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Polar GX at Results Fitness

One of the things we hear a lot at Results Fitness is "you guys are always adding new things to make the gym better." That's true but what we are really doing is adding new things that will make our clients "better." What we mean is that we add these new things because we believe they will increase our clients results, help them to reach their health and fitness goals more successfully and improve their overall experience at the gym. Much time and research goes into the decisions we make concerning these improvements. The question we ask whenever we are considering adding something new is "How will this increase our clients success in the gym?" We will never add something simply because it is the current fitness trend.

The new Polar GX system that we are using in our group classes is an example of a tool we know will help increase the results of our clients. This system allows our clients to actually see their heart rates up on a screen while they are working out. Why is this important? Well for one, clients and coaches are able to accurately measure the intensity of the workouts. And two, the visual feedback provides an incredible amount of motivation and, often times, healthy competition.

Our mission statement at Results Fitness is "Changing the Way Fitness is Done!" And, one of our core values is "Keep Leading." What this means is that we strive to be pioneers in our industry, constantly researching and applying new and effective methods to help our clients achieve the best results possible. We are doing just that with the Polar GX system.

Other gyms using the Polar GX system use it primarily for aerobic training, or long steady state cardio. This is fine and Polar GX is tremendous in this regard but as many of you know at Results Fitness we do not do aerobics, or long steady state cardio for fat loss. Because of this we are changing the way Polar GX is done by developing a new method of what is called Zone Training. What our team has done is develop group programs specifically for doing HIIT, high intensity interval training, using the Polar GX system. This is a more true form of interval training that not only focuses on workout intensity but also recovery. Essentially what we are looking for are bouts of maximum intensity work (HR 90% and above) followed immediately by appropriate recovery (HR 70% and below) followed by maximum intensity work and so on. Why do it this way? Why not just do aerobics? One might ask. The answer is simple: Because you will lose more fat!

In August these new group programs will be introduced into the schedule and will be marked so everyone knows to wear heart rate monitors in the class. If you do not have a either a heart rate monitor or the GX strap which is used in the classes they are available at the front desk. A GX strap is only $20 and it is yours. All you need to do is pick up the monitor at the front desk before class (and return it after class), snap it on to your strap, check in on the computer in the class and you are ready to go. If you want any more details please feel free to ask anyone on the Results Fitness team and we will get you started.

Come in and give the Polar GX Zone Classes a shot. We know you will love them!