Depok-Family Women’s Association (IWK) Vocational Education Program, Universitas Indonesia (UI) held a seminar “Physical Activity and Women’s Health” and Pound Fit Class Gymnastics on December 8, 2022. The activity was attended by Faizah Abdullah S.St., S.Ft., M.Biomed. as speaker and Lena Kana as pound fit instructor.
“Regular exercise can improve mood and improve cognitive function, lose weight, reduce the risk of heart disease, and increase muscle strength. It is important to distinguish between physical activity and physical exercise because many people think that doing homework means exercising,” said Faizah.
(Photo: Faizah provides insight on women’s health)
To maintain physical health, everyone can do various activities, such as sports that can make them feel happy. “We need to stay productive, live a healthy lifestyle, focus on what is being done, as well as exercise guidelines that must be considered, namely FITT (Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type) and BBTT (Good, Correct, Regular, and Measurable),” added Faizah.
On this occasion, seminar participants were also invited to do physical exercises , pound fit gymnastic, one of the hype physical exercises today.. Pound fit was first created by a duo of drummers from the United States, namely Kirsten Potenza and Cristina Peerenboom. This type of cardio exercise utilizes Ripstix, which are lightweight drumsticks designed especially for exercise, and music as its main component. The pound fit exercise is useful for reducing weight, training the abdominal muscles, raising the mood, so that it can train concentration.
(Photo: Lena Kana’s pound fit class)
The Chairperson of the UI Vocational IWK, Dewi Anggraini, explained that the pound fit seminar and gymnastics activities were carried out to provide awareness to UI Vocational IWK members to prioritize physical exercise which has many benefits. “Reduced activity and physical exercise can be a cause of illness,” said Dewi. With these benefits, it is hoped that UI Vocational IWK will continue to organize similar activities with a wider scope, not only for UI Vocational IWK members but also touching various levels of society.
