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| Kris Dunsworth's equipment for her 5:30 p.m. Party Pump class at EmpowHer by 180. EmpowHer is a women's-only gym located in Statesboro. |
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| Kris, Glenda Sisson, and Hwai Wong chatting right before the beginning of Party Pump. They all three attend multiple classes a week at EmpowHer. |
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| Kim Kennedy laughs while talking to Kris before class. "I just had Bruster's ice cream 10 minutes before coming here," Kim says. |
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| Krisha Phillips follows as trainer Yelena Tarasenko leads the class in some stretches. They always stretch before the beginning of each class. |
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| Yelena gets the ladies started with some light weights. The Party Pump class is designed to give a full body workout while listening to high-energy music. |
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| Glenda follows along with Yelena. All of the ladies pick their own weights for each exercise to be sure that they are comfortable with the weight. |
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| Kris works her lower arms while following along with the class. Though the weights are not very heavy, doing the same motion with them for extended periods of time makes you very sore, Kris says. |
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| Kris, Krisha, and Ann Sommer do some arm exercises. Having a women's-only gym gives them a space to feel confident and comfortable while working out. |
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| Krisha Phillips works her arms and back. She has been a member at EmpowHer for over two years. |
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| Yelena leads the class in an exercise using a chair. The ladies switch between using dumbells, chairs, and yoga mats throughout Party Pump. |
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| Kris follows along with the chair exercise. Kris loves the positive and supportive energy all the ladies at EmpowHer have. |
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| Kris, Krisha, and Ann follow along in more chair exercises. This is Ann's first class in almost a month, she decided to push herself and show up because of encouragement from her fellow EmpowHer members. |
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| Kris follows along with Yelena as the class goes back to using their dumbells. Party Pump is Kris' second class of the day at EmpowHer, she also attended their Pilates class at 5:15 a.m. |
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| Kim lifts her weights along with the class. Working out makes Kim feel confident and productive. |
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| Krisha follows along in their last dumbell exercise of the class. Party Pump is an hour long class. |
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| Kris and Krisha do one last yoga mat exercise with the class. "Just five more minutes, you all can do it," Yelena says. |
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| Yelena leads the class in some cool-down stretches. They always end with a cool-down period. |
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| Kris and Krisha follow along in the cool-down stretches. They laugh at a joke Yelena makes. |
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| Yelena and the ladies getting in one last stretch before the end of Party Pump. When they finish, they all give themselves a round of applause. |
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| Glenda rolls up her yoga mat after class. "I could use a margarita now," she says. |
