HupSix: Workouts Explained (6 Rounds in 30 Minutes)
All HupSix workouts are in the HupSix App—open the app, go to Classes → Series, pick a workout, and press play. Each session is a 30-minute, music-driven cardio workout taught in six progressive rounds that build endurance, agility and reaction time. A single workout typically delivers about 40–50+ minutes of cardio credit when tracked with a chest-strap heart-rate monitor.
What a Class Looks Like
Every workout is built on one simple base step. From there, you layer in variations — twists, turns, hops — so it feels familiar but never repetitive. Classes build round by round and end with a final combo that pulls everything together.
- Round 1: Warm-Up — Learn or review the base step with full-body moves.
- Round 2: Twist & Turn — Add coordination with turns and twists.
- Round 3: Cardio Burner — Tempo picks up; hops or jumps optional.
- Round 4: Triple-Step — Add extra steps for more cardio and precision.
- Round 5: First Combo — Put moves together in a short sequence.
- Round 6: Final Combo — Combine everything into one long sequence at speed.
How It’s Taught
Learn: The instructor breaks down the move.
Practice: Step to audio clicks at a slower tempo to lock in timing.
Execute: Then you go full-out to the music.
This way you’re not trying to learn the move and go full speed at the same time. It keeps you in control and builds confidence.
Why the Clicks Matter
Think of the clicks like a metronome for your feet. They speed up the process of leaning so you can progress faster and keep moving. Because every move builds off the same base rhythm, adding a twist or a hop feels natural. By the time the music kicks in, you already know the timing. The clicks also help you keep steady cardio intensity because you can’t slow down to make it easier, and that keeps you engaged the whole time.
Powered by Rock
The music drives the workout. Every track is written around a steady backbeat that matches the HupSix step — all original rock songs recorded by musicians tied to bands like The Rolling Stones, Wilson Pickett, Joe Cocker, and John Mellencamp. It keeps you moving and makes the workout more engaging than silent cardio.
Simple Structure
Each class sticks to one side (right or left) and one direction (facing the bag or away) for the whole 30 minutes. Next time you switch sides. This keeps the workout simple while still building balance and coordination over time.
What You’re Training
Cardio that counts
Your body stays in the right zones — the moderate + vigorous effort shown by Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper and the CDC to build endurance where it matters.
Coordination + agility
Turns, quick direction changes, hops, and timing challenges improve how you move and react.
Mind + body engagement
You’re not zoning out on a machine. Each round asks you to learn, practice, and execute — so you stay focused instead of bored.
How the Cardio Credit Works
A 30-minute HupSix class typically delivers 40–50 minutes of cardio-zone credit when tracked with a chest-strap heart-rate monitor.
That’s because the workout blends moderate and vigorous intervals, and vigorous minutes count more toward weekly cardio goals (per CDC and Cooper).
So one HupSix class gives you a big chunk of your weekly cardio target in just 30 minutes — plus agility, coordination, and timing work that a treadmill or bike won’t give you in the same session.
Make it Social
HupSix is great solo — the music and format keep you locked in. But it’s also easy to make it social. With one Peloton or Tonal, couples have to take turns, which can mean two hours apart after already being apart all day. HupSix is different. Because the gear is compact and reasonably priced, a lot of people grab two sets and train together. Same tempo, your own effort — improving side by side.
Try HupSix free for 30 days and you’ll understand why people stick with it. One class in and you’ll wonder how you ever did cardio any other way.
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About the Author
Stephanie Harris is a certified personal trainer with over 20 years of experience training Fortune 500 executives to professional athletes. She’s the creator of HupSix, a patented, music-driven cardio system, and the founder of The DanceSocks, the original over-sneaker sock trusted by studios and instructors worldwide.
