By Renée Sande As the days get longer and the warmer months approach, getting back into shape becomes a spring ritual for many. For others, fitness could be a new foray, filled with uncertainty. Whether it’s been months or years since you last “felt the burn,” trainers and fitness centers throughout the area are ready to help you reach your goals and get on the path to a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Workouts today are backed by science, advanced technology and flexible coaching, all geared toward fitting workouts into your busy schedule, not the other way around. Stephen Sykora, studio manager at Orangetheory on Spokane’s South Hill, says today’s high intensity workouts are focused on getting users fit efficiently, so that you can enjoy your life and not spend half of it in the gym.
Warm up with spring workouts
New tech can help improve exercise efforts Photo courtesy Predation CrossFit
“The idea behind Orangetheory is that if you can come in about three times a week, you’re going to see results,” he said. “You get the energy of a group workout, with the attention of an experienced personal coach who will help you reach your heart rate for maximum burn, up to 36 hours post-workout.” Backed by the science of Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (or EPOC), Orangetheory’s heart rate-monitored training stimulates metabolism and increases energy so members burn approximately 5001,000 calories in 60 minutes and keep burning calories long after they’ve left the gym. “Everyone wears a heart-rate monitor and can see their results projected on large screens throughout the studio which prevents over- or under-training,” said Sykora. Anytime Fitness takes technology to a relatively new level where – via the Anytime app – a trainer can see a client’s progress toward his or her goals throughout the day and coach them remotely. Lon Page, owner of Anytime Fitness in Millwood, says the app is just one of the ways coaches can focus on meeting people in their life patterns. With the Anytime app – on client approval – trainers can connect with them wherever they are, send them workouts or give encouragement. For example, ‘Jane, I know your goal is to burn 1,000 calories a day and I see you’ve only burned 500. What are you going to do
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