Class Descriptions

Xceler8 has teamed up with Star FM to bring the Get Fit Friday BBQ and Bootcamp to Wagga residents. This FREE event is open to men, women and children of all ages and fitness levels. Up to 100 people have attended the bootcamps and it is a load of fun.

The Biggest Winner Evening will include information sessions and activities for entrants in the Biggest Winner weight loss and fitness competition. Normal classes will resume following the end of the competition in May 2012.

 

 

This high-energy interval training class combines athletic aerobic movements with strength and stabilization exercises. Dynamic instructors and powerful music motivate everyone towards their fitness goals. No matter what your fitness level, you'll get fit, stay fit and get fitter!

A typical class

1. Warm Up
   The focus in the opening track is on big, simple aerobic moves to get the body warm.
    
2. Mixed Impact
   This track will take you through an increasing range of moves and footstrikes, preparing the body for the aerobic action ahead.
    
3. Aerobic
   Step up the intensity and range of motion, and get into your personal training 'zone' ahead of the peak track to follow.
    
4. Plyometric
   This is where the class hits its first intensity peak, putting the body under load through quick-fire plyometric exercises often used in sports training.
    
5. Upper Body
   ConditioningTime to bring the heart rate down, recover and build strength. The focus here is on shoulders, chest, triceps and core conditioning work for toning and shaping the upper body.
    
6. Running
   Loosen up with some free and patterned running, and lift your heart rate again.
    
7. Agility
   Test your speed and agility with a big mix of sports-inspired moves, and have fun with some class interaction.
    
8. Interval
   Challenge your cardio system with a series of work-recovery blocks.
    
9. Power
   The final peak where you dig deep and push through powerful moves for maximum effort and fitness results.
    
10. Lower Body Conditioning
    Strengthen and tone the lower body, including the legs and abdominals.
     
11. Cool Down
    Congratulations, you made it... Time to recover and stretch.

 

Controlled breathing, concentration and a carefully structured series of stretches, moves and poses create a holistic workout athat brings the body into a state of harmony and balance.

A typical class

1. Tai Chi Warm Up
   Easy, flowing moves from the ancient Chinese exercise discipline let you leave your day behind, centre yourself and warm the body.
    
2. Sun Salutations
   A traditional yoga sequence warms your body more deeply, stretching and strengthening key muscle groups.
    
3. Yoga Standing Strength
   Poses such as Warrior and Triangle strengthen and tone the body.
    
4. Balance
   Concentration and focus allow your mind and body to meet the challenge of balancing poses.
    
5. Hip Openers
   Focuses on stretching for greater flexibility and freedom of movement in the hips and lower back.
    
6. Core
   Uses exercises from Pilates to Yoga to strengthen core abdominal and back muscles.
    
7. Twists & Forward Bends
   Poses and stretches create supplness and flexibility in the hamstrings and back.
    
8. Relaxation & Meditation
   The final 10 minutes deliver the mental and physiological benefits of meditation and enhance the effects of the exercise you have just completed.

Take on the terrain with your inspiring team coach who leads the pack through hills, flats, mountain peaks, speed work and interval training. Discover your athlete within - sweat and burn to reach your endorphin high.

A typical class

1. Warm Up
   Warm up the legs and increase the blood supply to the working muscles.
2. Pace
   The intensity increases as you work through intervals of speed to prepare for the demands of the class ahead.
3. Hills
   Designed to increase leg strength and endurance, you perform a series of climbs with increasing intensity.
4. Mixed Terrain
   After some initial active reovery, we ride a series of fast flats and short climbs.
5. Intervals
   You burn lots of calories in this track! It's a race simulation with a series of attacks which will peak your heart rate. The main objective is to work and revcover through interval training.
6. Speed Work
   After some initial active recovery, you develop fast leg speed through high-speed intervals.
7. Mountain Climb
   As in Track 3, the focus is on strength and endurance in a series of climbs that build in intensity. This is the last working track.
8. Ride Home
   Finish the journey and recover by lowering the heart rate and flushing the working muscles.
9. Stretch
   A final stretch to complete the workout and assist recovery.

Using a height-adjustable step and simple movements on, over and around the step you get huge motivation from sing-along music and approachable instructors. Cardio blocks push fat-burning systems into high gear followed by muscle-conditioning tracks that shape and tone your body.

A typical class

1. Warm Up
   Warm up the body with simple aerobic moves.
   
2. Step Warm Up
   Learn how to step correctly as we continue to warm the body.
   
3. Step Orientation
   In this track, we gradually lift the intensity of the workout by increasing our range of motion and adding light propulsions.
   
4. Step Athletic
   This is the first peak. It's time to lift the energy and your heart rate, break a sweat and climb higher with more athletic stepping moves.
   
5. Mixed Strength
   Time to lower the step a level. We ease back on the cardio and place bigger demends on the legs and glutes for lower body strength and toning.
   
