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Kentro, the combination of yoga and cardio that will make you sweat
Fitness
For those who are torn between strong intensity workouts and calm exercise, kentro is the combination of both, working mainly legs, arms, abdomen and glutes.
For those who are “hooked” to exercise and those others who have not yet found their place in the world of fitness, we know a discipline that, at the very least, you will want to try. It’s called kentro, and although its name may not sound familiar, the exercises it combines are; center It is the integral discipline that combines flexibility and cardio exercises with strength to work the whole body to the rhythm of the music.
But, beyond the physical exercise that we can perform, kentro is the activity that, like yoga, from which it takes a series of exercises, puts you in contact with yourself through experiences that range from exercise and movement in consciousness, even meditation.
María Medina, instructor of center, says that it is an activity that begins with jumping rope to warm up the body and “work the mental coordination», In addition to performing yoga postures and functional strength, power and endurance exercises:« At Kentro we work the whole body and each class focuses on a specific muscle group. But for the most part, the legs, arms, buttocks and abdomen are worked.
Kentro classes
Before considering starting kentro, or discarding it from your life, you have to know that it is not necessary to have practiced yoga before. When you go to these classes, which are taught in person but also ‘online’, start by opening your mind and being willing to give it your all, bearing in mind that at first it can be frustrating because the movements do not go as expected or you do not have enough flexibility nor force (often of will) to flow while the activity is carried out.
Kentro expert María Medina, also a teacher of several other disciplines in Shekel and Síclo +, explains that her classes are made to be a group experience «in which you can connect with yourself, with the collective energy of the group and with music. “As we have already said, he will jump rope (in most cases) for approximately 10 minutes and then we will go to the yoga mat to experience moments of introspection, such as rooting and the mantra dedicated to being.” In addition, a physical, mental and emotional effort is made: “You experience moments of energy rush thanks to the jumps, the yoga postures and the movements that we invite the body to do,” he concludes.
But after a lot of effort and taking the body into positions that it had never done before, María Medina (@maricoles) reveals that classes, which usually last about 40 minutes In total, they always end with a small ‘shavasana’ type meditation where the body and mind are relaxed, giving them gratitude and recognition for the effort and the inverted drops of sweat.
And do not worry if the duration of the classes does not suit your schedule … Apparently, on Siclo +, an ‘online’ platform to exercise from anywhere, you will find classes from 15 minutes to an hour.