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Fitness fusion involves mixing and matching two or three physical activities to challenge your muscles and your mind
Try mixing boxing and pilates for fitness fusion
The combination of different forms of exercise is aptly called fitness fusion and it’s becoming an increasingly popular way to boost your fitness and burn fat while banishing boredom. Fitness fusion involves mixing and matching two or three very different physical activities to challenge your muscles and your mind in different ways. For example, you can combine moves from pilates, yoga or ballet with boxing, martial arts or bicycling, etc. By mixing things up you’re able to meet your goals for improved strength and endurance, core strength, balance and stability, or agility in a single workout.
Fusion-type classes will appeal to people who aren’t interested in focusing on just one type of exercise, and to those who may feel intimidated by traditional classes. To avoid injury, start by combining different activities with which you are already familiar. If you’re taking classes, check that your instructor is qualified to teach the activities being combined. Some of the more common fusion classes are circuit-training workouts (combining weights and cardio) or yogilates, which fuses yoga and pilates. Other unique combinations include disco yoga (yoga to disco music) and hydro riding (spinning, or cycling, in the pool).
Originally published in Wellness Matters, Canada Wide Media’s quarterly newsletter on health and wellness.