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02-19-2008, 03:20 PM
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Hula Hoops, Jump Ropes Part Of Serious Exercise
Darlene Dunn, Staff writer
If you want to lose a few pounds while laughing, you may need to forget about taking a jog or running on the treadmill.
Three unusual types of exercises can help you smile while on a journey to a thinner physique.
How Many Calories? | Fun Exercises
Tricia Murphy, founder of Urban Striptease, said time flies during a striptease workout, for instance.
"Sometimes when you take a cycling or step aerobics class, you find yourself looking at the clock," she said. "You will not look at the clock with strip aerobics."
The workout burns about 300 calories on average, she said.
"You will have a great physique," Murphy said. "Your abs will be strong and your bottom will be lifted."
Murphy is an American Council on Exercise and Aerobics and Fitness Association of America certified aerobic instructor who has taught fitness since 1994. She said striptease is a great workout, but that it should be part of a person's complete workout plan, which should include aerobics or weight lifting.
Workouts range from light to strenuous. A striptease aerobics workout is considered moderate.
According to Medicinenet.com,, an hour of moderate activities such as walking and cycling will burn about 460 calories for a man and 370 for a woman, while very strenuous activity such as running will burn 920 calories for a man and 740 calories for a woman.
Clothes On Or Off?
Your clothing remains on during a striptease aerobics workout.
"It is great cross training," she said. "Your body wants to be challenged in a different way each time you go to the gym."
Murphy said a striptease aerobics workout three times a week helps women shed a pound or two a month, but it also depends on how much energy is exerted.
Additionally, the exercise is great for women's mental health, because they are having fun, smiling, laughing, feeling confident and sexy and getting in shape all at the same time, Murphy said.
Skinny On Striptease Aerobics
Striptease aerobics is a fairly new workout routine. Murphy said it was introduced in 2002 by Jeff Costas in Los Angeles at a gym called Crunch.
Carmen Electra, who was enrolled in the class, soon launched a striptease aerobics DVD, which serves as great marketing for striptease aerobics classes across the country, Murphy said.
Electra has recently released "Vegas Strip" and "In The Bedroom."
Utilizing such DVDs allows for workouts at home, but there are hundreds of striptease aerobics instructors across the country and the class is offered in many communities. Check your local gym or search for classes online.
Hula Hoops, Jump Ropes Part Of Serious Exercise
Darlene Dunn, Staff writer
If you want to lose a few pounds while laughing, you may need to forget about taking a jog or running on the treadmill.
Three unusual types of exercises can help you smile while on a journey to a thinner physique.
How Many Calories? | Fun Exercises
Tricia Murphy, founder of Urban Striptease, said time flies during a striptease workout, for instance.
"Sometimes when you take a cycling or step aerobics class, you find yourself looking at the clock," she said. "You will not look at the clock with strip aerobics."
The workout burns about 300 calories on average, she said.
"You will have a great physique," Murphy said. "Your abs will be strong and your bottom will be lifted."
Murphy is an American Council on Exercise and Aerobics and Fitness Association of America certified aerobic instructor who has taught fitness since 1994. She said striptease is a great workout, but that it should be part of a person's complete workout plan, which should include aerobics or weight lifting.
Workouts range from light to strenuous. A striptease aerobics workout is considered moderate.
According to Medicinenet.com,, an hour of moderate activities such as walking and cycling will burn about 460 calories for a man and 370 for a woman, while very strenuous activity such as running will burn 920 calories for a man and 740 calories for a woman.
Clothes On Or Off?
Your clothing remains on during a striptease aerobics workout.
"It is great cross training," she said. "Your body wants to be challenged in a different way each time you go to the gym."
Murphy said a striptease aerobics workout three times a week helps women shed a pound or two a month, but it also depends on how much energy is exerted.
Additionally, the exercise is great for women's mental health, because they are having fun, smiling, laughing, feeling confident and sexy and getting in shape all at the same time, Murphy said.
Skinny On Striptease Aerobics
Striptease aerobics is a fairly new workout routine. Murphy said it was introduced in 2002 by Jeff Costas in Los Angeles at a gym called Crunch.
Carmen Electra, who was enrolled in the class, soon launched a striptease aerobics DVD, which serves as great marketing for striptease aerobics classes across the country, Murphy said.
Electra has recently released "Vegas Strip" and "In The Bedroom."
Utilizing such DVDs allows for workouts at home, but there are hundreds of striptease aerobics instructors across the country and the class is offered in many communities. Check your local gym or search for classes online.