Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why Pound?A: POUND is a full-body cardio jam session, combining light resistance with constant simulated drumming. The workout fuses cardio, Pilates, isometric movements, plyometrics and Isometric poses into a 45-minute series. Burn between 400 and 900+ calories per hour, strengthen and sculpt infrequently used muscles, and drum your way to a leaner, slimmer physique – all while rocking out to your favorite music!
Through continual upper body motion using our lightly weighted drumsticks, called Ripstix®, you'll turn into a calorie-torching drummer, POUNDing off pounds as each song flies by. Rock, rap, dubstep, pop and old school music fuse to create the POUNDtrack series, which is hand-selected by music enthusiasts, drummers and POUND founders Kirsten Potenza and Cristina Peerenboom. |
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Get Ripped with Ripstix
What would a drumming workout be without drumsticks? We’ve invented unique, lightly weighted exercise drumsticks that have been specially designed to get you ripped — hence the name: Ripstix®!
Twice the weight of a standard drumstick (¼ lb each) and slightly shorter in length, Ripstix® are designed to maximize your workout by alter the physics of your arm movement to burn more calories.
Twice the weight of a standard drumstick (¼ lb each) and slightly shorter in length, Ripstix® are designed to maximize your workout by alter the physics of your arm movement to burn more calories.
It Works!
POUND combines easy to follow (and not complex or embarrassing) cardio moves with strength training and drumming. This combo works the entire body, raises the heart rate to a fat-burning zone, and forces each move to be as precise as a basic beat.
Each 2-4 minute song is carefully calibrated with interval peaks and extended fat burning sequences, providing you with the best workout in the shortest span of time. After you’re done rocking out to the 45-minute POUNDtrack, you’ll have done 15,000 reps, performed over 30 extended interval peaks, and zipped through over 70 techniques without even realizing it.
Each 2-4 minute song is carefully calibrated with interval peaks and extended fat burning sequences, providing you with the best workout in the shortest span of time. After you’re done rocking out to the 45-minute POUNDtrack, you’ll have done 15,000 reps, performed over 30 extended interval peaks, and zipped through over 70 techniques without even realizing it.
Q: Are there any people who cannot attend classes?
A: Participants with heart problems, pregnancy or injuries should not participate. If you are less than 6 weeks postpartum then you cannot attend. We also strongly suggest check with your doctor to get the ok after the 6 weeks postpartum. All student will be asked to complete a Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), if there are found to be any contraindications, you may be asked to provide a doctor's note to clear you for exercise. If there is anything that you think may affect your ability to take part in a physical exercise class, please get in touch - it's best that your instructor knows about any medical conditions, so they can help you if you fall ill during a class.
Q: Can Men Attend Class?
A: YES! Pound is for men & women of all shapes & sizes. Majority of the classes are women, but we have home some brave husbands come rock out with us! We don't just used the hit list/pop tracks. We use tons of awesome hard & heavy hits from artist like Linkin Park, Rage Against Machine, Nirvana & many, many more!
Q: Can Men Attend Class?
A: YES! Pound is for men & women of all shapes & sizes. Majority of the classes are women, but we have home some brave husbands come rock out with us! We don't just used the hit list/pop tracks. We use tons of awesome hard & heavy hits from artist like Linkin Park, Rage Against Machine, Nirvana & many, many more!
Q: What if I'm under 19?
A: If you are under 19, you must get your parent/guardian to come into the studio with you to sign a waiver and we will view their ID.
Q: I'm afraid I'm to old for this! Is there an age limit?
A: You are never too old. We have people in our class ranging for their 20's to 60's. We welcome you if you are older or younger than that. We've had mothers & daughters take class together and even some grandmothers attend classes. We've heard of some lovely 80 year olds attending a class. If you have mobility issues you can always do the workout sitting in a chair.
Q: I am pregnant, can I still participate?
A: No, even if you Doctor allows it. We will not allow you to participate in classes if you are pregnant due to insurance liabilities.
Its All About that Base!
But the real secret that makes POUND so addictive, exhilarating, and effective – it’s all about the BASS: Beat-Activated Strategic Stabilization-- a concept exclusive to the POUND method!
Beat:
Other workouts might have you moving along with the beat, but POUND puts you in charge of the beat. You're forced to perfect your timing, precision, and form based on what you hear and how loud you are, and when you can hear your mark…you can hit your mark.
Activated:
Each beat activates a series of stabilizer muscles, helping you burn more calories as multiple muscle groups work together. The POUND method relies upon constant arm movement in-sync with the beat, which activates the entire body throughout the full duration of the workout.
Strategic:
POUND strategically distracts you from the high intensity and duration of your workout, and shifts the focus to rhythm and volume, which is far less intimidating. This strategic distraction and shift of focus is responsible for the "addictiveness" factor in POUND- the reason you can't stay away! Instead of counting reps or keeping track of the clock, you'll instead be so caught up in being the drummer in each song that you won't realize the tremendous amount of reps you just performed.
Stabilization:
The exclusive secret to POUND's accelerated results revolves around stabilization and balance. Just like in yoga or Pilates, you hold poses. Balancing in each pose forces your large and small muscle groups to work together to remain stable. Now, in POUND, you are forced to stay balanced while your arms rapidly move-- while holding lightly-weighted Ripstix® -- which knocks your body off balance even more and adds fat-burning cardio! The combination of stability and cardio cinches the waistline, slims the thighs, and strengthens connective tissue and infrastructural muscles.
Beat:
Other workouts might have you moving along with the beat, but POUND puts you in charge of the beat. You're forced to perfect your timing, precision, and form based on what you hear and how loud you are, and when you can hear your mark…you can hit your mark.
Activated:
Each beat activates a series of stabilizer muscles, helping you burn more calories as multiple muscle groups work together. The POUND method relies upon constant arm movement in-sync with the beat, which activates the entire body throughout the full duration of the workout.
Strategic:
POUND strategically distracts you from the high intensity and duration of your workout, and shifts the focus to rhythm and volume, which is far less intimidating. This strategic distraction and shift of focus is responsible for the "addictiveness" factor in POUND- the reason you can't stay away! Instead of counting reps or keeping track of the clock, you'll instead be so caught up in being the drummer in each song that you won't realize the tremendous amount of reps you just performed.
Stabilization:
The exclusive secret to POUND's accelerated results revolves around stabilization and balance. Just like in yoga or Pilates, you hold poses. Balancing in each pose forces your large and small muscle groups to work together to remain stable. Now, in POUND, you are forced to stay balanced while your arms rapidly move-- while holding lightly-weighted Ripstix® -- which knocks your body off balance even more and adds fat-burning cardio! The combination of stability and cardio cinches the waistline, slims the thighs, and strengthens connective tissue and infrastructural muscles.