6. Power Peak
   Power up for the second peak. We use the powerful stepping exercises and dynamic lateral movement to improve cardio and endurance fitness.
   
7. Step Recovery
   Catch your breath with slower and more controlled stepping exercises to focus on balance and stability, and on lower body toning and sculpting.
   
8. Party Step
   Let your hair down and have fun in this 'anything goes' part of the class. We use different themes and movement styles to create a party on the step.
   
9. Speed Step
   A signature track for BODYSTEP®. Lower the step height and step faster for speed and agility training.
   
10. Peak
    This is the third and final cardio peak, a physically challenging combination of dynamic propulsive exercises and strong lower body moves.
    
11. Recovery/Leg Strength/Pushups/Abdominals
    Catch your breath as you work your gluteals and legs, then move to the floor for conditioning work for the upper body and abdominals.
    
12. Cooldown/Stretch
    We stretch our worked muscles as we cool down, this completes the full body workout that is BODYSTEP®!

This fiercely energetic program is inspired by martial arts and draws from a wide array of disciplines such as karate, boxing, taekwondo, tai chi and muay thai. Supported by driving music, strike, punch, kick and kata your way through calories to superior cardio fitness.

A typical class

1. Warm Up
   Teaches all of the moves that will be used throughout the class. Warms the body to leave you mentally and physically prepared for the battle ahead.
2. Combat 1
   Visualise your opponent and engage in your first fight combination.
3. Power 1
   Enter an aerobic training zone with a focus on speed, power and endurance.
4. Combat 2
   Fight for your life, with power and energy in every combination.
5. Power 2
   The halfway mark, using punches only to drill the upper body for a second time.
6. Combat 3
   An opportunity to recover as we lower the intensity for the final phase.
7. Muay Thai
   The workout explodes in a Muay Thai encounter where elbows and knees go into overdrive to take your fitness to the next level and leave your opponent for dust!
8. Power 3
   Give everything you have and don't look back until you complete this upper body blast and seal the deal on your fitness objectives.
9. Conditioning
   Take to the floor to complete the workout with strength training.
10. Cool Down
    Payback time, where you stretch out and lengthen all those hard-worked muscles.

Based on cutting-edge scientific research, this program is the ultimate way to get a tight and toned core. With dynamic training that hones in on your abs, glutes, back, obliques, and "slings" connecting the upper and lower body. This workout will leave you looking good and feeling strong.

A typical class

1. Warm Up Connects you with your core muscles and teaches you how to engage them.
    
2. Core Strength 1 Increases the challenge on your lower and upper abs, and begins activating your muscular slings.
    
3. Standing Strength 1 Trains your glutes, abs and sling muscles in standing and improves your awareness of how these muscles function in daily activities.
    
4. Standing Strength 2 Increases the demands on your glutes using squat and hip pulse moves.
    
5. Core Strength 2 Trains your obliques in three patterns of movement - laying twists, side hovers and mountain climbers in a plank position. This is "superset" core training.
    
6. Core Strength 3 Brings your focus to the back muscles to improve trunk extension.

It’s the hottest thing on and off the dance floor and that Zumba body is fast becoming this season’s must have…and Xceler8 is now offering Zumba in Wagga!  Party your way to a toned body with the easy to follow, fat burning, sexy moves that are taking the world by storm.  You don’t need to be super fit (or super co-ordinated) to love Zumba!

Most people know that regular physical activity is good for your health. But you don't have to exercise at a vigorous level to achieve health benefits. To help, the Heart Foundation has developed a low-to-moderate intensity exercise program called Heartmoves, designed for people who are living with health conditions.

In this unique workout you will work on your core muscles, buttocks and thighs while having a great time moving to music, improve balance, co-ordination.

Want a workout for each major muscle group? Circuit training is one of the original forms of group exercise and is still the most popular. A total mix up of hi/low impact cardiovascular stations amongst toning exercises makes this an excellent class for all. No time to rest though, Circuit is a series of strength exercises with little rest between stations so that helps keep the heart rate up.

Be prepared to sweat! A cardiovascular workout with medium to high intensity incorporating boxing equipment in a circuit format. Designed to give you a great cardio and strength workout.

A controlled exercise session concentrating on your deep core muscles, as well as your breathing. This class will promote good posture and increased flexibility!

A perfect way to minimise the aches and pains of pregnancy while staying fit and calm.  Pregnancy Pilates is one of the most popular pregnancy exercises and with our specially trained personal trainers, you can feel confident that you and your bub are safe.

Xceler8 Gym has partnered with Boot Camps Australia to provide Wagga with affordable, intensive group fitness classes. Boot Camps Australia’s program is legendary for achieving maximum results in the fastest possible time.  It sets you a physically and mentally challenging regime, inspiring an exhillerating sense of achievement at the end of each session.  Improve your cardiovascular health, tighten and tone your body and increase your core strength and stability, in one affordable, challenging and rewarding program.

We believe that everyone should have the right to be healthy, so we even offer free Boot Camps for kids and community groups.