Bored With Your Workout?

Running on a treadmill is only exciting for so long. What do you do when you’re regular routine just isn’t cutting it anymore? Well, you shake things up! There are lots of  ways to break a sweat outside of the mundane dumbbells and leg press machines.

The easiest way to break up the monotony is to incorporate a class into your routine.

Stripper aerobics is a popular new trend. Teri Hatcher, Lucy Liu, Christina Applegate, and Jennifer Love Hewitt whip their bodies into shape this way. In these classes you give your body a workout by spinning, dancing, and jumping all the while in 6 in heels.

Another class that people are eager to try is Pilates. I have tried this workout myself, and all I can say is WOW. It looks easy until you actually try it. Holding your body up in a perfect “V” position is no easy feat.

Of course there’s the tried and true Yoga. Becoming in touch with one’s self, deep breathing, and contorting your body in ways that you only see in a Cirque Du Soliel show. This is one routine that is defiantly not for the stiff.

Adding urban culture into your routine is another idea. I have actually taken hip hop classes and they are a fun way to burn calories. Learning to pop lock to Janet Jackson’s latest hit is one very exhausting way to spend an hour.

Dive in feet first, to a water aerobics class. Some people are just better suited for water than land. Getting a full body workout under water is a great way to get your resistant training with little risk of injury.

There are lots of ways to kick start your cardio. Find a class that’s right for you and get moving.