Posted on October 22, 2012, Monday

IN GOOD HANDS: Stella (right) leads her aerobic dance class at Solid Gym.

SIBU: Aerobic dancing has remained popular as an exercise to get the heart pumping since it was introduced here over two decades ago.

It is still relevant as a cardiac exercise if the response to the new aerobic class at Solid Gym in Tapang Timur Road here is any indication.

Close to 25 women members of the gym joined the inaugural class on Oct 16.

The number soared to 30 when the subsequent class was held on Oct 18.

Gym owner Lau Kah Yii said gym members of the fairer sex had `demanded for an aerobic class, arguing that most equipment at the gym suited their masculine counterparts.

The perceptible inequalities in the equipment available at my gym had caused dissatisfaction among women members, Lau told The Borneo Post in a recent interview.

GETTING FIT: Students at the inaugural aerobic class at Solid Gym get their first feel of the `good for heart exercise.

He said: Its true. Most equipment is meant for building muscles, though there is no lack of equipment for cardiac exercises like the treadmill.

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Oct. 19, 2012, 4 a.m.

Accelerate team members (from left) Sarah Hill, Emily Lacey, Samantha Stewart, Gaby Carty, Aylish Auchettl, Tiarna Drake, Sophie Bellman and Stephanie Umbers have made the finals at the aerobics world championships in the Netherlands.

WARRNAMBOOL aerobics team Accelerate has reached its goal at the world championships in the Netherlands.

The EKB Fitness and Aerobics squad made the finals in the Federation of International Sports and Fitness Aerobics junior fitness category.

The final was to be held at 1.30am today.

Accelerate coach Emma Bellman said her team sat eighth after the preliminary rounds.

They did a nice routine but nerves were certainly visible, she said.

Needing to finish seventh after the semi-finals to make the finals cut, Bellman said Accelerate moved up a spot, earning its finals chance.

They have made their goal of getting into finals, she said.

Bellman teamed with Kayla Bamford and Emma OKeeffe in the trio senior fitness section. They finished sixth in their preliminary round to book a semi-final spot.

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The northeast suburbs team set for theSport Aerobic World Championships, from left,Grulia Chiro, Ashleigh Weston, Meagan Williams, Kira Trevallow, Emily Sharp, Joey Day and Nicole Pedler. Picture: Luke Hemer Source: adelaidenow

RETIRING from aerobic gymnastics four years ago with a world title, Kira Trevarrow never dreamt of again representing Australia.

But that's precisely what the Modbury Heights woman, 29, is about to do.

Trevarrow is coach and member of a northeast women's team representing her country at the Sport Aerobic World Championships inthe Netherlandsthis week.

"I've been coaching ever since I retired in 2008 and I came back to competing as a bit of fun," Trevarrow says.

"We (the team) ended up with some good results and thought we should keep going.

"The teams we'll be competing against at the championships do this as their fulltime job and we do it as a hobby, so for us even to be in the same league as them is brilliant."

Sports aerobics involves high intensity routines to music demonstrating flexibility, strength and continous movement.

Co-coach Emily Sharp, of Redwood Park, is also stepping out of retirement to compete at the championships which run until October 20.

"I've been itching to come back to the sport and obviously we're aiming high and would love to come back with a medal," Sharp, 28, says.

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Limited by the mores of the times, Sandra Ryan was a cheerleader in high school. She hasnt been on the sidelines since.

Ryan, 63, has been an instructor in aerobics, low-impact aerobics, stepping, sliding and now yoga. She ran, she biked. In the summer, she swims across the lake in front of her house.

Age is age; it doesnt bother me," says Ryan, who has always" been fit.

When I had my children, I was going to the YMCA, and I took fitness instructing there and I started teaching. It was just when aerobics classes were coming into style. The Y was the place to be in those days. It was just packed."

Later, while working at Dalplex in Halifax as a fitness co-ordinator, Ryan began practising yoga.

It was becoming popular and Madonna was doing it as well, which was a big thing with students, and yoga just took off. When you get into yoga, you think its physical, but it has a 5,000-year history to it and theres much more to it.

Theres eight limbs of yoga, and the eighth limb is enlightenment, where you just let go of your outer self thats worried about things and to-do lists and deadlines and stress. Thats what I like to see happen in a class."

Ryan teaches five or six times a week, which gives her a bit of a workout. She also practises at home. It is a less jarring way to stay fit than what she used to do.

My idea of a good time was to teach a high-impact aerobics class and then go for a run. Or, when I was at Daplex, Id teach and then go for a run on my lunch hour. That kind of went by the wayside as my knees got older.

Toward my 50s, my back started curving; thered always been a slight curve. Like anybody, theres little aches and pains, but whats so good about fitness is that you can kind of sail through them. Theyre not a big deal.

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Water exercises offer all the benefits of dry gyms, without the impact, and are especially beneficial for those with weighty issues.

A WATER gym?

Yes, all our equipment is inside the water ... treadmills and all, David Gan nods.

Ive heard of aqua aerobics classes and water workouts but a water gym was something new. Together with two colleagues former competitive swimmer Tan Shiow Chin and fitness enthusiast Fiona Ho I trot off to try a session at the recently opened Water Aerobic Gym in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

A smiling Gan and Khoo Chun-Yi, both sports science graduates, personal trainers and supervisors at the gym, greet us. The place is small, with two pools (one freshwater and the other sanitised by a saltwater chlorination system) and, yes, the fitness equipment were in the pool.

