The world has gone fitness crazy.

Every time you visit a gym, there seems to be a new type of fitness class added to the timetable.

Gym's try to appeal to as many people as possible. When very few men were attending aerobic style classes they created boxercise so the class didn't sound too wimpy.

Even though it is very similar to normal aerobics, the men started streaming in.

Nearly all of these classes can be done at your local gym, leisure centre or YMCA.

Instructors also found some women weren't keen to slip into their fitness gear, so aqua aerobics was invented so they could do exercises underwater and not be seen.

This is now a very popular form of exercise.

To make sure you know your Boxercise from your Spinning, the Academy has provided you with a guide to all the latest crazes.

Introduction

Boxercise

Body pump

Skipping

Spinning

Yoga

Circuit training

The word aerobics came about when the gym instructors got together and said if we're going to charge £10 an hour, we can't call it jumping up and down Rita Rudner Comedian

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