Photo By Master Sgt. Rebekka Heite | Cindy Denny, Full Metal Body fitness class instructor at Gunner’s Fitness Center on...... read more read more
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OKINAWA, Japan - While most workouts focus on running, Gunner’s Fitness Center on Camp Foster, offers a class that sculpts lean muscles using dumbbells, body bars, exercise bands, medicine balls and other equipment.
Full Metal Body is a fitness class held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for those who enjoy variety in their workout, said Joseph Manlulu, a regular at the class.
Each workout is different from the last, and Tuesday’s workout is completely different from Thursday’s, said Cindy Denny, Full Metal Body fitness class instructor, Marine Corps Community Services Semper Fit.
Tuesday is more of a ‘boot camp workout’ with either a circuit course or a pyramid workout with functional drills, box jumps and more abdominal work, she explained.
“It’s more challenging [than Thursday’s workout],” said Denny.
On Thursdays, Denny picks at least four body parts, then does three sets of both positive and negative repetitions of three different exercises for those muscle groups, she said.
Thursday workouts are more easily tailored, Denny explained.
Participants tailor the class to themselves by selecting the amount of weight they want to use for their light, medium and heavy portions of the workout. As the workout progresses, they can change their mind about the amount of weight they selected, as Denny points out at the end of the set: “Could you have done more weight? If so, pick it up.”
Repetitions are done to the beat of music to make it is easier for newcomers and regulars to keep up with the instructor, she explained.
“The [Full Metal Body] workouts are great,” said Angela Lopez, a regular in the class. “They’re interesting. I make my Marines come sometimes. They hate it, but they like it.”
“I come to keep in shape,” said Dana Allison, a regular in the class. “It’s very challenging.”
| Date Taken: | 02.11.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 02.13.2011 20:15 |
| Story ID: | 65381 |
| Location: | OKINAWA, JP |
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