Weights… How to Know The Right Size For You
What if we told you there was a way to…
build your strength
reduce stress and boost your mood
improve body composition, bone density and fat loss
and help prevent injury?
Strength training plays a key role in a well-round fitness routine. If you haven’t added strength training into your routine, then NOW is the time to make it happen.
Though you may be feeling ready to add strength training into your life or maybe you already do, one question you may have is how to know the right size weights for you.
Weights… How to Know the Right Size for You.
First, we always recommend checking in with your instructor before every class so you can get a sense of what types of movements she has planned for you. Then, it’s always a good idea to take into account what type of class you are in.
When you are first starting out, we recommend starting on the lighter side since you can always bump up in the weights. Don’t forget about gradual progression. If you’ve been sticking with the same weight for awhile then it may be time to bump up in the weights. You can always try a few reps with the heavier weight and then drop down if you need.
For Barre/Pilates type classes, you’ll want to grab lighter weights, typically 1-3 lbs. The reason you’ll want to grab lighter weights for these types of classes is because they tend to work your muscular endurance or “how long you can hold your weight.”
For our Sculpt/Lift/Bootcamp type classes, you’ll want to grab heavier weights, starting at 5 lbs and up. These types of classes tend to focus on muscular strength training or “how much you can lift.”
Both types of classes are important! In fact, this is one of the reasons we started Remix in the first place. Back when we were teaching at a Barre studio, one of our clients who now works for us at the front desk, came to us and asked if she should be lifting heavier weights. Since the studio we taught in at the time only had 4 lb weights at the heaviest, we realized then that we needed a place that we could add muscular strength training in as well as muscular endurance training.
We realized the importance of mixing it up!
