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New Workout Program 'Kicks Your Butt'
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| Aimee Egloff leads a workout at Two Left Feet studio.
Photo: Krista Brick |
By Krista Brick | 10.APR.09There are about the same
number of exercise gadgets out there as there are excuses not to work out. But a new fitness class zaps at least time and
travel out of the equation.
It’s a total body express workout designed to pack more into a 30-minute workout
than many people do with double that amount of time on their own. Fitness trainer and Kentlands resident Aimee Egloff is helping
local residents gain muscle strength and improve cardiovascular endurance with a workout called 80/20.
Centered
around MyGym, an apparatus that looks like a step aerobic box with tentacles, the workout premise is to combine muscle groups
into each movement, engaging the body’s core the entire time. The result is a heart rate that remains elevated and muscles
that are working in a balanced form.
“My clients gain total body strength. They have improved posture, and
it is a good part of their weight loss program. You can’t beat getting all of that from a 30-minute workout,”
Egloff said.
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The name of the class comes from an Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, whose premise was that about
80 percent of an outcome often comes from about 20 percent of the resources being used. Those taking the class say the short
time in the class is giving them outstanding results.
“She definitely kicks your butt in it,” said
Kevin Wales of Gaithersburg, who owns Just Moulding Co. “It is definitely not a wimpy workout.”
Wales
was looking for training program to help in his training for a triathlon in May.
“I was looking for something
to do some core strength training. This is a quick and easy way to ensure I do it,” he said, noting that the 16 weeks
of 80/20 training has helped in his running endurance.
Egloff started as a student taking the 80/20 from trainer
Kenn Kihiu.
“I was looking for a class that was motivating,” she said. “I liked the idea of getting
it done in 30 minutes. I noticed I was becoming leaner and my muscles were becoming more balanced.”
She combined
her education in anatomy and physiology, athleticism, and a love of exercise with a certification from the American Council
on Exercise to launch her own 80/20 classes last year.
Exercises in the class revolve around the MyGym step and
resistance bands attached to it. Done with upbeat current music playing in the background, Egloff instructs clients through
a rapid fire of exercises aimed at working out several muscle groups at one time. Resistance bands enable clients of varying
degrees of strength to work out together.
“This training is replacing your weight training portion of a fitness
regimen. Weight training is crucial for women starting at 35 because this is the age they start to lose muscle mass. Muscle
mass burns calories, and maintaining muscle mass reduces the effects of osteoporosis,” Egloff said.
For certified
nutritionist Susan Mudd of Lakelands, the class has already helped her tennis game while fitting in with her busy schedule.
“I’m not a big gym person, and, while I love the idea of pilates and yoga, the schedule or location didn’t
fit with my ideal situation, which was early in the morning before my day began and a short period of time where I could get
the biggest workout bang for the time. The 8020 class is perfect for me because it satisfies everything — I can focus
on weights in a short time and before the rest of the day begins so I don’t miss a beat of getting kids ready for school
or getting ready to work,” she said.
