Revive! Fitness Training provides one of the most intense workouts you can find anywhere. Here, you use body weight and interval training in
I found out about this program through livingsocial.com, where I got a great deal and got a great deal on 1 months worth of classes. Before I went in, I read that the focus was on using body weight, and having a very supportive environment - small classes, no yelling, just encouragement.
All of these things turned out to be true - and the first day I went in, I had the most intense 40 minutes of exercise I think I've ever experienced. It was more difficult than when I started P90X when I was out of shape. At Revive!, you do interval training - a set of exercises you do all the way through, take a break, do it again, break, do it again. I had to sit down because I almost passed out after the first set - and I'm a 21 year old college student who is in shape. The workouts are very rigorous and challenging, which is important to note, because some people might consider a group which focuses on being supportive rather than "tough" and consists mostly of women from their late twenties to early fifties (including a beautiful woman who is -very- pregnant) couldn't possibly be enough of a challenge. It definitely is.
To return to the atmosphere of support - the first day I went, I probably completed 50-75% of the routine (with a lot of extra breaks!), Theresa was telling me to have a seat and chew some gum before I even realized I needed a break (and I'm glad she did, because after the fact, I realized that was exactly the way I felt right before I fainted in the past!). Throughout the workout, she will also periodically come around, not just to make sure your form is correct - but also to give certain students alternate ways to do that exercise if they are limited because they are out of shape, have certain injuries, or other limiting factors.
The prevailing image of "Get in shape fitness!" is to grit your teeth, be tough, and suffer through it. The model at Revive! fitness training is different, and perfectly illustrates how a trainer and atmosphere where encouragement and care replaces yelling and, as a result, instead of being an easier alternative, helps the students challenge themselves to reach their best when it comes to personal fitness. read more