Aerobics is a popular and popular sport that integrates group gymnastics, dance, music, fitness and entertainment. Aerobics absorbs the movements of upper and lower limbs, trunk, head and neck and feet in disco, jazz and break dancing.
In particular, hip movements add vitality to aerobics, help reduce the accumulation of fat on the buttocks and abdomen, and help improve the coordination and flexibility of movements. Aerobics has developed rapidly not only in the United States, Britain, France and other countries, but also in some developing countries and regions. The former Soviet Union has already included aerobics in the physical education syllabus of universities, middle schools and primary schools.
In Asia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and other countries have also built many aerobics activity centers and fitness clubs, and people have begun to take aerobics as the main fitness method, thus forming a worldwide "aerobics fever."
Aerobics originated from 1968. The first aerobics competition was held in the United States in 1983, and the first far east aerobics competition was held in Japan in 1984. Therefore, aerobics has sprung up all over the world. The annual international activities include: Aerobics World Championships, World Cup, World Championships and World Tour.
In addition to the above classification, aerobics can also be divided into the following categories according to certain characteristics:
1, according to the main purpose and task of exercise, it can be divided into mass aerobics and competitive aerobics.
2. According to the practice form, it can be divided into unarmed aerobics, light equipment aerobics and special bodybuilding equipment aerobics.
3. According to the gender characteristics of the practitioners, it can be divided into women's aerobics and men's aerobics.
4. According to the characteristics of practitioners of different ages, it can be divided into infant aerobics, children aerobics, juvenile aerobics, adolescent aerobics, middle-aged aerobics and elderly aerobics.
5. According to the anatomical characteristics of human body, body parts can often be divided into neck aerobics, shoulder aerobics, arm aerobics, chest aerobics, waist and abdomen aerobics, hip aerobics, leg aerobics and foot aerobics.
6. According to the characteristics of the movements, it can be divided into body-building exercises, body-building exercises, running exercises and cushion exercises.