This Drumming-Inspired Workout Class Is About to Be Cooler Than SoulCycle

If youāve ever been to a concert and found yourself admiring the drummerās impressive arm muscles, thatās no coincidence. Drumming is a WORKOUT. So much so that itās recently been transformed to become just that ā an official workout class. Introducing your new fitness obsession: Pound.
The drum-based workout class is available all across the country and is essentially a new type of class that combines cardio, conditioning and strength training with yoga and pilates-inspired movements. In every move youāll use Poundās bright green āRipstixs,ā which are lightly weighted drumsticks engineered specifically for exercising (and rocking out obvs).
While weāre totally down to trade our tired treadmill sesh for one of these classes, we canāt help but feel like weāve seen it before. And turns out, we totally have. Anyone familiar with Dandiya? If youāre not, itās a traditional folk dance in India thatās often associated with scenes of Holi. In the dance (which you can learn more about here), youāll see dancers moving to the beat while also using sticks throughout their routine. Is it exactly the same? No. Pound is definitely more fitness-oriented. Is it inspired by the traditional dance? Totally.
In this ClassPass era weāre living in, it seems like those boring days of repetitive gym sessions might finally be behind us. Whether you decided to venture out and take a class at a circus school (real talk: I did that last week) or try some voga for the first time, this new generation of fitness classes is proving that workouts donāt have to be a means to an end, they can actually be ā dare I say it ā fun. And for all of us who feel like weāre in a perpetual love triangle with our couch and pizza, thatās kind of the best news ever.
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