As I sit writing this, I find my body is sore, but a good sore. I had a session with my trainer at the gym today and we did more work on the TRX system. For those of you who don’t know what the TRX system is, it’s a system of straps that are hanging from a frame that you use for your workout using your own bodyweight as the resistance. I will be honest. I used to walk by this system at the gym and I would be like “Nope, no way, not me!”. First off, a being a curvy lady I look at these webbing straps and go, “Like that can really hold my weight”. Then it’s on a freestanding frame. “It’s gonna fall over on me!” Well the trainer I’m working with has had me doing exercises on it and I’ll be the first to say I was wrong. I love the TRX! It gives me a great workout. I can do deeper squats than if I were just standing on the floor, and they don’t hurt my knees. I have more stability doing lunges. The only exercise I’m having trouble with is bicep curls but that is just going to take time to develop those muscles.
I will say some of the exercises I’ve seen people doing on the TRX still intimidate me. Putting my feet into the handles and doing push ups and other exercises will take a while till I do that, and I’d need to make sure someone is nearby to help as I can see myself getting stuck.
If you haven’t tried it yet, have a trainer, or someone who is experienced with the system, show you how to do some basic exercises on it and see what it is like. Maybe like me you’ll find you have an exercise you love at the gym.
Active Curvy Lady 