Fitness or 'good form' if we translate it into our language, refers to a regular physical activity with repetitive movements that has been previously planned and aims to improve or maintain our body in good shape with the support of a diet and proper rest. Aerobic endurance, flexibility, muscular strength, agility, speed, discipline and balance are some of the variables involved in any of its modalities.
Within fitness, so fashionable these days, many modalities coexist. Some are more explosive, with which you can burn up to 800 calories , while others are more relaxed, with which you will consume half that amount. In the end almost all pursue the same objectives: burn fat, consume calories, increase cardiovascular endurance and define the muscles, but what are the fitness disciplines that burn more fat and calories?
This group workout exercise, led by an instructor and with background music, consists of a combination of aerobic steps and weight lifting. Generally, Body Pump classes last 60 minutes in which different muscle groups are worked through different exercises such as squats or lunges with the purpose of burning fat and defining muscles through multiple repetitions.
In a Body Pump class you can get to do just under 1000 repetitions and burn about 600 calories, although this amount differs depending on each person and different factors such as weight, age and gender. This program, which was born in New Zealand in 1991 by the hand of Phillip Mills, triumphs in more than 80 countries through 14,000 sports clubs.
Body Balance or Body Flow as it is called in the United States is a group training program that emerged in 1998 that improves flexibility and strength, providing wellness through the combination of these three disciplines: tai chi, pilates and yoga. Through this modality it is intended that your body reaches a state of balance and harmony with breathing exercises and meditation in combination with a series of stretches to the sound of music.
Approximately 400 calories are usually burned in a Body Balance class that lasts 55 minutes and is divide into two parts. The first 45 minutes are a series of simple exercises and movements that will tone and strengthen the main muscle groups, while the last 10 minutes are dedicated to meditation and relaxation to release tension in a class of just under an hour. It can now be practiced in more than 9,000 sports clubs and there are around 40,000 instructors worldwide.
Created in 2000 by Nathalie Leivas and practiced in more than 100 countries, this type of cardiovascular training that is practiced in groups consists of movements such as kicks, punches, elbows, knees and katas from the various disciplines that make up the martial arts and always following a musical rhythm.
With this training program you will achieve numerous benefits by boosting cardiovascular endurance, agility and coordination, you will also tone the different muscle groups, reduce much of your body fat and burn a huge amount of calories can reach 800 in a class of about an hour.
This fitness modality takes the base of several sports and consists of a group training, with music and cardiovascular type in which aerobic movements are combined with strength exercises to improve aspects such as endurance, power, agility and speed. The type of exercise performed is high intensity for approximately one hour and can burn about 750 calories.
This discipline is aimed at people who have an average fitness level and who want to improve or maintain their fitness. In addition, the movements are quite simple, so it does not require excessive coordination. With 2 or 3 classes per week is more than enough to lose fat, increase strength and define the muscles of your entire body.
Another fitness modality that combines cardiovascular work, muscular endurance and strength by performing different exercises with simple movements and choreographies that are executed around and on top of an apparatus called a height-adjustable step.Body step is a simple, original and fun sports class with which you can get results in a short period of time. For one hour you will strengthen your heart and harden your glutes, legs and abs to the rhythm of the best dance, pop and techno music.
Among the benefits that Body Step provides is the ability to burn about 600 calories in one hour of class to the sound of music, reduce body mass and increase your aerobic capacity significantly.
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