07-16-11, 05:49 PM | |
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Yeah, pretty much everything in the fitness industry is a fad. The fitness and diet industries are particularly susceptible to fads because everyone is always looking for that magic pill/silver bullet. And much like the latest fashions they are often driven by celebrity endorsements.
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07-16-11, 06:30 PM | ||
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So fad, no fad, the hottest thing going right now, Zumba is very popular in my neck of the woods, which is great for my community. My town has the highest obesity rate in WA state, so if Zumba can help get those numbers down, then it's a great thing.
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07-16-11, 06:33 PM | |
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We still have many step classes at my gym. Zumba has been at my gym for almost two years. We have bosus at our gym but not a class specifically for bosus. I'm beginning to wonder if that is a fad. They do get used sometimes though.
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07-16-11, 07:27 PM | ||
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I didn't see any Tae Bo signs at the beach, either, and I can't recall a workout fad that is as EVERY-freaking-where as Zumba. I take classes at a gym in the next county, but there are also Zumba classes at a Y and also a senior center near me. My first-grader came home one day and said her teacher wanted to borrow my Zumba game after she heard I had it. Fad, yes, but a well-entrenched one, like karaoke which has been around in the US for 20-30 years and refuses to die.
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07-16-11, 08:01 PM | |
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Bosus- a complete fad. Although fun and effective, but a pain in the butt to store, move around, and make the most out of it's use.
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07-16-11, 09:29 PM | |
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This is a great thread. It is so hard to tell what is a fad. Debbie S has a great point that anything that gets people out and moving is a good thing. I thought Bikram yoga would have died out by now because I know people who have been doing bikram yoga for years and get winded walking up stairs(and are still as heavy as the day they started). But it is still going strong.
There are also those in the weightlifting community that swear that the kettlebell craze is a fad. Two of my favorite workout Dvds that I still do were once part of mini-fads that get no attention these days: 1) Cameron Shayne's Budokon Dvds - not the beginner or weight loss ones but the 3 more advanced ones. I think they are great to strengthen the whole body. 2) Bryan Kest Power yoga: 3 45 minute Vinyassa yoga routines. He was so far ahead of his time. These were filmed in 1995! So even if Zumba fades into the horizon like these workouts, they may still be effective |
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