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1 WARM UP: The opening track is designed to warm up all the major muscles and prepare the body for the workout ahead. First we adopt the BodyPump set position of standing upright with great posture, heels under hips with the toes turned out slightly. The tummy is held in tight, the chest is proud with the shoulders down and back and knees are soft. Then we do shorted versions of each of the main exercises to follow, warning up all the major muscle groups and preparing the body for the workout ahead.

2 LEGS AND SQUATS: The first real working track targets the biggest muscle groups of quadriceps, gluteus and hamstrings with squats performed at different speeds – slow for strengthening and toning, fast for burning calories. Participants will use their heaviest weight selection for this track.

3 BACK: The focus changes from legs to the upper body and lighter weights are used as participants lie back on their bench to work the barbell up and down at chest level. This track targets the major muscles of the chest, shoulders and triceps with moves of varying range and intensity.

4 CHEST: Participants return to the standing set position for the most athletic track of the class. A selection of lifts and dead rows trains the postural muscles of the upper-mid and lower back and the cardiovascular system soars with clean and presses, where the barbell is lifted high above the head. This engages all the muscles of the upper- mid and lowers back, as well as working the gluteals and hamstrings.

5 TRICEPS: It’s time to lie back on the bench again and sculpt and tone the triceps using lighter weights. The barbell is held at chest level and lowered toward the forehead or chest by bending the arms at the elbow. Other moves may include triceps kickbacks using a single plate, triceps push-ups and tricep dips.

6 BICEPS: Similar or slightly lighter weights are used to isolate and train the biceps with a succession of lifts and curls.

7 LUNGES: Weights are optional in the lunge track, which revisits and trains multiple leg muscles by extending one leg forward ( on or off the bench ) and dropping the back knee towards the floor.

8 SHOULDERS: Barbells and single, hand- held plates are used in this track to work all areas of the deltoids in a range of different ways. Exercises can include lateral raises with plates, upright rows, rotator and overhead presses—and the ever faithful push-ups.

9 ABDOMINALS: The last working track is focused on all areas of the body’s core, relying heavily on the use of sit-ups and legs raises, with bodyweight ‘hovers’ and ‘planks’ also frequently incorporated. Single plates may be placed on the chest or lifted overhead to increase the work-load.

10 COOL DOWN: Soothing music is usually used to accompany a final sequence of stretches to complete the workout and help reduce any risk of muscle soreness or injury.

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