FUNCTIONAL FITNESS (ALL LEVELS)
Horsepower Fitness uses functional, everyday movements with varied weights and times to consistently improve the overall health, strength, and fitness of our clients.
A typical Functional Fitness class will start off with extensive stretching and a cardio warm-up. Next we will either go into some light interval training to elevate the heart rate, or work on building core strength through carefully designed weight lifting. Next, the class will do the Workout of the Day (affectionately referred to as the ‘WOD’). A whole body combination of cardio, gymnastic, and weight lifting movements, the typical WOD lasts between 5 and 20 minutes. It’s done as a group with a timer on the wall, so it feels much more like an exciting sport than a workout.
Keep in mind that we encourage our clients to scale our workouts to suit their individual needs and abilities (and we help you with that). This way the athlete from any skill or fitness level can get right into class and enjoy the workout with intensity… and reap tremendous results right out the gate! After the WOD we encourage a series of stretching exercises led by the coach.
And that’s it! In one hour you’ve done more good for your body that most people do in an entire week!
CARDIOFLEX™
Available EXCLUSIVELY at Horsepower Fitness, the CardioFleX™ class is a fun and intense rapid- fire approach to cardio workouts that is suitable for all levels of fitness. The one hour session blends the well-known boot camp approach of group fitness classes with the functional sport feel of Functional Fitness. No heavy weights. But no sitting around! Your muscle tone, flexibility, heart and lungs will never forget it!
INTRO TO FUNCTIONAL FITNESS: THE FUNDAMENTALS
The basis for all the work we do here at Horsepower Fitness starts here. In the intro course you’ll start to learn all the fundamental Functional Fitness exercises, movements, and skill sets. This is a required course for all clients new to Horsepower Fitness, whether they are new to exercise or seasoned athletes. Our focus here is on proper movement and technique to minimize the risk of injury, and maximize the benefit derived from the time you spend with us.
Foundational Functional Fitness movements provide the framework for this course. They include: the basic squat, front squat, overhead squat, shoulder press, jerk press, push press, deadlift, deadlift high- pull, and clean. After working on fundamentals, we will go into a functional workout. Although it will be short, we can promise that you’ll find it extremely challenging. We suggest that our clients enjoy several of these classes before moving on to Functional Fitness, and always welcome folks back to further focus on fundamentals.
TEAM FUNCTIONAL FITNESS
You thought your Functional Fitness workouts were fun! Working with a partner through a “WOD” if oft described as “more fun than Disneyland.” Plus it’s a great way to get to know a bunch of great people. Look for this class every Saturday!
PERSONAL TRAINING
Our professional staff of personal trainers employs specifically focused Functional Fitness techniques to carefully tailor a program fitted precisely to the individual.
For more information on available trainers we’ll get you squared away at the front desk!