The Tucson Racquet and Fitness Club has dozens of fitness classes; since joining last week, I've taken Tai Chi, Yoga, and today I tried Body Conditioning (BC). I was a bit nervous walking into a new class I knew nothing about; could I do it? would it be too hard or high impact?
Turns out this is a very popular class and (other students told me at the beginning) the instructor (Heather) is the toughest of those who teach it; her class is 75 minutes compared to the 45 minute class taught by others. I had no idea what the class was about but luckily met Heather at the beginning of the class; she was encouraging and helpful explaining the equipment I needed to get started - 3 colored (different resistance) resistance bands, two sets of dumbbell weights, and a mat.
The class was crowded - about 25 people (all women except for one other guy who came late). Heather is one of those 20-something fit women with 0% body fat so I knew it would be challenging:) It is basically a fast-paced, 75 minute workout (including time to warm up and stretching at the end) that is low-impact (thank goodness!) and that works the upper and lower body pretty evenly. I was concerned with the weights because I developed a bad case of bursitis 2 years ago in my right arm that has never healed; as a result I can no longer do bicep or forearm curls with much weight. So, I chose light weights (3 pounds and 8 pounds). Glad I did! I may increase the weight after becoming familiar with all the different exercises.
After the BC class I took a shower and worked on my swimming for awhile.
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