I am the first person to tell you that it doesn’t matter what your body fat percentage is to become a stripper. In EVERY club I have worked, there are entertainers who make very good money and don’t have the stereotypical hard body that is portrayed in the media.
I do feel it is important for everyone (not just strippers) to take responsibility for their personal health and fitness. I have worked in the health club industry for 13 years, both as a group exercise instructor and personal trainer.
My Spin Class was packed this morning…with a lot of new male faces, which is odd for a Monday morning. I always make a point to teach the class modifications, since my students consist of everyone from Dante, the 19 year old African-American male bodybuilder who tried it for the first time this morning to Marilyn, the 64 year old grandmother who comes every week. Try to pick suitable music to suite that broad audience!!!
After class, someone asked me what my workout routine is:
Sunday: 60 minutes Spin Class/60 min Yoga
Monday: 60 min Spin class/30 minutes low-moderate intensity cardio at 75% Max Heart Rate on elliptical in the AM; 60 minutes weights with trainer/30 minutes walking on treadmill with 65% Max Heart Rate in the PM
Tuesday: 60 min spin class/30-45 min cardio at 65% MHR
Wednesday: 60 min weights with personal trainer/30 min cardi0 at 65% MHR
Thursday: One week rest, other week 60 mins cardio at 65-80% MHR
Friday: 60 minutes 24Lift Class/30 min cardio at 65%
Saturday: 60 minutes cardio at 65-80% MHR
I try as much as I can to switch up my cardio tools: some days its the treadmill, other days the elliptical, bike, or step mill. I have a preference for the elliptical and hate the step-mill. Overall, no tool is better than another. You burn the same amount of calories on the bike with a heartrate of 175 BPM as you do on the treadmill with a heartrate of 175 BPM. It’s your HEARTRATE that matters, not the tool.
The importance of switching up the tools is to prevent over-use injuries. My good friend LOVES the step-mill, but her knees are KILLING her now. Repetitive motion, over time creates injuries: if she doesn’t start incorporating other activities, she’s going to do even more damage.
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Another note exercise raises endorphins in the body thus bringing on the “happy gene” which in turn not only makes for a better physical look but mentality as well which is always a good thing in the stripper work world.