Totally Unleashed

This week we are starting off a series of "educational" posts where the heavy lifting is being done by a fellow TRYer. I'll sprinkle the next 2 or 3 in throughout the rest of the summer. For this week read to the end to learn about "BodyCombat" exercises classes and  how you can take part in a free one this Saturday morning.

For our Tuesday night workout - it's supposed to be a hot one, so hydrate up and ease up on the throttle a little bit as you run. We'll discuss the group run choices before we take off, but an important wrinkle this week:
At least three TRYers (once a TRYer, always a TRYer) will be rowing at the far end of the lake (well, actually in the channel between the lake and the Seneca River) in a competition of some sort. Katie, Kristen, and Lori have been training for the past several weeks in the crew boats, split up by company based teams, and will be racing on Tuesday night, starting roughly at 6. I know very little details and know even less about crew, but I believe they are in the 8 person (9 person with the hamster yelling "row"?) skulls and I know they race from the John Glenn bridge to the Longbranch bridge and you can watch from wherever you can get a vantage point from. I do not know the times of the trials and finals for the people we know - if Katie finds out ahead of time, perhaps she can post online? (She has since let me know that boats are in the water at 6, trials start at 6:15 and races will end around 7:30. So that opens the ability to drive down after TRY and catching the last 45 minutes or so of it. For anyone up for doing a 5 mile run, I propose you pause for a while at the turnaround point and watch a time trial race or two. Perhaps you'll recognize a familiar set of shoulders as they row past. Plus, you can cool down a bit before turning back to finish off your run. (Please let me know if you plan to do this so that the main group does not wait for you to do the walking finale.)

I cannot resist posting one of my favorite commercials of the past few years. Just too cute to resist, and still, such a simple word, "row":


Katie has promised up a write-up once this all is over on her experiences as a first time crew team member and what she thought of it all. That'll be one of the future educational posts.

The educational part for this week:
Aubrey "He Hate Me" Hait would like you all to learn a little bit about "BodyCombat" and would love you all to come out to a free class on Saturday morning. Do it for yourself. Do it for Aubrey. Or, if nothing else, do it for Leroy's birthday week. (#10years) Does it have anything to do with running? No. But that doesn't mean that it can't be beneficial and seems like it would make for a great cross training and stretching opportunity. It is an "empowering cardio workout where you are totally unleashed".

I'll let Aubrey take it from here:
TRY runners, have you ever heard of Body Combat?  It's a mixed martial arts group exercise program that is certified by Les Mills International.  Les Mills is the largest provider of group fitness classes that are held at health clubs and gyms.  There are several Les Mills group exercise programs, but my favorite is Combat.  It is the most intense workout that I have ever done and serves as a great workout for runners!  It is a 55 minute high intensity interval training class, and you will be throwing so many punches and kicks for a total body workout.  I gained a lot of endurance after taking this class for a few months, and it has really helped with my running.  I love it so much that I decided to become an instructor - and now I teach at the Southwest YMCA at OCC.  If you haven't given it a try, I recommend you drop into a free class this Saturday at 10am.  We are holding it outside on the lacrosse field (weather permitting).




For more information on Les Mills Body Combat: http://w3.lesmills.com/finland/en/classes/bodycombat/about-bodycombat/
[T-bone: this is where I learned it was totally unleashed and some suggestions for fitness level and what to bring to a BodyCombat class.]
 
Watch this to see some of the butt-kicking moves:




Details on Saturday's Body Combat class:

When: 7/26 at 10am

Where: The lacrosse field at OCC (just to the right of the SRC Arena/Southwest YMCA when you are looking at the building).  If the weather is bad, we will be holding class inside the YMCA.

Who: Everyone is welcome and there is no charge to take the class

If you have any questions or would be interested in trying out a Body Combat class, you can contact me at aladams19@hotmail.com.



[T-bone again: or you can bug me or post a comment on the Facebook page to get Aubrey's attention.]