Creative Moves

It is a workout peppered with creative inputs,that apart from making you sweat,also helps you emote,de-stress and relax.

It is a workout peppered with creative inputs,that apart from making you sweat,also helps you emote,de-stress and relax. For those balking at the thought of revving up the treadmill to shed extra flab before the gruelling summer kicks in,gyms are making an effort to make working out less mundane and tiring. Holistic programs are being evolved to add zest and drama to fitness sessions. The idea is to provide an inclusive experience through special services like spas,saunas,massages and health refreshment counters.

For its summer fitness line-up,Planet Fitness will provide studio classes to help shed fat,burn calories and tone up,with new schedules to suit the season. Combat fitness is most popular here,and the classes offer a combination of moves from martial arts to Army-like training. A new yoga class for women focuses on body sculpting. Sutradhaar is one of their creative endeavours,a class that combines theatre and fitness,with Chakresh Kumar of the Department of Indian Theatre,Panjab University and Harleen Virk working on voice modulation,acting,breathing techniques and exercises for lateral thinking. They are going to work on theatre movements for grace and stability, says Priya of Planet Fitness.

Most experts feel that dance as a therapeutic and fitness aid is both popular and effective. Fitness and Yoga Studio has been blending dance and aerobics to create a high intensity workout that is also fun. It is essentially aerobics with Bollywood dance steps. You can burn up to 500 to 600 calories in one session, says Anil Juneja,who has introduced yoga for children to improve their concentration,physical growth and energy. At Ozone,bhangra aerobics has proved to be a phenomenal success. The music is peppy,the moves fast and you sweat out in style, says Vikram Kapoor,its general manager.

Grace and bonding is the essence of the mother-daughter ballet classes conceived by PAUSE. Ellen,who has come from the United States,makes an effort to help mothers and children connect while dancing together. We are not attempting to groom ballerinas,but impart the value of being together and involved in a physical activity, says Sanjeev from the institute. Emma,a choreographer from London,is set to join them to initiate children into random creative moves and encourage them to choreograph sequences themselves.

Air is the inspiration for the new Air Spa and Fitness Center. The gym boasts of a novel concept Oxy bath and oxygen showers,to maintain and provide an appropriate level of oxygen in the gym.The Gold Gym has another innovative plan besides their boot camps that combine power yoga,pilates and dance,they also have rock-climbing sessions inside the gym,assisted by trainers. “We also have a 60 metre running track, says Monisha Sharma from the gym. Get,set,go!

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