These rust-free contraptions, all imported from Italy, include a hydro bike, treadmills and a moon walker. There are also floatation restraints like the hand paddles, water dumbbells, noodles, kayak paddles and a range of other items.

A former engineer and a keen water sports enthusiast, proprietor Gary Chua decided to start the water gym in April this year. He owns an above-ground pool business and decided to venture into the water gym business as an extension of the pool business. He reckons there is a market for it.

There isnt a fully-equipped water gym in this region but its growing in popularity in western countries, claims Chua, 49. Its also a good way to promote the usefulness of a home-sized pool (6m-9m) that has limited swimming capacity.

Water helps lessen the impact on the joints but gives you the same benefits of a dry workout, and is suitable for pregnant and elderly people. And you dont need to know how to swim.

The first recorded history of water workouts dates back to the early 1980s when American runners, who suffered bone, muscle and joint problems as a result of too much pounding on the pavement, were introduced to water workouts. Using a buoyant belt to hold their bodies in proper alignment, they would run in the pool as a form of training.

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Bandar Seri Begawan - Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) Aerobics Club held its first outdoor activity by giving a free aerobic session at the Tasek Lama Recreational Park, Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday morning in conjunction with the UBD Convocation Festival 2012 and Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The session, instructed by Miss Susi of Groove Studio Brunei, commenced at 730am and was attended by a total of 40 members and non-members of the club from UBD, accompanied by the club's committee.

This event is one of the club's annual events, in order to contribute for its participation and support to UBD's important event.

Participants of the aerobic session each wore a pink ribbon on their wrists and a pink shirt to show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness as one of the initiatives to show their support for breast cancer survivors, volunteers and medical professionals.

The main objective of the aerobics club is to introduce it to the society by appearing in a public recreational park.

It is also to form a closer bond between the club members and the committee as well as to increase awareness on how important it is to look after their health through workouts and dieting in order to build their self-confidence.

One of the committee members, Nur Azzah Syazwani binti Hj Baidi, stated that the committee hopes they can continue to educate the members, not only by holding these aerobic sessions, but at the same time seek their continued support in the committee's work.

--Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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Bandar Seri Begawan -Fitness Zone revealed new exercises, new heart pumping music, and new programmes from October 8 to October 11.

Fitness Manager David Gio Sasis VI said the Les Mills Programme like Body Attack 78 designed for athletics, Body Combat 53 is mixed martial arts aerobics, Body Pump 83 is a strength training class,

Body Jam 62 is a mixed dance programme, CXWORX 8 - a 30 minutes core conditioning training, Sh'Bam 9 features the world's latest dance sensation, Body Balance 58 is the 21st Century Tai-Chi, Yoga and Pilates-based exercise programme, RPM is an indoor bike spinning training that can burn 430 to 970 calories in 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 55 minutes aerobics classes are featured this week at Fitness Zone Kiulap.

"Ak Muiz Saifludin told us I had never experienced a club that gives me so many challenges every time. I was happy that I moved to Fitness Zone because I felt that I can do more, compared to what I had before. This Les Mills programme keep on changing every quarter so I don't feel bored doing aerobics classes but instead it motivates me to do more and been greedy to learn some more.

"You are not only exercising but you are also enjoying the music, it makes you sing as well and gives you the correct atmosphere to do the exercises because all my gym mates motivate me to move. I burn calories and at the same time I learn how to socialise," said Hannah Ching, a Fitness Zone member of nine months.

--Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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Oct. 10, 2012, 4 a.m.

NOT many people make it to a world titles after only being involved in a sport for two years.

But Warrnambool teenager Aylish Auchettl is an exception.

She will head to the Netherlands later this week to compete in the World Aerobic Championships.

Aylish will travel with her teammates from EKB Fitness and Aerobics to compete in the teams event.

The 14-year-old was excitedly packing her bags when she spoke to The Standard and said she was looking forward to being among the best competitors in the world.

Its very exciting, Im looking forward to the whole experience of travelling overseas, and seeing the best in the world compete, she said.

The Warrnambool College student said she was doing up to 10 hours training a week in preparation for the championships.

I do about one-and-a-half hours a day, she said.

Action Fitness sponsors the team and as part of that we get a membership, so we have been doing gym sessions and using the mirrors for choreography.

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Oct. 8, 2012, midnight

Accelerate team members (back from left) Sophie Bellman, Tiarna Drake, Sarah Hill, Gaby Carty; (middle) Emily Lacey, Samantha Stewart, Stephanie Umbers and (front) Aylish Auchettl try out their new uniforms.

THE countdown is on for a Warrnambool aerobics combination ready to test itself on the world stage.

EKB Fitness and Aerobics Accelerate team members received their Australian uniforms at a presentation on Saturday.

They will fly to the Netherlands on Thursday for the world championships.

Coach Emma Bellman said her eight-member junior fitness teams preparation had been flawless.

I watched their nationals routine yesterday and got a mum to film their routine yesterday, she said.

They have improved since nationals in such a short amount of time.

Making finals (at worlds) is reasonable.

Bellman said the teenage team had worked diligently fine-tuning its routine and building its fitness base. Every day except Wednesdays theyve had some sort of training, she said.

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