Well, it’s almost the end of the semester. Which means finals are right around the corner, final projects are being completed, and we can all almost taste the home-cooked meals waiting for us at the end of the final stretch. It also means that I’ve been attending fitness classes at the White Building for (almost) an entire semester. I’ve grown to appreciate exercise for its positive health benefits, and I feel calmer at the end of the day. I’ve also grown more in-shape, so today, it was time to attend a class I’ve been putting off all semester: Calorie Killer.
I’m sure you can tell why I was apprehensive. I mean, it says “killer” right there in the name. Honestly, that’s just awful advertising – who would want to attend a gym class with a preconceived notion that they were about to die? And the class was awful. But not in the oh my god I’m actually going to die right here on this tiny four by four hardwood square awful; it was more like a good kind of awful. Don’t get me wrong. The class was so, so challenging. But I got an excellent work out. It was nothing like those fluffy Zumba classes – I was actually dripping in sweat and my muscles were threatening to hop off my body and go find someone less clinically insane.
The class is split up into sections of about ten minutes, and it lasts for an hour. For the first section, you do a combination of cardio movements (like jumping jacks or burpees. Then, a section of muscle exercises (like weights, squats or planks). This alternation continues until the hour is up, and it really helps to split up the cardio portions (probably so nobody actually dies) and make the time go by quicker. It also makes you feel more accomplished at the end of each section. Overall, I really enjoyed the class, and will certainly be going again, but I’m happy I waited until later in the semester to try it out – after I had built up my stamina in lower-intensity classes.
I would recommend this class to seasoned gym-goers who are looking for a great workout of both the cardio and muscle varieties. If you want to bring a friend, it wouldn’t be unusual, but you probably won’t have the breath to talk to them at all while you’re working out – so keep that in mind.
Calorie Killer is offered at the White Building on the following schedule:
- Mondays: 4:30 and 5:45
- Tuesdays: 12:10, 4:30 and 5:45
- Wednesdays: 4:30 and 5:45
- Thursdays: 10:00, 4:30 and 5:45
- Fridays: 4:30
