Cardio after Les Mills BODYPUMP?

MissHellsing
MissHellsing Posts: 133 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hey I just started taking BODYPUMP at my new gym recently and fell in LOVE with it. Anyways I was wonder if it's okay to do Cardio afterwards and if so what type do you like to do? Thanks

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  • SJ46
    SJ46 Posts: 407 Member
    Plenty of people at my gym take BodyPump + a cardio class. You should be ok doing it as long as you are sure to listen to your body.
  • FrnkLft
    FrnkLft Posts: 1,821 Member
    Bodypump IS a cardio class...

    You have to be smart about your exercise and training. WHY would you take another cardio class after doing Bodypump?

    That said, knock yourself out lol Just make sure you can always answer the question "why" when you're training.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,040 Member
    As mentioned BodyPump is a cardio class already. No reason to really do it, but whatever floats your boat.

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  • littleburgy
    littleburgy Posts: 570 Member
    When doing both, I prefer doing the BodyPump AFTER a different cardio class. Sometimes, like last night I did BodyCombat after BodyPump and my legs felt noodly. :bigsmile:
  • NZ61RL
    NZ61RL Posts: 69
    I use to go to Fernwood womens gym and I did body pump 4 days a week. Omg I loved it so much!!! I love the after burn, it's very addictive to feel that.

    I use to do body combat, body pump and then body balance - body pump, body step, body balance.

    It's awesome!!

    That's what worked for me I got down in my size 8-10 clothes, but my weight stayed the same from the time I went in at 75kg.
  • alisonlynn1976
    alisonlynn1976 Posts: 929 Member
    I do bodypump and a dance class on the same day.

    Why? So I can burn additional calories, which allows me to eat more, which makes me feel not hungry and not deprived, which keeps me on track with my weight loss.
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    Would be smarter to do strength training before this class. Or after. Cardio strength and flexibility the three parts of fitness
  • alisonlynn1976
    alisonlynn1976 Posts: 929 Member
    I'm doing okay for a "not smart" person. My weight loss is going well, I like the way my body looks, and I have a doctorate in neuroscience and a job in my field. If this is what "not smart" looks like, I'll take it.
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    If they have classes that I like back to back, I usually take 'em all.

    BodyStep, BodyPump, BodyCombat
    BodyCombat BodyPump BodyAttack

    Mostly it's two classes max, though. BodyPump & BodyAttack or BodyPump & BodyCombat.
  • MissHellsing
    MissHellsing Posts: 133 Member
    Thanks Everyone!!
  • stacibuk
    stacibuk Posts: 276 Member
    On Saturdays, if I wake up early, I go to Bodypump class and hen Zumba afterwards
  • WhiteRabbit1313
    WhiteRabbit1313 Posts: 1,091 Member
    Bodypump IS a cardio class...

    You have to be smart about your exercise and training. WHY would you take another cardio class after doing Bodypump?

    That said, knock yourself out lol Just make sure you can always answer the question "why" when you're training.

    ^^This.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Bodypump IS a cardio class...

    You have to be smart about your exercise and training. WHY would you take another cardio class after doing Bodypump?

    That said, knock yourself out lol Just make sure you can always answer the question "why" when you're training.

    nailed it.

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