| Starting October 6th, a new fitness program will | | | | yoga, and weighted Club swinging with a tool |
| be available in North Providence, RI. Sean | | | | called a Clubbell. CST has been utilized by |
| Flanagan, Personal Trainer to professional athletes | | | | professional sports teams, first responders, |
| such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s | | | | celebrities, and by military personnel at the US |
| Jorge Rivera, is conducting these sessions geared | | | | Army Combatives School. According to Flanagan, |
| towards the general public. He explains “taking | | | | “People are getting tired of conventional |
| the same types of workouts as used used with | | | | exercise programs. They are looking for |
| my pro fighters, these classes are a serious | | | | something more exciting than sitting at a machine |
| workout. They deliver all of the intensity that | | | | and and performing overly simplistic movements. |
| you’d expect from a pro athlete’s | | | | CST provides an alternative to this”. |
| training regimine, but are arranged in a way that | | | | This program costs $100 dollars per month and |
| anybody can do them”. | | | | prospective members are encouraged to try out |
| Sean Flanagan is one of only a handful of certified | | | | their first class for free. Sessions are 35 to 45 |
| coaches in Circular Strength Training (CST), a | | | | minutes in length and are held at Tim Burrill |
| multi-faceted approach to fitness developed | | | | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at 862 Charles Street in North |
| originally for providing career longevity to combat | | | | Providence, RI on Mondays, Wednesdays, and |
| athletes. CST consists of exercises taken from a | | | | Fridays at 11:30am and Mondays and Wednesdays |
| broad spectrum of fitness traditions, incorporating | | | | at 5:00pm. |
| movements from Eastern European folk exercise, | | | | |