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Article: The Top 5 Exercise Classes: which One's Best for You?(yoga, body-sculpting, stationary cycling, kickboxing, Pilates Method, step aerobics)(Brief Article)
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- Good Housekeeping
- Article date:
- September 1, 1999
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Which One's Best for You?
These days just reading the class schedule at your gym-Hip-hop Funk? Body Pump?-can scare you away from getting in shape. But knowing what you're in for, and how it's going to make you feel, may be all it takes to propel you through the door. Here's a class-by-class rundown of what the American Council on Exercise says are the most popular workouts going.
Body Sculpting
What it is: You'll lift light weights and stretch with oversize elastic bands wrapped around your arms or ankles (the resistance works your muscles) to mimic a machine workout. Body Pump and Power Flex are among the popular choreographed versions of ...
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