There’s a reason we all looked so good during our nightclubbing days and have probably never seen a fat drummer – the latest US fitness craze, Pound, has figured out the benefit of drumming and cardio dance and combined it into a 45-minute fun, fat-burning workout.
There’s a reason we all looked so good during our nightclubbing days and have probably never seen a fat drummer – the latest US fitness craze, Pound, has figured out the benefit of drumming and cardio dance and combined it into a 45-minute fun, fat-burning workout.
The popular US fitness craze already has a celebrity following, with P Diddy, Mario Lopez and reality star Kris Jenner all loving the drumming workout routine and now, for first time, it’s reached our sandy Australian shores.
Pound founders Kirsten Potenza and Cristina Peerenboom invented the fitness program that combines their passion for music, drumming and fitness with an exercise combo of cardio, Pilates, isometric and plyometric movement.
The fitness enthusiasts’ classes, which incorporate neon green lightweight Ripstix “glowsticks” is said to burn between 2500-3500kJ per hour.
The co-founders and drumming friends invented the hot new concept after a jam session resulted in a broken drum seat, which forced the two friends to stand and play.
“From this we felt the benefits of drumming through extensive movement. We could relate a lot of this movement to Pilates and felt the way it worked our core,” they explain.
The co-creators knew they had a great idea by combining their hobby and love of music to make a new fitness routine that was fun and showed results.
“It’s important to show people that anyone can achieve great health and wellbeing and enjoy doing it at the same time,” they say.
“With Pound, we’ve created a workout that allows people to really get into the music and be distracted from the fact that they’re actually working quite hard.
“Anyone can do Pound. It’s a key part to our program that we always offer modifications and progressions so everyone can drum along to the music and get a fabulous workout.
Pound plays a mixture of music from rock, dubstep, rap, old-school and pop, which is all fused together to create a full-body, lightweight cardio workout, which is having positive results.
“We’ve heard of some very humbling stories come from Pound, especially from people who have rehabilitated their injuries, strengthened their bodies and have seen improvements to their overall wellbeing,” they say.
While Pound’s success is yet to be seen in Australia, the fitness duo are excited about the US hype and hope it will flow into the Australian market.
“We recently were part of the Dr Oz show and it was great to have him talk about the science behind Pound and what makes it unique. It was definitely a memorable moment,” say the women.
“We’re very grateful for where we’ve come from, and the fact that Pound has branched out internationally has been a dream come true,” they said.
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