Get those moves right and lose weight with aerobics classes
About a few decades ago the notion of exercise brought about a picture of grueling physical torture that made a person literally sweat it out. It was either jogging, a series of repetitions of exercises or the gym where there were weights training. Today, however, all this has changed.
The sheer variety of exercise options available today can often seem daunting. Exercise has graduated from being an individual and boring regime that had more people backing out rather than actively participating. Today it is an amazing array of both individual and group patterns that not only focus on shaping the body but also works on being a fun procedure.
One of the first great revolutions in the world of exercise was the introduction of aerobics classes. This form of exercise literally changed people’s attitude to exercise and also reinvented what exercise is. This was born out of the research carried out by Dr. Kenneth H Cooper on US military personnel in the 1960’s.
It was popularized by the videos of the American actress Jane Fonda in the 1980’s. It is based on the aerobic energy generating process and is usually refers to exercises that are set to music and move between high intensity and low intensity session. The major benefits of this kind of exercise are:
• Increases the volume of blood and ensures blood distribution to the muscles • Optimizes cardiovascular activity, making the heart stronger • Improves respiration • Dramatically increases the body’s ability to use fat as a source of energy rather than storing it • Improves the condition of muscles and promotes flexibility • Brings about efficient movement • Strengthens muscles, ligaments, tendons as well as bones • Improves body composition as it leads to decreased fat content. • Reduces the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer • Decreases the resting heart rate • Helps in lowering stress and anxiety levels • Brings about a feeling of overall well being
Almost all gyms and health clubs offer aerobics and its popularity is ever increasing despite the introduction of new exercise techniques.
For people who are looking only at physical fitness there are a large number of exercise options that can be chosen according to levels of fitness and personality types. For those more interested in a holistic form of exercise that works on both the body and mind yoga classes are the best option.
Yoga is an ancient form of exercise that originated in India about five thousand years ago. It reached the common people through the yogis or sanyasis who developed it after a close observation of nature. Yoga can be broadly divided into pranayama or breathing techniques, asanas or physical postures and dhyana or meditation.