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H2shO™️: Strength & sho Tunes
Musically inspired by Broadway, Hollywood & Cultural zeitgeists, Strength & shO Tunes is a feel good FUNctional fitness workout, is now in its fourth year in NYC's magnificent Central Park.
Whether a perennial, or a millennial, this exercise session is:
- Challenging and invigorating
- Functional and easy-to-follow
The H2shO™️ emphasis on FUN is great for your body and well-being.
shO YOURSELF Mondays & Wednesdays 10am. 😃💪🏽
Central Park Weekly
WHERE? Location may vary but we have been dependably working in Central Park, Manhattan. Exact details are provided upon registering.
WHEN?
Mondays 10am Chess & Checkers House
Fridays 10am Central Park Skate Circle (Before the Bandshell)
*Weather Permitting
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FAQs
- Adults over 60 are WELCOME
- Adults under 60 equally WELCOME
- Bring Water, a towel and a "CAN DO' spirit
- Wear comfortable clothes and athletic shoes
- Inclimate weather? Dress appropriately.
- Equipment provided unless requested
- MAX 15 participants
The H2shO™️ Strategy
Think Strength 💪🏽,
Cognitive Training 🧠,
Movement to Music 🎭
We strive to offer an AGELESS, low-impact, strength-building, communal fitness experience that’s unabashedly, unapologetically FUN. Research shows focusing on exercise that makes people happy, rather than focusing their on exercise intensity, may be key to maintaining motivation for physical activity.
Every decade of life requires different physical and cognitive training. In terms of movement and skills training, a one-size-fits-all approach is not prudent.
- Workouts are adapted to the skillset of the individual
- Cardiovascular & Coordination drills
- Strength & Balance conditioning
- Movement & Postural training
Embracing the Cognitive. The best exercise prescription is the one you can and hear to regularly and genuinely enjoy performing. The rewards should linger long after the workouts over.
- Mindful music curation. Neuroscientists have discovered that listening to music heightens positive emotion through the reward centers of our brain
- Reduce anxiety. Our bodies only have, in general, one stress response. We moderate intensity to elevate the heart rate without stressing your body.
- Make fitness a shO! When exercise is FUN it removes the the experience of failing and increases motivation to continue.
No body shame. No gymtimidation.
Leave the false fitness narratives of perfectionism behind.
Join the shO!
Having 28 years of teaching experience, I understand motivation alone isn't enough to sustain a fitness journey. You have to enjoy what you're doing.
Erwin Gonzalez
The Strength & sho Tunes Story
Advent of the Terra H2shO™️
Strength & shO Tunes, the land equivalent of its namesake water aerobics class, launched April 15, 2020 at NYC's Central Park. This "shO-cially distanced" community-based workout was created as result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In 2015, I sought to reinvigorate my water aerobics class by reimagining exercise through the lens of a Broadway show using a multimodal approach. Next I elevated these elements to make the class feel like a performance rather than a routine workout.
Early 2020, the shO was building momentum. (It was, and still is, the only instructor-owned aquatic fitness program on the schedule of the luxury fitness brand Equinox.) Then came Covid-19. The world went on PAUSE due to this airborne virus, public gatherings were deemed unsafe, health clubs closed.
Sitting in my NYC apartment, I questioned how could I bring light into the world. As everyone took to Zoom, I took to the park to create a safe healthy space where we could still play. Then began the journey.
By popular demand, there is also an online streaming exercise classed named H2shO™️ LIVE! or shO LIVE, on the BAND app for communities and groups.
We have hosted student events for the Student Affairs Office of Fordham University and have been contracted by the Hunters Point Park Conservancy to perform our signature workouts on the waterfront in the Summer months.