Les Mills Master Trainer Kylie Gates Holds Special Class

Les Mills Master Trainers Kylie Gates and Tracy Minnoch-Nuku are in Manila to conduct the quarterly Les Mills workshop, held last 09 December 2006 at the Fitness First Philippines SM North EDSA branch.

Kylie Gates was prevailed upon to hold special classes in two Les Mills favorites— Body Jam and Body Balance.

However, due to her tight schedule, Kylie Gates can only do so in three Fitness First branches, namely, Fitness First Manila, Fitness First SM North EDSA and Fitness First Ortigas.

I managed to catch the 6.25pm special Body Jam class at SM North EDSA, where it was so packed with Body Jam participants, I had to go to the very front to squeeze myself in a miniscule space right beside the stage.

Kylie Gates led the enthusiastic crowd during the first half with the familiar Latin choreography of the present release— Body Jam 38. The latter half was devoted to a preview of the next release— Body Jam 39, particularly to what is referred to as the Dance4Life routine, which had people grooving to hit tracks like Sexy Back from Justin Timberlake and London Bridge from Fergie.

It was at this point that Kylie Gates’ expertise as a 15 year veteran of the fitness industry displayed itself as she serenely led the students through some pretty complicated choreography that had hip-hop and jazz moves thrown in together.

Nonetheless, Kylie Gates’ infectious enthusiasm and confidence in her students’ abilities inspired everyone to push himself to grasp the moves until the rousing finish.

Try to catch the last two classes tonight at Fitness First Ortigas, the schedule of which is 6.30pm Body Jam and 7.30pm Body Balance. Note that the schedule has been changed from the one posted on the Fitness First Philippines website. I confirmed with Fitness First Ortigas reception regarding this. (Sorry, please check the comments below for the final schedule.)

If you’ve never worked out at Fitness First Ortigas you’ll be in for a treat because the gym’s position on the 35th floor of Wynsum Corporate Plaza gives it a breathtaking bird’s eye view of Metro Manila’s brightly lit metropolis from north to south and east to west.

For Body Jam 39 video previews, check out Noelle De Guzman’s In My Pocket links.

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