Sometimes trying a new fitness class is worth the risk. This
week, I was sort of at the end of my rope, having missed a favorite group
exercise class. My calendar competed with me and won, so it had to be so.
Hoping to regain my workout momentum, I sampled a suspension
training class. This session employed the TRX system, with which I was quite
unfamiliar. It didn’t look all that trying, so I decided to give it a whirl.
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| TRX photo by Pixabay / permission granted |
Color me impressed. One hour on that fitness framework, and
I was hooked.
What is suspension training?
This mode of exercising uses ropes or straps attached
overhead to make participants work against their own body weight to build
strength, balance, flexibility, joint stability, and endurance.
Hey, I need more of all of those things, I thought.
The TRX system at our gym employs a rigging of webbing (with handles) that are affixed to a sturdy rack (looking something like a traditional playground swing-set).
Hey, I need more of all of those things, I thought.
The TRX system at our gym employs a rigging of webbing (with handles) that are affixed to a sturdy rack (looking something like a traditional playground swing-set).
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| Group class photo by www.localfitness.com.au with permission |
I plunged into the program tentatively at first, but soon
found myself stretching my own limits with each exercise we performed.
Guess it’s time for me to suspend disbelief in suspension
training – at least, if my sore muscles have any say in the matter. And I’ll be
back for more.
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