Fitness Tools

  Reaction Cycling Workout
Reaction Cycling
Reaction cycling is an excellent activity that can improve your cardiovascular endurance. Reaction cycling will enable your heart and lungs to function more efficiently, will also help you reduce body fat. Reaction cycling is also a fun activity because the class is done in a group setting. The Bally Total Fitness Reaction Cycling Workout will improve your muscular strength and muscular endurance, which will improve your performance when participating in reaction cycling classes.
 Warm-Up
 5-10 minutes of low intensity aerobic exercise such as walking, biking, or jogging until you break a light sweat.

 Strength training
Perform each movement slowly while keeping the weight under control.

For each exercise, perform 1 set of 8-12 repetitions
Legs
-  Lying Leg Press
-  Leg Extension
-  Lying Leg Curl		 Chest
-  Chest Press Machine

Back
-  Seated Row Machine		 Shoulders
-  Shoulder Press Machine

Abdominals
-  Abdominal Crunch Machine		 Arms
-  Arm Curl Machine
-  Tricep Pushdown


 Cardiovascular training

If you perform 3-5 reaction cycling workouts per week, you do not need to perform additional cardiovascular exercise. If you participate in less than 3 reaction cycling workouts per week, consider the following information. Cardiovascular exercise should be performed 3-5 days per week for 20-60 minutes. Your heart rate should be between 55-90 percent of your predicted maximum heart rate, which is 220 minus your age. Cardiovascular activities are rhythmical, repetitive, continuous, and involve large muscle groups. Biking, running, swimming, stair climbing, and cross country skiing are all examples of cardiovascular exercises.

 Other Tips
-  Allow 48-72 hours between strength training sessions.
-  Strength training workouts should be performed 2-3 days per week.
-  Perform strength training activities after basketball practices or games.
-  Incorporate stretching into your routine during each workout.
-  Stretch after a warm-up or at the end of your workout when muscles are warm.
-  Repeat each stretch 3-5 times for all major muscle groups. Hold each stretch for 10-30 seconds and do not bounce while stretching.

-  Your fitness level will improve during the initial 4-6 weeks. After this improvement phase, you may add additional sets and exercises to your strength training routine.

Bally Total Fitness recommends consulting with your doctor as well as a knowledgeable fitness instructor before starting this workout or beginning any exercise program.