MEDOLOGY

Fitness Alert

Are you tired of the treadmill and the cross-trainer at the gym? Sonal Ved lists the hot new programmes that are all the rage in the city

There are less chances of injury in Rebounding

Rebounding

Rebounding is a mix of a cardio vascular and a detoxifying workout. Here, one is made to jump, run, walk and bounce on a trampoline until tired! It’s very different from exercising on the hard floor as the springs in the trampoline are easy on the joints, particularly the knees. In fact, the process of repetitively going against gravity and getting pulled by it is the real workout. And since the material on which one is made to exercise is soft, there are less chances of injury.

Rebounding is also known as cell exercise, as the entire body and skin get toned. The exercise releases lymphatic fluids in the body, 30 times more than normal. These fluids help in building a strong immune system.

The workout lasts for five to seven minutes for beginners, while the next level lasts for 15-30 minutes.


Cliff climbing is a full-body exercise

Cliff climbing

You can experience the pleasure of climbing a real rock, indoors! A motorised wall is put in place that can be altered according to the users needs. You can adjust the angle between 70 to 135 degree and speed between 10 to 50 feet per minute.

It provides for a full body exercise where you move, stretch and hold to go upwards. All of this as the 11 feet wall changes every second. It exercises your muscles and improves hand-eye co-ordination. Being a low impact exercise, the cliff climbing system is also suitable for those who suffer from joint problems, since it has the ability to energise paralysed muscles and stretch those that are stiff. Begin with a warm-up of five to seven minutes and graduate to 30 minutes.

Functional fitness

This form of exercise displays the value of the hunter-gatherer age of human civilisation. The aim is to undertake rigorous stretching, pulling, punching, pushing movements that are just an exaggerated version of our daily chores. The exercise regimen is a mix of carrying heavy luggage, cleaning the ceiling, pushing rocks, etc. As against walking or jogging where the movements are restricted to forward and backward movements, the functional fitness programme gets you to move in all directions.

The person undertaking this training is made to do different exercises every day, without any repetitions for a week! It strengthens core muscles. Most movements are such that the muscles sandwiched between the navel and the lower back are effectively used. The workout must be done only thrice a week.

Functional fitness strengthens core muscles

Jetlag yoga

Jetlag yoga, with the help of a combination of aasanas helps beat the stress caused by jetlag. These aasanas focus on reviving the circulatory, digestive, endocrine and thyroid system that are affected during a long journey. It also focuses on de-stressing the muscles and calms the mind.

E-spin

It's a two-hour spinning class that burns around 1000 calories per workout and has found many loyalists in the city. E-spin is an indoor cycling class that expects one to constantly spin for two hours. Since it’s rigorous in its approach, people with high-fitness levels, full marathon runners and regular gym goers are recommended to take it up. It falls under the category of a cardio exercise, strengthens the heart and improves the fitness of the thighs, buttocks, lower abs and hips.