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Stripper Aerobics
Who knew stripping could be so sweat inducing -- for the person taking it all off? Members of the Crunch gym chain in Los Angeles, New York and Miami have been hustling to get into the chain's hottest new class, Cardio-Striptease, a low-impact aerobic workout choreographed with actual strip-club moves. (Gold's Gym in Venice, California is planning to introduce a class called The Art of Exotic Dancing.) In addition to providing an excuse to wear boas and hobnob with real-life pole dancers, these classes provide a great workout.
Calories burned: 400 to 500 per hour for a 135-pound woman.
Who's doing it: Mostly women, between the ages of 25 and 40. It helps if you're slightly uninhibited -- these classes often involve shedding layers of clothing as you go, if you dare!
Try this at home: Not a Crunch member? The gym has plans to release an instructional home video. Or you can try the do-it-yourself approach. According to Donna Cyrus, national group fitness director for Crunch, this workout involves lots of squats, lunges and kicks which tone all the major muscle groups. Put on some jamming tunes and pretend your living room is Club Kinky!
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