In prancing good health
A bizarre exercise that was invented more than two decades ago has arisen from obscurity to become an internet sensation. Prancercise, an unusual aerobic routine involving prancing while wearing ankle weights, was created by the Florida social worker Joanna Rohrback in 1989. After recovering from an illness that prevented her exercising, Rohrback uploaded her original Prancercise promotional video to YouTube in December. Since then, the clip has attracted more than 4.5 million hits. Rohrback has even appeared on NBC's
The Today Show
to demonstrate her workout, where she told host Natalie Morales that she was "flabbergasted" by her newfound internet celebrity status.
Eats and treats
The personal trainer and champion weightlifter Derrick Branford has launched a new cafe in Dubai specialising in nutritious food. The Health Eats and Treats (Heat) Cafe on Jumeirah Beach Road offers dishes that contain no more than 400 calories each. Branford, a former US state champion who qualified for Olympic trials in 2004 before injury forced him to retire, has set up the business with the Emirati fitness entrepreneur Abdul Aziz Al Tayer. "There's nothing on offer here that will make you feel like you cheated your diet," says Branford. "If you're on a diet, it's probably the simplest place you can go for a hearty meal."
Functional fitness classes
The Beyond Health Club in Abu Dhabi has just begun offering ultra-intensive functional fitness classes at the facility in Khalifa A. The workout involves using numerous muscle groups to replicate movements you would complete in normal day life. So, exercises such as press-ups, squats, crunches and lunges feature prominently in the routines. The classes are held at Beyond Health Club in Khalifa A at 5.30pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and cost Dh75 for non-members and Dh30 for members. Call 04 435 6988 or find them on Facebook for more information.
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