MIND flexibility, strength training and more. Benenati
Kielty and Dusel-Foil are both dancers,
as has happened with me in other classes.
also loved that it wasn’t high-impact,
but said the workout benefits everyone
Plus, you only spend one to two minutes per
so she could get in a good workout even
— from CrossFitters to yogis to runners to
move, depending on which body part you
with knee issues.
nine-to-fivers. They have one client who
are working. Having to constantly refocus my
Dusel-Foil and Eileen Kielty, head of
was able to shave 11 seconds off her run
movements helped me avoid getting stuck
training and development at Lagree NY,
time, because the machine helped make
in my head as much.
both live in the neighborhood, and have
her hamstrings and glutes tighter.
One of the other biggest issues I’ve had
seen first-hand how much the workout has
They also said that although you use
in other exercise classes is wondering if I’m
impacted themselves and their clients.
muscles every day for regular tasks such as
in the right form or positioning, and sometimes
“What I love about the Megaformer, especially
walking, sitting down and getting up, the
with bigger classes you miss that
with alignment and cross-training,
average person sitting at a desk doesn’t
one-on-one attention. Dusel-Foil was so
is that you can still get your cardiovascular
engage their stabilizer muscles, which are
helpful in making sure she came over and
element in on the machine because you’re
the most important because they help hold
adjusted me, gave me modifications since
using your slow-twitch muscle fibers, which
your skeletal frame up — but the Megaformer
I was newer (yes, I had my knees down on
are your endurance muscle fibers,” Kielty
uses all of them.
most planks) and kept cheering me on. It
explained. “So the slower you go, the higher
Though the workout undoubtedly pushed
helps that there are only 10 machines, so
your heart rate is. The slower you go, the
my body to its limits, I didn’t find myself
the classes will never be overcrowded.
more muscle fibers you recruit, and the
constantly checking the clock counting
Also, everyone was super welcoming and
more muscle fibers you recruit, the more
down the minutes. I think it helps that each
down-to-earth. Everyone in the class was
calories you burn, and the more calories
moment is slow and steady, so you’re not
grinding it out and would let out grunts
you burn, the faster the results.”
scrambling to keep up with the movements,
and “ughs” when we were doing really hard
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