Hi Guys! This week and last week flew by so fast! One moment, I was in Australia and the next week, I'm taking my last midterm. I find it so weird that some of my friends are taking their finals while I'm sitting here taking my midterm. However, now that all my midterms are over, I can now enjoy some time at they gym! UOA's gym compared to UH's gym is slightly smaller. Despite having more than two floors at the gym in UOA, the space on each floor is much smaller. Additionally, there is no indoor track at UOA like we have at UH so I'm sad that I don't have that luxury of running around the whole place. Especially since its almost winter, it gets a little chilly running around outside. However, they got lots of treadmills there so that's a huge plus. However, I think the best part about the UOA is their classes! Below is a picture of their class schedule and just note, the classes here are free for UOA students! So far, I have attended pump, kickboxing, spin and core class. Here are my thoughts of what I felt about these classes.
Pump: This class gets very crowded so be sure to come a little earlier before class starts. They supply you with weights, benches and dumbbells to do all the workouts. However, just keep in mind that if you have not worked out prior, you will be struggling with the group. But that's just the process of exercising. Everyone will be at their own pace but you get to decide what weights you want to lift. You work out major arm, leg and core muscles which I found to be super helpful! For me, I would say this is just as equally fun as kickboxing. Kickboxing: For this class, I would recommend bringing a friend with you! A lot of the exercises require you to be with a partner so I brought Sam to this class. Since it was both our first time, we learned lots of different moves and the best part is that you get to punch things. It's definitely a good stress reliever after a long day studying and it gets your arms moving. A lot of the exercises focused on agility as well as power so if you into improving those abilities, be sure to check out this class! Spin: This was the first spin class I ever took and I can say that cycling is still a struggle for me since I found the seat very uncomfortable due to my small stature when exercising. Despite this, the instructor was really motivating and tries to get you to increase the resistance in the foot pedals so you really push yourself to the music. My takeaway from this class is that the effort you put in is the effort you get out of it! Core: Taking this class was like a walk in the park and then a sprint and then a walk again... When you first start, the instructor makes you listen to peaceful music as you stretch out your body. However, after 10 minutes in, the real workout begins where you are holding your core for so long that it starts to hurt. Then you do even more intense core workouts to the point where you want to just lie down and take a break. After what had seemed like forever, the workout is done and you are back to stretching and relaxing your body. This was a really short class and I would recommend doing it if you are low on time! Other Tips about the Gym -Lockers are free to use however, you need to bring your own lock -Dance classes are also offered for free as well -For a certain price, you can pay to have your own personal trainer. My friend actually did this and she worked out once a week with her trainer and even got a diet schedule to follow. -There is a designated area in the gym that is girls only if you don't feel like working out next to guys With that, those are the main things to know about the UOA gym! Now, I'm off to my first yoga class so I'll see everyone soon! Cheers! Melissa
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