Local Fitness Guide for 2016

Our excuses are behind us (literally). The calendar has turned over. There are no more tempting holiday parties on the horizon. The time is now to shape up, get fit, and work out a path to a healthy lifestyle in 2016 and beyond.

9ROUND
9Round is a 30-minute full-body kickboxing workout that is circuit-based. Not only will you punch and kick bags at each of the 3-minute rounds, but this effective workout incorporates strength and core training as well. All fitness levels are welcome at 9Round and every workout includes a trainer to guide you along. The state-of-the-art heart rate monitoring system ensures that you maintain an optimal target heart rate to achieve maximum fat loss. 9Round’s unlimited circuit-based workouts (with trainer included) are convenient for those with busy lives since there are no set class times or schedules to navigate. Visit the Laguna Niguel or San Juan Capistrano location or call 949.648.7731 to learn how you can lose weight and get fit at 9Round.

BEACHFIT
BeachFit strength and conditioning offers programs instructed by skilled, caring coaches that are designed to meet your fitness needs. New BodyFit classes offer high intensity interval training that quickly sculpts your body and increases your endurance. Traditional CrossFit classes provide a strength component along with metabolic conditioning 6 days a week, and Yoga class caters to those who work out hard and want to focus on mobility and stretching. Children can now get in on the fun with the new KidFit classes for ages 7 to 14 that emphasize skill, strength and endurance, and Body Balance in each class. In January, new members can join BeachFit’s 90-day fitness plan for $299, all classes included! Call Kim at 949.939.3130 to learn more.

BELLA PILATES
Bella Pilates is one of the only studios offering small group classes with highly skilled teachers and a very personalized experience for clients of all levels and abilities. Bella Pilates is a results-driven studio that focuses on your ability to see and feel results immediately. The class schedule includes private and semi-private sessions. Individually customized programs are also created specifically for each client. Try two weeks of unlimited classes for $49 or experience your first private session for $45. They look forward to seeing you in the new year!

BIKRAM YOGA SC
Bikram Yoga is the 26 posture sequence selected and developed by Bikram Choudhury from Hatha Yoga. Millions have experienced how these 26 postures systematically work every part of the body to give internal organs, veins, ligaments, and muscles what they need to maintain optimum health and maximum function. Along with a healthy diet, this method of yoga practice will enable you to get in excellent shape and feel great, mentally, physically and spiritually. Bikram Yoga San Clemente offers a 30-day challenge, posture clinics, workshops, and retreats. It has recently finished a tasteful remodel and added new yoga flooring, paint, décor, and lockers. Now is the perfect time to usher in the new year and meet its motivated instructors!

FIGHT STRONG MMA
Fight Strong MMA is a family-friendly premier martial arts academy catering to all levels and all ages. Whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned professional, they have numerous classes for all skill levels and abilities. Offering disciplines such as Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, MMA, Cardio classes, and Kids classes, each offers beginner on ramp classes that focus on technique, cardiovascular development, and muscular endurance first. The academy’s custom workouts are designed to get you into the fat burning zone in less than five minutes. New members that sign up before January 31st will receive half-off the first month’s rate. For more info about Fight Strong MMA, go to SCFightStrong.com or call 949.218-5222.

FIT PILATES
FIT Pilates invites you to check out Orange County’s hottest workout! Using the Lagree method, FIT Pilates is the only licensed studio in San Clemente and Mission Viejo to offer the Megaformer. Providing constant resistance, the Megaformer is the only workout that effectively combines strength, endurance, cardio, balance, core, and flexibility not only in one session, but in each and every move. In a 50-minute workout, you will shake, you will sweat, and you will quiver, but most importantly, you will get strong, toned, and FIT! Try one of these new client specials: first class free, 2 weeks unlimited for only $49, or one month unlimited for $99 until January 31st. Experience for yourself why celebrities and athletes around the world are addicted and just can’t get enough of Lagree Fitness. Email info@fitpilatesstudiosanclemente.com or visit FitPilatesStudio.com for more info.

ORANGETHEORY FITNESS
Orangetheory Fitness is group personal training at its best. It combines heart rate based, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) with resistance training for a complete, full-body workout in one hour. The professionally coached and expertly created workout templates take the guesswork out of getting stronger, more fit, and burning more calories. Although the workout changes daily, it is the same throughout each day so that you can take any of the many classes according to your schedule. Orangetheory Fitness has combined known, proven techniques in such a way to get the most out of an hour. Each member has their own heart rate monitor and their efforts are based on the 5 heart rate zones. It also targets specific amounts of times in each zone to induce EPOC, a biological state in which your body will increase calorie burn for up to 36 hours after the workout. Visit san-clemente.orangetheoryfitness.com or call 949.485.4885 to learn more.

PURE BARRE
Pure Barre is the largest, most established barre workout in North America. The barre workout provides an extremely effective total body workout that lifts your seat, tones your thighs, abs and arms, and burns fat in record-breaking time. Pure Barre is excited to introduce its newest offering, Pure Barre Platform. Built on the foundation of a traditional Pure Barre class, this fast-paced class is designed to optimize cardiovascular results and increase total body strength. Combining quick bursts of high intensity, yet low impact, cardio work with periods of lower intensity muscle-sculpting movements, this 55 minutes of high-energy fun and intense interval training at the barre will help burn calories, jumpstart the metabolism and increase overall endurance. Visit PureBarre.com/CA-SanClemente to learn more and to view class schedules.