Or they can try Circus Sports, a blend of stretching and tumbling, plus trapeze work and juggling. Other classes I've tried, like aerobics, I've found very frustrating, too hard. Spreading beyond the fitness capitals of New York and Los Angeles to Boston, Amarillo, Texas , and elsewhere, fusion fitness can be heavy on atmosphere. Votive candles and meditative music soothe visitors at some clubs, and a few, including Metabolic Project, are laid out according to the ancient Chinese principles of feng shui. All in one.
Wood adds that mixing it up can have real fitness payoffs.
Standard fitness programs often focus on a cardiovascular activity one day and strength training the next, with a little stretching before and after. Person's clients begin with 10 minutes on the recumbent StairMaster. For the next 50 minutes they move through a regimen of strength training, using machines, free weights and their own body weight, and cardiovascular routines. Person sprinkles six or seven yoga postures in between and occasionally asks people to do minute-long sprints on a stationary bike. Trainers are quick to say that fusion is not just about strength and endurance.