Architect Studios- Montclair

As you may know, I love Lululemon and also love free stuff. Last Thursday Lululemon held an outdoor class at their store with Architect Studios. The class is HIT which means high intensity training that is supposed to condition clients while using minimal equipment. I instantly fell in love with Adrienne who hugged me immediately after meeting me. She has this infectious energy and personality that wants you to keep going.

The class included simple moves everyone has heard of before like burpees, high knees, mountain climbers and jumping jacks while adding some new moves into the mix like butterfly crunches and shoulder taps. There were three rounds with three sets in each round of different exercises to target the entire body. The sets were only 45 seconds which is meant to push yourself to the limit in that short amount of time. By the end of the class I felt energized from the amazing music the DJ played and felt like I got a good workout.

My night got better when I got a free Lululemon headband, a coupon for free pants at the store, and a free class at Architect Studios! I made out like a bandit.

So I went to the GRITT which stands for Group Intense Interval Training and intense it was. We started with an ab roller and my knees were throbbing but then we switched to elbows to opposite knee which was easy for me. Then our first set included kettle bell swings, burpee to bringing the kettle bell up to our chest, and back lunge to tricep extension. I felt like I was going to have a heart attack because my heart hurt so bad. I also think it wasn't the best idea to workout this morning and do arms. Then came the cardio round which included high knees, burpees, and quick jacks. I would go all out in high knees then when it came time for the burpees I felt like I wanted to throw up. Finally the last round included this strange move I couldn't do for the life of me. You had to swing the kettle bell around then let it fall....I felt like an idiot I couldn't get this. Then we did lunges with a twist and Russian twists. I was soo glad the class was over, my legs were dripping and I felt like I needed to lie down and do nothing forever. But I have two more free classes left and you bet I'm going to go back there!