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fitness guinea pig
By CARY ASPINWALL World Scene Writer
Published: 12/4/2008 2:23 AM
Last Modified: 12/4/2008 4:19 AM
WORKOUT
"Dance Off the Inches: Ballroom" workout DVD.
WHAT IT IS
A DVD featuring samba, cha cha and jive cardio workouts and dance steps — no partner necessary.
WHERE YOU CAN GET IT
About $15 at Amazon.com and other retailers, or you can rent it from Netflix.
IT'S BEST FOR
Anyone who likes to dance (in your living room, who cares if you're not good?)
GEAR NEEDED
Dancing shoes or sneakers.
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
2 SNEAKERS(on a scale of 1 to 4 sneakers)
DEGREE OF FUN
3 SNEAKERS(on a scale of 1 to 4 sneakers)
FITNESS GUINEA PIG SAYS
If she could Zumba every day, FGP would. Because that's how fun Zumba is. The Latin dance-based workout is one of the few in which you see people smile most of the time. But FGP can't drag many of her friends to Zumba, because they claim to have no dance skills. And no matter how much FGP tells people they don't have to be a dancer to try Zumba, they won't listen.
Apparently, the idea of dancing in public or in an aerobics class makes some people think they're going to end up in the middle of a circle with people pointing jazz hands at them, laughing. So if you can only dance when no one is watching, these "Dance Off the Inches" DVDs are not a bad choice.
The workouts are short, fairly easy
to follow — and if you do them often enough, maybe your body will start to look more like those phenomenally fit babes on "Dancing With the Stars." Better yet, maybe you'll gain enough confidence to dance in public.
Is there a workout or exercise you want the Fitness Guinea Pig to try first? Send suggestions to cary.aspinwall@tulsaworld.com or call 581-8477.
By CARY ASPINWALL World Scene Writer
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