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Exercise Trend
Pilates/Yoga - We've suddenly figured out what they've known in
the east for a long time; you don't have to pound your body to get a
great workout. Yoga and Pilates have allowed us to connect our bodies with our minds and
now we're getting strong, flexible and we're even de-stressing all
at the same time. Pretty cool! Best
Fitness Focus
Core strength and balance. Suddenly, we want functionality, not just
workouts that have no purpose. The result is Wobble
Boards, Bongo Boards,
Stability
Balls and more to help us have strong torsos and incredible balance. Best
Fitness Comeback
The Medicine Ball. After high school, you probably never wanted to see
one of these every again, but the medicine ball is coming back
strong as a way to build muscle without doing boring reps and exercises. Weirdest
Fitness Fad
Well, I couldn't just pick one. L.A.
alone has so many strange new fitness classes, that we have a three-way tie:
- SAMURAI STICK FIGHTING -
In this you do a choreographed "sword" workout using a 4 foot long
wooden stick.
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CIRCUS SPORTS - In this
class, you'll learn how to fly on a trapeze, swing on rings and work on some
tumbling.
- CARDIO STRIP - Want to burn
calories and learn the proper way to strip?
Best New Innovation
AquaBells-
Stuff these 'dumbbells' into your suitcase on your next trip, fill them with
water and you've got full-sized weights. Yet another excuse to skip your
workout gone with the wind.
Best Secrets Revealed
In 2001, Self Magazine
published several articles in which well-known fitness gurus (Keli Roberts among
them) and admitted to battling eating disorders. Courtney Thorne-Smith,
who is now a contributing editor for Self Magazine, also admitted to using
not-so-healthy tricks for staying slim for her various acting roles. It's
nice that these strong, powerful women are stepping up and admitting that
looking perfect isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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