www.sheindress.co.uk/purple-prom-dressesFitness is vital for optimum health. But mundane workout sessions that include running on the treadmill, weights, etc can get very boring.
Chennai-based gym instructors understand the need for a fun workout session. Here’s a look at how to stay on top of your get-fit game…
Virtual sweat session
DVD workouts are boring. What’s picking up in 2014 are live streaming and online workouts. Now, you don’t need a boring DVD with exercises that you do over and over. Though online workout is not as common right now, but maybe in the coming months, we’ll see it getting bigger.
Underwater workouts
Swimming is the best workout, they say. Add some equipment under water and ta-dah, you have a ridiculously effective workout regime. We have heard of running under water, but what the city might see in 2014 is some more equipment under water, for example: bikes under pool. Benefits: natural resistance, less pressure on joints and of course, doing a workout that’s innovative.
Bootcamps
Yes, bootcamps. And this trend is picking up in the city like wild fire. „It is fun and it’s effective. Gyms can get monotonous, but there is an element of surprise in this,“ says actor Sricharan. Bootcamp includes military recruit training, so there’s no doubt that it’s intense. In a nutshell, it’s a 45-minute to an hour of group physical training programme which makes one torch mega calories. It includes bungees, squats, push-ups, lunges, and more.
Crossfit regime
Love it or hate it, but you can’t ignore it. Crossfit has found its place in the world of fitness. Though it hasn’t picked up in Chennai so much, the takers are steadily increasing. Crossfit is forfitness nerds. It involves high-intensity exercises, push-ups, plyometric jumps, Olympic lifts using non-traditional weight-lifting materials like sandbags, kettlebell, etc. In this programme, participants are challenged to do a certain number of repetitions in a workout within a specific time frame. It also has WOD or workout of the day which has certain workout exercise for a day.
Dance-inspired/centric workout sessions
Dance-centric workout regime is a fun way to get fit. With many realizing that dance indeed is the best way to sweat it out, major gyms around the city have roped in at least one instructor to train people in dance-based workouts, like zumba and bokwa. Maybe, 2014 will see dance-trampoline-weights combos gaining prominence, like is the US. The best dance workout would be the one that combines yoga, stretch-training and dance for total body toning.
Underwater yoga
Hot yoga has always been a favourite, but in a place like Chennai, where it’s always hot, water yoga is the way to fitness. It’s easier on joints and bones and does wonders. This instant calorie-burner is the best way to be fit. So, this 2014, keep a lookout for this cool way to get fit as the city catches up with this yoga trend.