| For exercise enthusiasts, a workout usually | | | | for you. You can choose cardiovascular |
| means a trip to the gym, where they partake | | | | exercise such as step classes, dance workouts |
| in group aerobic classes and workout among | | | | - including jazz, ballet, hip-hop, belly |
| the weights and machines. But for others, the | | | | dancing, and even strip aerobics; kickboxing; |
| gym may be cost-prohibitive or may not suit | | | | and boot camp. For weight training you will |
| their personal preferences or lifestyle. For | | | | find a bevy of instructional videos meant to |
| such people, the fitness video has opened up | | | | walk you through effective weightlifting that |
| a whole new world of exercise options - | | | | will speed results and prevent injury. And |
| allowing a healthy and effective workout | | | | the ever-growing popularity of yoga and |
| right in the privacy and comfort of their own | | | | Pilates has spawned a whole new style of |
| home. | | | | fitness video designed to instruct viewers |
| | | | and make them feel as though they are getting |
| The fitness video has grown in popularity | | | | one-on-one training. |
| right alongside the workout scene and the | | | | |
| rise of the VCR. As more and more people hit | | | | In fact, enthusiasts of the fitness video |
| the gym and more and more people purchased | | | | will hardly feel as though they are missing |
| VCRs, there came a realization of the | | | | the activity of the gym; such videos are |
| availability in the marketplace for | | | | typically filmed in a class setting and can |
| instructional videos that would allow those | | | | make viewers feel as though they are right |
| who were interested in working out at home | | | | there, taking part. Of course, this provides |
| the opportunity to do so. | | | | energy and motivation and can help you get |
| | | | through your workout while still having fun. |
| Today, the fitness video is most often | | | | |
| purchased in DVD format and the market is | | | | The benefits of the fitness video - aside |
| flooded with different varieties of videos | | | | from the convenience, privacy, and |
| meant to appeal to people of all fitness | | | | affordability that comes with working out at |
| levels and with many different interests. | | | | home - includes the ability to exercise at |
| Each year sees another crop of videos - each | | | | your own pace. A fitness video can allow you |
| heralding the coming of another fitness | | | | to stop and start so that you become familiar |
| craze. | | | | with each exercise. Not only will this |
| | | | increase your confidence, it will pay off in |
| No matter what you choose to do as an | | | | the form of physical fitness achieved. |
| exercise program, there is a fitness video | | | | |