Stacked!

(Left to Right) Lisa Firooznia, Kerry Elsasser, Sebastian Sosnowski, George Weisgerber

I tried "Stacked", one of Equinox's newest classes, for the first time yesterday. All I can say is, getting beat down to a pulp never felt so good.

Stacked consists of six, targeted compound-movements, using sandbells, executed for 30 seconds each. We started out doing one exercise then "stacked" on an another exercise after each round. The first set seemed easy enough; however, eventually we worked our way up to a 3:00 minute super-set which included all six excercises. By then all of us were red-faced and dripping with sweat.

My friend, Kerry, a group fitness instructor herself, was laying on the floor completely fatigued at the end of class.

Our instructor, Caitlin McGowan, did a great job offering modifications based on each of our fitness levels. Caitlin also has a special talent for "tricking" her students. Just when you think the class is over, she adds another "stack."

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