By Alesha Capone
Clubbercise could be described as combining a night out with your workout – complete with flashing LED glow sticks.
The exercise movement, which began in the UK, involves a mix of dance, toning and combat moves. The sessions take place in a darkened room with disco lights to a soundtrack of club music dating from the ’90s onwards.
Clubbercise instructor Ashleigh Preedy, who takes classes in Point Cook and Truganina, said participants were encouraged to hold glow sticks as they worked out.
Before she became a Clubbercise instructor, Mrs Preedy taught bootcamps and personal training sessions in the Tarneit area.
“One day my mother, who still lives in Britain, rang me and said ‘You have to see if this (Clubbercise) is in Australia – it’s right up your alley’,” she said.
Mrs Preedy went on to complete a Clubbercise instructor course in Yarraville in 2017.
She said the “fun and fitness” Clubbercise classes consisted of easy cardio workouts, suitable for people aged 13 and over.
But Mrs Preedy said the majority of her clients were women aged from 35 through to their 60s.
“They’re often lively and vibrant kind of people, who remember the ’90s-style music and say, ‘I used to listen to that when I went out clubbing’,” she said.
Clubbercise classes are held from 7.30-8.15pm on Mondays at Arndell Park Community Centre in Truganina and on Thursdays at Point Cook Community Centre.
Sessions are $15 casual with glowstick hire or $13 if you purchase glowsticks for $10.
Details: facebook.com/clubbercisewyndham or clubbercise_with_ashleigh on Instagram, or call 0450 000 133.
