Fit to Print Volume 23 Issue 2: June 2014 | Page 16

Get Your Pound On!
Generations...

by Kelly Wallace

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ave you tried this new, amazing workout
yet? If not you are missing out on a high
energy low impact workout that hits you
in ALL the right places. Founders Kirsten
Potenza and Cristina Peerenboom say it
best, “POUND is the only workout where
you hear your body's exertion. Your
movements are expressed in sound.
Channel your inner performer and rock
your body with this modern-day fusion of
movement and music. Drum along to a
slammin' soundtrack using Ripstix –
weighted drumsticks designed to
transform drumming into a kick-butt, fat
burning, full body interval workout that
will leave you dripping in sweat!”
We are one of the few
gyms on Long Island that
is offering POUND. The
weighted drumsticks
used in the class are ¼
of a pound. This small
amount of weight adds a
tremendous challenge
that works the
shoulders, biceps,
triceps, forearms and
back but dramatically
increases the amount of
instability in the body.
The greater the
instability to arms or
periphery the greater
the challenge to the
entire muscular system,
which in turn challenges
the core.

The Pillars of Pound
1. Audio Physio reinforcement (APR)
The ability to hear your body's physical
exertion. You literally can calibrate the
force, speed and timing of your body's
movements based on the volume and
sound quality of each strike.
2. Core- Periphery Stabilization (CPS)
The rapid arm movements performed
with peripheral muscle groups in the
body (arms)- which throw off the
stability in the entire body, resulting in
continual core activation to maintain
balance.
3. Strategic Distraction
This is POUND'S unique approach to
delivering the most intense workout in
the most clever and “sneaky” way. With
its high intensity, participants rarely feel
focused on the strain or difficulty of the
movement.
4. Therapeutic Movement
Simple title, simple concept. POUND
gives you an outlet to hit things with

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sticks! Not only do you get to make
noise, but you get to release
aggression, tension and express your
emotions through music and
movement.
5. Permission to Rock
Aside from feeling like a rockstar
during POUND, you'll also get to
expand your musical scope by being
exposed to a myriad of underground,
current and hand-picked tracks.
After a few months of POUNDing here
at the Fitness Incentive the members
wanted to share their experience.

when you're finished, and it's fun!
- Monica Proto
Pound is a short intense workout that
will get your heart rate up while working
muscles you didn't even know existed! In
addition to torching calories, it's a great
way to relieve stress because you are
literally pounding the ground with
drumsticks. Kelly and Wil make the class
fun, and there is no shortage of great
music. Definitely one of my new favorite
classes at FI!” - Carlyn Schroeder
“Total body, booty burn! POUND is
probably one of the most deceiving
classes I have taken at Fitness Incentive
so far. Great music and an
awesome vibe. Each track
targets a different area.
Legs, glutes, obliques OH
MY!” -Nicole Maisto
“I have been a member
for over 25 years and
always loved it. I
especially love the POUND
class with Wil. It is very
different and Wil is great
at it!” -Marianne
Darienzo~

Pillar of Pound: Kelly Leads the Tribe

“I love POUND because it allows me,
injury and all, to exercise in such a fun
way that I forget I have something
wrong. I sweat like I just ran a
marathon! At the end of each class I
don't want to stop, I want more! The T
& A is the best—my hiney feels a little
higher these days. -Jackie Rogers
“ I look forward to POUND class. It is
so much fun, but at the same time
intense! I feel like I am wor