For toning up the body and increasing cardio-vascular fitness, Circuit combines working on hydraulic strength equipment and aerobic exercises to give you a great high-intensity workout. At the end of the very popular 45 minute classes, you’ll be sweating, you’ll be puffing, yet you’ll be feeling totally invigorated.
Typical activities in a circuit
A circuit should work each section of the body individually. Typical activities include:
Upper-body
- Squat ups
- Bench dips
- Back extensions
- Pull ups
- Medicine ball chest pass
- Bench lift
- Inclined press up
Core & trunk
- Sit ups (lower abdominals)
- Stomach crunch (upper abdominals)
- Back extension chest raise
Lower-body
- Squat jumps
- Compass jumps
- Astride jumps
- Step ups
- Shuttle runs
- Hopping shuttles
- Bench squat
Total-body
- Burpees
- Treadmills
- Squat thrusts
- Skipping
