Jump & Jab proves hard, refreshing

Vanessa’s Thoughts:

I was told that Jump & Jab is similar to Tae-Bo. Unfortunately, I had a bad experience with the Tae-Bo workout, which mainly involved me fainting in my kitchen. Therefore, I felt it was in my best interest to not subject myself to a workout like this. I’ll have to pass on commenting on this one.

Jenny’s Thoughts:

Jump and Jab is the RSC’s answer to the recent cardio kick-boxing craze, caused by the popularity of Tae-Bo, a video exercise program.

Before I attended class Monday at 6:30 p.m., I had little experience with the type of moves that Jump & Jab involved: martial arts-style kicks and punches. However, the instructor spent a good 15 minutes before class thoroughly teaching us all of the moves that we would use in the class.

To help keep our heart rates elevated, one-minute spurts of jumping rope punctuated the kick-boxing of Jump & Jab, making the overall workout challenging both physically and mentally. The motions utilized in Jump & Jab provided good arm and leg workouts and, as with Step and Retrobics, we worked our abs for a few minutes too. I never became too fatigued during the class — overall, I found the workout to be intense, yet enjoyable because of its original routines. I may find myself at Jump & Jab in the future.

Tom’s Thoughts:

The fury of kick-boxing and the childish glee of jumping rope have now been blended into one arduous hour of exercise — Jump & Jab.

After the introduction of basic stances and punches, we were told to visualize an imaginary opponent in front of us in order to give our attacks throughout the class more focus. Though I was a little worn out from the previous class, I found this focus gave me a furious rage that kept me from passing out or giving up.

I spent most of my time weakly jabbing and kicking at the air, waiting for quick intervals of jumping rope to make up for my utter lack of skill in kick-boxing.

Still, all in all, the class was very fun. Very exhausting but very fun. I'm not sure if I could use any of the workout to defend myself in a fight, but I did feel triumphant over the imaginary opponent.

Laura’s Thoughts:

Jump & Jab is a basic kick-boxing class. At the start of the class, the instructor demonstrated all the moves we would be using during the class. She focused on technique, which was really helpful. Also, throughout the class she walked around the gym and helped those that were not doing the moves exactly right to make sure they would get the most out of their workout.

We started by stretching out our bodies, specifically our legs and arms. Then we slowly built in the kick-boxing into different sequences of moves. When we finished a sequence, and some of its repetitions, we would jump rope for a full minute. I think the class gave me a really good workout, and it was nice because it was different. Some of the moves actually reminded me of Tae-Bo.

Jump & Jab worked my legs and arms, and it was a fun experience as well. The instructor was excited about the class, and her enthusiasm helped make it easier to continue from start to finish. It sounded like the class would get more involved with kick-boxing and harder moves as the semester went on. Therefore, it caters to those who will attend on a regular basis.

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