Tryouts Premium http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/tryoutspremium RSS Feed for Tryouts Premium en-us Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:30:00 GMT Use ROM machine to get a full workout in 8 minutes http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/tryoutspremium/20130430_Use_ROM_machine_to_get_a_full_workout_in_8_minutes.html Most people who are trying to get in shape complain that it just takes too much time. But if you have eight minutes, you have all the time you need to work out with a ROM machine. Pilates 'Tower' classes tone bodies and de-stress minds http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/tryoutspremium/20130416__Pilates_Tower_classes_tone_bodies_and_destress_minds.html I'm slumped in my chair at work, hunched over my computer, when Lisa Ortega Robertson's words come to mind, reminding me to improve my posture. Roll your shoulders down and back, she said, an act that automatically elongates the spine. Hiking group touts adventures that are safe and stress-free http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/tryoutspremium/20130319_Hiking_group_touts_adventures_that_are_safe_and_stressfree.html I'm a princess — I'm the first to admit it. Sure, I can endure sweaty mixed martial arts classes and grueling interval training sessions, but when placed in the great outdoors, I'm a helpless babe in the woods. Kajukenbo combines martial arts styles http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/tryoutspremium/20130219_Kajukenbo_combines_martial_arts_styles.html During the late 1940s, Palama Settlement was considered a menacing neighborhood, so a small group of martial artists calling themselves the Black Belt Society met to train and learn from one another. Exercise group eliminates excuses for moms with tots http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/tryoutspremium/20130129_Exercise_group_eliminates_excuses_for_moms_with_tots.html Some moms are able to muster the motivation to get back into their regular workout routines, while others find it more challenging to fit exercise into their much-altered lifestyles. The pole empowers women while it improves flexibility http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/tryoutspremium/20130115_The_pole_empowers_women_while_it_improves_flexibility.html Sensual, exotic dancing is no longer reserved for strip bars and so-called gentlemen's clubs, and sliding poles shouldn't be limited for use by children on playgrounds or firefighters. Cycling class puts new spin on high-intensity workout http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/tryoutspremium/20121218_Cycling_class_puts_new_spin_on_highintensity_workout.html All through a spin class at Hono­lulu Holo Cycling Studio, I kept thinking, "My butt hurts." I was thankful for the times when we stood up on the stationary bike pedals, which provided some relief from being seated for long intervals. Balancing atop a Bosu ball makes workout challenging http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/tryoutspremium/20121120_Balancing_atop_a_Bosu_ball__makes_workout_challenging.html Balancing on a Bosu ball is a workout in itself. Standing on the ball while using free weights during a class at the Central YMCA was much more difficult than I had imagined. Water aerobics a good fit for those with joint ailments http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/tryoutspremium/20121030_Water_aerobics_a_good_fit_for_those_with_joint_ailments.html A diverse group, young and old and of all sizes, assembled for the Aqua Fit class at the Kroc Center in Ewa Beach. Straps intensify tough TRX workout http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/tryoutspremium/20120918_Straps_intensify_tough_TRX_workout.html Jogging on the beach, military crawls and leapfrog in the sand make the TRX Boot Camp class quite a challenge.