Category Archives: Dancing

Fitness 101: Step Aerobics

We’ve talked about step aerobics here before, but today I want to talk about the basics of step aerobics and provide you with some introductory information. I like step aerobics, but I won’t lie to you – there’s nothing about step aerobics that doesn’t get your heart racing, the sweat dripping and your muscles tingling. Step aerobics are great for: Fat burning Heart conditioning Lung conditioning Building endurance Muscle toning The great thing about step aerobics is they can be performed with a bench in your living room or in a fitness class at a gym. Plastic benches for step … Continue reading →

Budokon or Pogo Bootcamp? What’s around the next creative corner?

We’ve talked about the boredom that some people experience when they do the same routine over and over again. People talk about it enough that all the gyms, dance and yoga studios and sports clubs are working hard to capture the short attention spans of the adults who are running from responsibility to responsibility. In that vein, they are adding some interesting classes to their repertoire to get you in the door and to keep you coming back. Among some of their offerings you’ll be seeing at your local gyms and sports clubs includes: Bodukon African Dance Brazilian Martial Arts … Continue reading →

Group Fitness Classes Are Great Options

Too often we think about the group fitness class at the gym with a groan. After all, who wants to be in a room full of spandex wearing women or men or both. Far too often we become self-conscious and we think only toned bodies are going to be on the people in that room, but it’s not entirely true. You may be denying yourself a great fitness option because of how you view yourself. It’s important to remember that plenty of people lose weight, trim up and look toned and firm after working out regularly and those toned bodies … Continue reading →

Get In Step with Step Aerobics

Sure, we’ve all heard about step aerobics and we’ve seen the ads. Step aerobics were all the rage in the late 80s and early 90s. It’s a consistent form of exercise that takes place in gyms and home living rooms all over the country. You need a good workout tape or instructor and a step. The step itself is relatively inexpensive and if you are taking a class at a gym, they often provide you with a step for you to use. So what are step aerobics good for? Besides the obvious, what are step aerobics good for? The obvious … Continue reading →

Jazzercise: It isn’t What You Think

Before I had my boys and when I was a single woman, I started Jazzercising. I will admit I did so hesitantly, thinking it would be me, my friend who was the same age as I am, and a bunch of elderly women. I had this preconceived notion of what Jazzercise was like, think Jane Fonda workouts in the late 1980’s and that is what I imagined. I grudgingly agreed to go with my friend because she really wanted to lose weight and she needed an exercise buddy. So I went. I paid for one visit, thinking that I would … Continue reading →

Dance – Practice! Practice! Practice!

Every dancer out there can attest to the following statement: dance is something that must be practiced over and over again. Like all forms of exercise, dance requires repetition in order to achieve the desired results. Check out the ballet room and the ballerinas who practice their 1st, 2nd, 3rd , 4th and 5th positions until they can do them in their sleep and that’s just the beginning. Take a Ballet Class More and more dance studios are offering adults a chance to reignite childhood dreams and take dance classes they may not have been able to afford or had … Continue reading →

Dancing for Fitness

As individuals we all feel the need to express ourselves in different ways to allow our creative inner self to be shown to the world. Some people relieve this passion by writing, by their appearance of clothing or hair color, with tattoos or piercing; while others find the outlet of dance to be all they ever need. It can be done alone, with children, or with your partner; that is the beauty of the art of dance. Besides the fact that there is no right or wrong way; no one has to correct your movements, it is fun and great … Continue reading →

Strip It to Get Fit? I Don’t See It

Yes, this is a title about stripping to get fit. No, I am not talking about heading to a seedy part of town or into what is rather euphemistically labeled as a gentleman’s club. I am talking about one of the latest trends in the fitness world. I’m sure you’ve seen the ads or at least seen the DVDs. I’ve seen them in several places – including family shopping stores like Walmart. Yes, I’m talking about the strip tease fitness craze; for those of you have not heard of it – as much as I wish this was a Friday … Continue reading →