Get the Scoop on the Latest Fitness Trends

Tired of the same old workout routine? Well, here are three of the latest and hottest fitness trends spreading the nation. Of course, don’t forget to consult your personal physician before starting any new exercise routine to ensure that it is appropriate for you and your activity level.

Krank Up Your Workouts 
Kranking is an upper-body cycling exercise that gives you a low-impact, cardiovascular workout, focusing on the arms, shoulders, back muscles, and chest.

Kranking is performed on a Krankcycle™, an upper-body stationary hand cycle invented by the inventor of Spinning, Johnny G. The Krankcycle has independent, adjustable crank arms with variable resistances to engage the upper-body and core muscles. Basically, it’s similar to a spin bike except your arms do all the peddling.

Kranking has only been around for the last few years, but it is quickly catching on. It’s a highly cardiovascular exercise and is great if you’re looking to change up your cardio fitness routine or build upper-body strength and endurance. Kranking classes can be found in various gyms on the east and west coast. For more information about Kranking or the Krankcylce, check out www.krankcycle.com.

Defy Gravity and Take Your Workouts to New Heights
AntiGravity Yoga is an innovative and playful fitness program designed to increase your overall health and physical agility using various techniques from dance, pilates and calisthenics but, the catch is that you’re suspended in the air!

AntiGravity Yoga is performed in an AntiGravity Hammock, which is a structural fabric connected from two overhead points, creating a swing or soft trapeze. The technique was created for everyday athletes by former gymnast and founder of AntiGravity Inc., Christopher Harrison, who’s been featured on ABC’s popular TV show, The View.

AntiGravity Yoga creates better body awareness while improving flexibility and muscle tone, and allows you to hold challenging yoga postures longer and in correct alignment without neck or back compression. AntiGravity Yoga classes can be found in major metropolitan areas such as Atlanta, Chicago, L.A., Miami, New York, and San Francisco. For more information about AntiGravity Yoga or where to find a class near you, check out www.antigravityyoga.com.

Ready, Set, Zumba
Zumba is a fitness program that fuses Latin music with easy-to-follow moves to create a fun and calorie-burning, aerobic workout. Can’t dance? Don’t worry. The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms such as salsa, meringue, cumbia and reggaeton are broken-down into easy-to-follow steps and combined with resistance training to tone and sculpt the body. Zumba was created by celebrity fitness trainer and Columbian native, “Beto” Perez, who was featured on MSNBC’s TV show, The Today Show.

Zumba is a fun, energetic, and effective aerobic workout that has sold millions of DVDs and offers organized classes in healthclubs, community centers, schools and YMCAs across the U.S. For more information about Zumba, classes offered near you, or where to purchase a Zumba Fitness DVD, check out www.zumba.com.