A slightly different class than what has been offered in the studio so far, since we will practice with a weight and with music 🎵 Even if you are not familiar with lifting weights, this class is accessible and offer several progressions to make your neck, shoulders and upper back stronger. You are invited to pause and rest at any time !
A quote I like from Dr. Andreo Spina, the founder of FRC®, is that “load is the language of cells”. Our bodies like to be loaded and they adapt to load. It’s thanks to load that all the systems in our bodies (musculo-skeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous, immune, etc) get stronger and resilient, which makes strength training a longevity practice.
Strength training can be scary and intimidating at first; it’s often represented as a muscular person in a gym lifting a crazy big barbell and doing the same repetitions over and over again, with their head looking like it’s about to explode, which, for many of us, isn’t appealing. Strength training doesn’t have to be that way though, it can be fun, fluid, accessible and doesn’t require weights that are monstrous.
That’s why this class will guide you through an accessible strength practice that doesn’t focus on form and reps, allowing you to play and move with a bit more load.
We will be using a weight in this class – it can be a kettlebell, dumbell, bag or backpack, basically anything heavy-ish that you can grip quite easily.
I always made excuses not to do this lesson, but eventually I gave in ^^’ I used a 5 litre Jerry can with cleaning vinegar, which worked like a charm as a substitute dumbbell. You know what, it worked like a charm! The sloshing content of the Jerry can did add some difficult 😉 but it was a great lesson! Thanks again <3
Sounds like a great alternative ! I can indeed imagine that with the liquid inside, it creates a totally different experience. Thank you for experimenting with this new prop, I’m glad to hear it worked 😀