Tesuto at Crunch

Don’t ask me to pronounce the name of Crunch’s brand new butt kicking group fitness class, Tesuto. However, I think it sounds like “ouch”. But, the good kind of ouch that makes you wanna keep coming back to test your limits. The name of the class, Tesuto means “to test” in Japanese.

Last week, I got to experience Tesuto for myself. I took a class with it’s founder, Angel at the 38th Street Crunch. The good news is that it was the first time the class was being offered, so I didn’t feel intimidated. The bad news is that I was super sore from my previous workouts that week.

Angel started class by describing the purpose of a Tesuto class. He even gave us hand outs. Here’s how he described the class:

“It is a program that is designed to test the physical fitness abilities of an individual and help them surpass the pre-described limitations set within themselves and the typical gym environment.”

Here’s how the sweatfest went down:

• Stretching
• Cardio warm-up
• *6-7 minutes of all legs (just like bar method, yet somehow not at all like bar method)
• Cardio drills (basics like burpees and mountain climbers)
• Upper Body moves (unique moves like spider crawls)
• Core
• More stretching

What I loved about the class:

• Angel was an attentive and caring instructor despite the large group
• The leg stuff killed, but I loved it most of all.
• Tons of stretching

Next time I see Crunch on Groupon, I’m buying the month pass. The classes there really are top notch.

Don’t have a Crunch membership either? Never fear, you too can try out classes at Crunch by downloading a free one week pass.