
This might be funny admitting this, but a workout I recently tried was the Carmen Electra Aerobic Striptease. Yes, I'm admitting it, but the real surprisingly thing is that it was a pretty decent workout. Call me a cynic, but I was very skeptical of a workout routine that involved Carmen Electra gyrating her hips from side to side. However, the strip aerobics made for a pretty good workout. Based on what I saw, the benefits of aerobic striptease are in the positions Electra puts you through (no, not like that). What I mean is some of the positions in the striptease aerobics a little different and can really workout muscles you don't regularly use (again not like that!). For instance, the gyrating was actually really good at working out your obliques. The thing a liked best about Carmen Electra's video though was that it was fun. At times it didn't feel like I was even working out and it is those kind of moments that make setting up my workout routine so much easier.
Most gyms and health clubs now offer some sort of strip aerobic class. The popularity of any novelty workout class is the same thing as the Carmen Electra workout: having fun as you exercise. All the calorie counting might have made weight loss more scientific, but it really takes all the fun out of fitness. If you're a little more adventurous then an aerobic striptease class might be something worth checking out. Even if it's not the best workout session, at least, it's good for a few laughs and an evening of fun. Even if that does require working out to Salt-n-Pepa's "Push It."
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