1.Airobics: High Flying Calorie BurnSpringing into the air on a trampoline will. Airobics, a cardio class on trampolines, offers fat-burning fun that’s gentler on your joints.
2. Suspension: Strength Training
A Navy SEAL created TRX Suspension Training, so you know it's a tough workout. Suspension devices use your own body weight and gravity to create resistance. If you're 45 or older or have a medical condition, be sure to check with your doctor before starting a fitness program.
3.Elite Fitness: Muscle Confusion
Ready to break through your fitness plateau? Then you might like cross-training programs that aim to cause "muscle confusion. Ask your health care provider before trying these intense workouts, especially if you have joint problems.
4. Pole Dancing: Vertical Workout
Interested in gyrating in gym shorts instead of a G-string? Dance, spin, and do poses with a pole and ba-da-bing! Risks include falling, rotator cuff strain, and tendonitis.
5. Floating Yoga: Balance on a Board
Put the serenity of a still lagoon together with the challenge of balancing on a paddleboard and you get the serene challenge of floating yoga. Doing yoga moves on a paddleboard, which is larger than a surfboard, takes muscle control to keep from making a splash.
6. CrossFit: High-Intensity Training
You can burn about 15 calories per minute with this intense workout, which includes timed challenges with squats, push-ups, gymnastic rings, intense runs, and weightlifting. CrossFit is used to condition athletes, military forces, police officers, and firefighters.
7. Exergaming: Aerobic Play
Who said playing video games turns you into a couch potato? You can burn as many calories exergaming as working out at the gym -- about 270 calories vigorously dancing or 216 calories virtual boxing in a half-hour. Exergaming is a great way to get kids moving.
8. Boxercise: A Workout Knockout
Among exercises, boxing is a knockout -- delivering agility, balance, muscle tone, strength, and cardio benefits. Sparring also improves hand-eye coordination and mental agility. Boxercise, which started in England, includes dancing, skipping, shadow boxing, kicking punching bags, and more.
9. Kettlebells: A New Weight to Lift
A vigorous workout with a kettlebell -- a cast iron ball with a handle -- can burn 272 calories in just 20 minutes. Swinging the kettlebell works muscles in a way that weight machines and barbells can't. Start with a light kettlebell -- 8 to 15 pounds for women and 15 to 25 pounds for men.
10. Hulas: Whittle While You Work Out
If the last time you swung a hula hoop around your waist was in fourth grade, it may be time to give it another whirl. It's easier to swing the new weighted hula hoops than the flimsy plastic ones. And hooping can burn more calories than step aerobics and raise your heart rate as much as cardio kickboxing. It works your waist and core muscles, and can tone your thighs and biceps.
11. Aerial Yoga
Yoga blends are a huge fitness trend. This one's name says it all: You do variations on traditional moves while hanging in "hammocks" suspended from the ceiling. The weightless poses relieve aching joints and stretch muscles as well as strengthening your core. For other fun twists, try Cy-Yo, a yoga-indoor cycling combo, or YogaFit, which includes squats, sit-ups, and other fitness moves.
12. Weighted Vests: Power Walking
Adding weight may be the simplest way to boost your workout. Extra weight raises your heart rate and makes you burn more calories. Instead of walking with hand or ankle weights, which can strain muscles and joints, consider wearing a weighted vest. Choose one that is 5% to 10% of your body weight.
