JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas –
As part of National Fitness Month, the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Health and Wellness Center will offer a fitness class 11 a.m.-noon every Friday in May using the Total Resistance Exercise, TRX, suspension trainer located across the street from the Rambler Fitness Center adjacent to the running track.
The user-friendly TRX is designed to exercise the lower body, upper body and core with training bands that leverage body weight as natural resistance.
"The TRX is effective for people at all levels because they can adjust the difficulty using their own weight," Keith Prince, HAWC Health Promotions Flight chief, said. "Those who aren't comfortable moving or working out due to injury can gain their confidence back, and those who have been working out can engage their muscles in an entirely new way."
A TRX user at Randolph found the equipment to be "the best" she's handled.
"It didn't take much before I felt the burn in my muscles," Master Sgt. Jennifer Sullivan, Air Force Recruiting Service superintendent of financial management field support, said. "It's very easy to use, but it also made me keep good form or else I would fall over."
Sullivan recommended the TRX, especially to beginners who may find gym machines "too intimidating."
"The TRX allows for a variety of exercises, and variety allows working out to be fun and challenging," Prince added.
The month-long class, which is set up to bring exposure to Randolph's TRX station and the greater health benefits, starts May 3.
The class is open to all Department of Defense cardholders, including children at least 10 years old with a guardian.
TRX bands are available at the HAWC and Rambler Fitness Center, building 999.
For more information, call the HAWC at 652-2300.