It is easy and pleasant to become a member of a sports club for the first time in your life. Interested in everything. Then you get tired, lose motivation, suck in worries - and you quit training.. Familiar, true? When you buy a club card for the second, third, fourth time, it is difficult to renew interest in sports. I want to really get carried away so that attending classes does not become a burdensome duty for myself. So this time too. I haven't been to the gym for a year. Swimming pool and yoga club next to the house - do not count. I don't want big loads.. But give the drive immediately!

\? ” – I thought, opening the website of the sports club. So many group programs, mostly already well-known - yoga, dance, strength training. And I wanted something new, unusual, so that there would be an incentive to move. I saw an unfamiliar name - the Les Mills program, developed in New Zealand, in Russia it is exclusively presented only in this network of sports clubs. Cursor scrolls through the list of group activities… Yes! Special program SH`BAM - that's what I need! No strict rules, dance with elements of improvisation, consistently increasing workload and the complete illusion of an exciting game. It seems that this is just a game, and no training. I felt the excitement of sports awakening in me.!

By countries and continents - We start the show with Mikhail Borisych! – a handsome coach instantly attracts the attention of the audience, rhythmic music fills the ears, and together we all start fervently twisting our hips. Simply put, just move your booty. The music seems very familiar. At the beginning of the lesson, there is always a well-known composition, from those that are heard.

One motive replaces another. Here is an oriental dance: steps, semicircular arms, movable shoulders, in every movement the East.

Now strip plastic: we arch our backs, we run our hands over the body - well, that's enough sex for that.

And then came Latin America! Salsa and Cha-cha-cha, side steps - but only basic movements, nothing complicated. The class lasts 45 minutes, only 10 minutes have passed, and I'm already thoroughly wet..

Indeed, I feel that the blood ran faster, there was a feeling of freshness, and most importantly, almost childish delight, a smile does not leave my face. Jumps are almost choreographic, but no one is chasing purity of performance.

We just frolic all together, we run like in childhood.

“The coach has no right to correct the group, to impose some style. He dances with everyone, and everyone dances, as it turns out. This is the only program where the instructor works not facing the mirror, but facing the audience. The contact is absolutely complete, often even the trainer takes a few steps forward and merges with the rest of the people,” says the Les Mills instructor..

Dance therapy I no longer feel my legs, but funny jumps begin and I again forget about fatigue. With small jumps I move to the right, then to the left, and with my hands I push away imaginary problems. They, like light clouds, scatter from me in different directions.. I displace all the troubles with this dance and dissolve them in my movements.!

“You can add any improvisation, the main thing is that it should be fun. One program is designed for 3 months, classes - 2-3 times a week. The first month you roughly memorize the movements, in the second month you gain confidence in the dance, in the third month you already improvise. Then the tracks change, and everyone learns different movements to different music. ”.

The promises of the coach began to come true almost immediately. In just a week, after three sessions, my weight has decreased by a whole kilogram.. After each lesson, I lost about half a kilo, I felt light, my arms and legs were springy, and most importantly, I had a boost of energy for several days..

“Not only the body gratefully reacts to such a load - looseness appears, and at the same time stress goes away,” says the coach.

- Now let's add rock and roll! » My legs do a U-turn. Bounce! Step! Knee drop! Wow! I am the queen of the dance floor! By the way, now I will feel much more confident at any disco..

This is not enough In order for the training to be more effective, the club immediately offered me to choose something else. I decided to start taking quieter classes and before the SH`BAM group I went to the BODYBALANCE program - a mixture of yoga, Pilates and stretching. It's nice to stretch the muscles, feel the center of the body, catch the inner balance - and dance!

got sucked in. A week later, I couldn't wait for the next class.. The traditional meeting with friends on Friday evening had to be canceled - I realized that I was perfectly relaxing even without my favorite Bordeaux, and the weekend after SH`BAM is completely different: without a headache, sluggish attempts to go outside so as not to sit at home,.

A week later, I noticed that my cellulite had decreased.! That is, it was not enough, and now it has completely disappeared..

- Still, so much to jump! - the girls from the group laugh.

Almost everyone has this program as their favorite..

Now I know for sure: sport is not monotonous pulling of the barbell, not measured walking, not training to a sweat. It's fun and very effective.. The main thing is that you train imperceptibly for yourself.. And just freaking out to the music - it's so cool!

Having fun together Group fitness classes have their undeniable advantages.. Firstly, looking at other, perhaps more experienced participants, it is easier to coordinate your movements and understand mistakes.. Secondly, there is a competitive fighting spirit and a desire to do all the elements at the highest possible level.. And thirdly, this is a great opportunity to chat, make new friends and good acquaintances..

Dance as medicine All stresses - both negative and positive - affect the tension in different muscle groups..

There is even a separate bioenergetic theory of a strong connection between emotional experiences and muscle tension.. This approach was developed by Wilhelm Reich and Alexander Lowen. According to this theory, all mental trauma of a person prevents him from freely expressing his emotions.. Energy is expended to maintain this muscle clamp.. After splashing outward in the dance, it begins to move freely in all parts of the body.. This is what the effect of dance therapy is based on.. So dancing is good for both the figure and the soul..

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