Unique Fitness Trends to get you Moving

Perhaps you’ve been wondering what you can do to improve your fitness, but all the traditional exercise programs and classes seem either too boring or too hard, or just too much fluff.

There are several trends in group exercise that you may be interested in. Just two examples that I will talk about today include Zumba and cardio karaoke classes called ‘cardioki’.

Zumba was born in Miami in 1999 and has slowly grown in popularity around the country. It is a mixture of Latin dance and aerobics, but is more like free-flow dancing with the exciting music of Latin cultures. A 60-minute program incorporates footwork and body movements from flamenco, salsa and other dances.. One instructor of Zumba, which is Colombian clang for “fast” this way: “It emulates being in a nightclub without the drinking, the smoking, and the bad pickup lines.” A fan of the exercise program says this: “You can just get out there and move and be silly and not have to worry about it. It’s a good stress reliever. You can be having the worst day ... and after you’ve done an hour of Zumba you just feel great.”

Nearly 1 million Americans have taken Zumba classes, and today Zumba Fitness LLC, which owns the trademark, states that there are 3,500 instructors around the country.

Cardioki, cardio karaoke classes, is a brand new fad that has just started in Los Angeles. It combines cardio exercise classes with karaoke, singing to music with the words up on the screen. It’s hard to say exactly who the first person was to create it, but cardio boxing guru Billy Banks and his wife are turning it into a media craze in the area.

People love the combination of singing their heart out to going through the traditional exercise moves. It definitely takes their mind off the exercise! And no one cares if you sing off-key.

If you’ve been trying to find an exercise that you could stick with, but want something different, these are just two examples of what is available. To find out what is in your area, contact the various health clubs, community centers, church centers, yoga studios and Y’s and check out something you’ve never heard of, today. There is always something for everyone, so today you can’t use the excuse that exercise is boring. You just need to get out there and find something you like!