Tracy’s fitness career spans more than 15 years on the West Coast and in Chicago. She has presented master classes and Kwando workshops to fitness professionals, and she created and developed Gorilla Sports’ Kwando Program, a total body conditioning class incorporating elements of boxing, kickboxing and tae kwan do. Tracy is a nationally recognized fitness expert. After meeting Tracy, the rest is history! After training clients and teaching small group exercise classes, Bonnie’s ambitions leaned to owning her own studio. She quickly saw results in herself and became a believer in both HIIT and strength training. After extensive training in college, Bonnie began experimenting with workout programming, alternating between cardiovascular work and strength training. We’ve seen first hand how the disease can affect a family.īonnie began teaching group exercise in 2008 and is a certified personal trainer through the American Council of Exercise. KIDS: Sam (7) and Fletcher (9) Micheli and Reese (10), Sam (8) and Tess (7) RoemerįAVORITE CHARITY: The Alzheimer’s Association is so important to us because both our father-in-laws suffer from Alzheimer’s. They tell us what it’s like to run one of the hottest workouts in town, their secret desire to be DJs and why they want to be just like Elastigirl.
They are now proud mamas to seven locations and a ton of “shred” regulars (not to mention five kids between them). The two savvy and fit moms founded the super challenging treadmill interval workout, S hred415 in 2011. I’m already looking for the right day to schedule a class.Every superhero needs a partner-in-crime just ask Bonnie Micheli and Tracy Roemer. There are showers and locker room facilities on site, so if it’s easier for you to get ready where you work out, pack a bag.I’m a sweaty human being, but everyone was sweating. The classes are limited by the number of treadmills (15) so they fill up quickly It didn’t look easy, but he did a great job. He also had to adjust the TRX straps’ height between sets. Jeremy, the instructor, had to work as hard as the class to keep it going, keeping time and calling out the changing exercises. Regardless, I felt super accomplished finishing the workout. Maybe it was me, but the last set on the benches had me counting the minutes until the end as the instructor threw in burpees. The TRX straps were higher and were used for arms, chest and some leg work, with all exercises using body weight as resistance. We split back into two groups to finish the classes on the TRX straps and benches. Hopping back onto the treadmills, we did a second 15 minute running/hill/fast hill routine ending with a sprint to the finish line. We also threw in some jumps and steps, which spiked the heart rate back up. On the benches we worked a lot of butt and legs, staying true to the class name. After moving through about 8 exercises (and about 7.5 minutes), the two groups switched. We did a few planks with our feet in the TRX straps, pulling knees to chest and knees to elbows as well as the TRX equivalent of the ab wheel.
As this was my first experience with these gravity defying props, it took a couple of balance checks to get used to them.
The instructor had to lead the two groups through two different sets of rapidly changing exercises and didn’t miss a beat. We moved off of the treadmills and into two groups – benches (step class steps) and TRX straps. My class started on the treadmills with 15 minutes of speed alternating with hills (and some speedy hills). Each class moves through four 15 minute routines (thus the name, Shred 415) and each routine is non-stop action. The class uses interval training to tone, sculpt and burn fat quickly. I made it through the class with little to no pain and I credit that to the quickly changing focus and variety of exercises done in this class. I don’t have the world’s most awesome knees, so the prospect of a workout that takes place on a treadmill made me nervous for my barely-holding-on meniscus. I must admit that I was worried about taking this class. This is also a great place for moms/dads to get a workout in, with a child center on site as well as reduced price class packages for new moms. Who should take the class: Anyone looking for an intense personal training experience without paying personal trainer rates or anyone having a hard time deciding on doing cardio or toning.
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