TRX suspension training is AWESOME! Here are some of my favorite reasons why YOU should be TRX-ing!
- The TRX training style is super versatile. All you need is a place to hang your straps and some creativity. For those of you who do a lot of traveling, this is a great fitness option!
- TRX is a great way to start strength training. Learning to move your bodyweight through space is an important skill to learn as you transform your body and this training method gets the job done!
- Your core muscles have to work with every movement. Your body posture will be challenged no matter what position you are in whether you are standing, sitting, facing up, or facing down. The abs and low back have to be fully engaged and working together at all times.
- You get a full body workout.
- You are going to burn lots of calories.
- TRX is great for increasing lean muscle tone.
- It is easy to increase or decrease the difficulty level and work around limitations and injuries. Most of the time all we have to do is take a few steps forwards or backwards to adjust the intensity level.
I could go on and on about why you should incorporate at least one hour of TRX suspension training in your fitness routine each week. The problem is that many people look through our window at NGPT and get intimidated when they see the room full of 20 people doing push ups with their feet suspended in the TRX straps. They think “I could never do THAT!” However, I’m sure if they walked in the room and asked each person, they would say that is how they felt when they started too! Remember that we have to consistently challenge ourselves in order to avoid a fitness plateau. TRX is a great way to step a little outside of your comfort zone!
Here are some tips for getting started with TRX training:
- Commit to doing sixty minutes of TRX training once per week for at least four consecutive weeks. You are going to be SORE from that first session and you need to keep going back or your body won’t adjust to this new stimulus. By the third week you won’t get that sore anymore and by week four your body will be in the groove and getting nice results from your consistency!
- If you have injuries or limitations just tell the instructor ahead of time. Our instructors are great at helping people work around injuries!
- Sign up to attend your first class with a friend or NGPT coach that already takes TRX. They can help provide some additional support.
- If you are really nervous try to attend one of our Intro To TRX workshops or do a personal training session to get comfortable and have some one on one or small group instruction. We have two Intro to TRX workshops this month on Friday 11/8 and Friday 11/15 at 6:30pm. You can sign up on our scheduling system just like you do for classes.
We have several options for you to get your weekly TRX training time in at NGPT including:
- Monday 6am with Maria
- Wednesday 6am (SPIN TRX BLEND) with Trish
- Wednesday 5pm with Trish
- Thursday 6pm with Erin
So if you’ve been looking for that missing link in your fitness routine I suggest you give TRX a try. I think you will be pleased with the results!
