New fitness class: personalized workouts get blood pumping, heart rate bursting

Photo By Cameron Porter | Fitness Infusion participants perform kettlebell goblet squats with weights of their choice. The exercises target every single muscle in the body with a mix of cardiovascular to improve endurance.  

SOUTH KOREA

07.30.2020

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U.S. Army Garrison Daegu

CAMP WALKER, Republic of Korea – The Kelly Fitness Center at USAG Daegu offers a new 60-minute fitness class that welcomes members of all physicality to join a group of highly motivated individuals who are in for some sweat — and some good time.
Fitness Infusion, led by instructor James Mathis, is a calisthenic class designed for beginners, intermediates and advanced level fitness lovers who want to get into exercising or maintain their physique.
Individuals have the flexibility of determining how much intensity they want by scaling up or down on the weights and repetitions. The group fitness exercise targets every single muscle in the body with a mix of cardiovascular to improve endurance and a blast of music to help with team spirit.
“It’s a great way for the community to bond together, sweat together, and do something fun together,” said Fitness Infusion instructor James Mathis. “This class introduces fitness, which is vital to everyone’s survivability in the world. It’s a great way to boost your immune system, your health and your wellness.”
James Mathis said his favorite part of being an instructor is building the community and relationships.
“Sometimes, it’s not just about fitness because wellness covers everything,” he said.
During a recent class, participants started off with several minutes of stretching. Then they conducted eight different exercises with as many repetitions as possible, which included kettlebell swings, push-ups, kettlebell cleans, long jump step-backs, kettlebell goblet squats, v-ups, kettlebell overhead extensions and air squats with front kicks. The class ended with a cool down stretch and a quick lesson from the instructor on how to check target heartbeat rate.
Rebecca Lentz, a teacher at Daegu Middle High School, said one of her goals is to get more exercise and maintain her health.
Lentz, who will be incorporating what she learned in class at home with her own equipment, said what she enjoys most about the class is the social time she gets with all the other participants.
Everyone should take the class, she added.
“Camaraderie … and the instructor is fabulous,” said Rosemary Alicea, a returning Fitness Infusion member. “This class helps with my flexibility and motion.”
To join this high-intensity, short-interval fitness class, community members can simply show up at 10 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Kelly Fitness Center on Camp Walker. No registration needed beforehand — just bring some motivation.

• Date Taken: 07.30.2020
• Date Posted: 07.30.2020 03:07
• Story ID: 374858
• Location: KR