Fun Fitness Facts

Every now and then, maybe when you’re stretching on your yoga mat, or jogging along on a treadmill at the gym, you catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror and you have to pause. Yes, you really do look that silly but don’t worry, so does everyone else. The point of working out is not to look good while doing it, after all, but for the benefits you get afterwards, but there’s occasionally something hilarious about all that contorting and distorting that you put your body through.

Feel proud of yourself, though. You’re not one of the hundreds of people who believed the advertising of the 1920s and the 1930s and thought that ingesting a tapeworm was a good way to lose weight. Whether or not the unregulated pills actually contained tapeworms is uncertain, but the idea of contracting parasites to lose weight is ludicrous to say the least!

For those die-hard fans of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, getting fit has never been easier than with the Walking to Rivendell Tracker. You can enter the miles you’ve walked into the online program and calculate how far you’ve come along the path traveled by Frodo and his friends as they leave their home to encounter horrors and nightmares they never imagined.

In a more international vein, you can get in shape with Indian fitness instructor Hemalayaa, who adds yoga techniques to fast and fun Bollywood dance styles, creating a workout that will have you ready for a wet sari scene in no time.

Racier but just as popular is Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease DVD. Created by top choreographers and fitness professionals, this DVD combines sensuality and fitness and gives you a workout that concentrates on the hips, thighs, buns and abs. It comes complete with a dancer’s warm up and multiple music tracks.

Amazon.com is a wonderful, weird place. If you type in two seemingly random words, chances are, you’ll get a result. One search turned up the Water Tai Chi with Carol Argo DVD. The restful meditative art of Tai Chi is combined with the positive properties of moving in water. The body is more supported, leading to less stress on the joints and the water improves grace, coordination and posture.

Sometimes, exercise can even be inspirational. In 2006, a 14-year old made history when he became the first person in the world to perform a back-flip in his wheelchair. Footage of this event can be found on Google Video.

Youtube.com is a place where anyone can upload their personal videos and let the whole world see. This actually becomes a valuable tool for anyone who is looking for examples of strange or exotic exercises that they would like to try. For a real treat, go to youtube.com and search for the term “capoeira,” the Brazilian martial art disguised as improvisational dance.

Exercise has many serious benefits, both to the body and the mind, but don’t forget, it’s also supposed to be fun!

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