interview

Here are a couple of things, you will look silly, I used to be a dancer and even I didn’t get this the first time. I was so glad my roommate wasn’t home to watch me. This is primarily a cardio dance DVD. There are no strength exercises only dances. It is a fun way to get some more cardio into your workout routine. If you have never danced before this will be more difficult she moves pretty fast and doesn’t tell you what foot your starting on, you have to mirror her. Now I won’t tell you if you haven’t danced to not get it because you can it will just take longer to nail the moves.

If you have never danced before or even if you have I recommend doing the personal dance lesson, she breaks down some of the more difficult moves for you more slowly. This was a huge help. I was a little upset that she only broke down about 6 moves because there are some things that will take you a couple of times to learn. It is only 12 minutes so it doesn’t take much time.

The cardio dance workout lasts about 40 minutes. It starts with a quick warm up and then you move into the cha cha. The cha cha was a lot of fun and it was a sexy little dance. I did not get this the first time, and I looked pretty stupid doing it. The second dance, and in my opinion the most fun even if you look stupid is the Jive. This one even if I wasn’t doing it correctly I felt like I was getting my heart rate up. The last dance is the Paso Doble which is the most serious and you need to position yourself correctly to get the benefits. This one I looked pretty ridiculous doing but got better towards the end.

Overall, Julianne is a descent instructor. She does move quickly which will get discouraging but the best advice I have is to keep doing it. You will not have this DVD down the first time, maybe not even the second, third time or fourth time. It moves very fast. Julianne is very sweet so it doesn’t make it too intimidating and she comes up with funny names for all the dance moves so when she shouts it out you know what is coming next. Some names are: the twist, the flirt, the hussle, the cape, and the kill.

In order for you to get a good workout you MUST do it full out every time and you have to work on your positioning. If you don’t do it full out you won’t even get out of breath, and if you don’t work on positioning you will not be targeting all the muscles you could have. If you watch Julianne she does it full out every time. For $7.99 on Amazon  it is not a horrible DVD. In my opinion is it the best, no but it was fun.  If you like dance or you want to learn some quick easy dances to get your heart rate up this is not a bad option. Will it leave you feeling like you just had the most amazing workout of your life, probably not. I do not recommend this DVD to anyone that does not like dancing and really wants to be sweating heavily by the end of their workout. I will give it a couple more tries and update you with my progress but I have to say I miss my Tae Bo.

You can buy the DVD on Amazon here http://tiny.cc/nsOr2

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