Currently, there are a lot of different fitness areas and sports, from which everyone can find something to their liking. This can be a very simple and leisurely type of exercise, for example yoga meditation, or dynamic, very energy-intensive training, such as zumba or interval exercises. More recently, a new type of choreographic activity has appeared that helps to learn how to control your body and listen to it. This is a body ballet. What is so special about it?
What is body ballet
This is a lightweight version of the classical ballet, designed for people without special training. This is a kind of choreography, the core of which is the simplified exercises used in ballet. Therefore, many movements are made at the ballet machine located along the mirrors.
One of the basic advantages is that body ballet exercises develop the ability to feel and regulate your body, and to control it gracefully and naturally. Here, combinations of exercises are used to strengthen and stretch the muscles, the correct perception of space and maintaining balance.
Workouts contain ballet pas for muscle tension, which helps to develop flexibility of the spine and joints, good posture. This type of ballet helps students make the body beautiful, fit, full of energy and mobility.
Interestingly, body ballet is a relatively new trend in the fitness industry, which arose thanks to the American choreographer Lee Zarago in the early 2000s. In Russia, this art of dance was perfected and introduced by ballerina Ilze Liepa, who created a mixture of exemplary ballet and Pilates. Now you can do it at home and in fitness clubs, dance schools.
Who will suit
Body ballet can be practiced by anyone without significant restrictions on age and level of training. Not only children can learn this type of choreography. Body ballet is also suitable for adults. It will help to improve the potential of the body, to be in excellent shape, to improve physical and emotional well-being. As a rule, lessons are held to classical or relaxing music, which helps to relieve stress and cheer up.
Body Ballet is also suitable for ordinary girls and women who dream at an early age to become a ballerina. This dance direction will help to achieve a slim figure, flexibility, royal posture, graceful flying tread. The body ballet is also important for the male in view of the fact that the choreographic development is significant for dancers.
It is noteworthy that body ballet is something that will be useful even for experienced dancers, since choreography provides a valuable base of specific knowledge, and stretching and strengthening muscles and working out joints improve results in various styles of dance.
These classes are very good for people who can hardly tolerate high-intensity cardio loads, but who need to work out large and small muscles of the body, achieve elasticity and fit.
Experts believe that ballet exercises contribute to the drawing of body contours, and not muscle building. However, endurance is better developed, and the heart and joints are not overloaded. Classes at the school of body ballet are recommended for those who have had injuries and fractures, since the load is given evenly and has a healing effect. This type of choreography is also suitable for people who cannot tolerate very intense training.
Professional medical workers note that this type of exercise is indicated for back pain, various disorders in the functioning of the musculoskeletal system and overweight. Thus, body ballet classes are something that will suit any person.
The effect of classes and the impact on health
If strength and running training are contraindicated, then body ballet is what you need. By carrying out a systematic load on all muscle groups, a person will become stronger, more resilient, gain a toned, elegant body and improve his well-being: both physical and emotional.
After exercise, the ability to control the body, plasticity and grace is acquired. After some time of stable training, significant shifts in self-perception occur, posture is corrected, muscles and joints are strengthened. The body acquires relief, grace and endurance, since almost all muscles are included in the work.
According to doctors, classes have a healing effect in bone fractures and injuries, as well as a weak cardiovascular system. The risk of injury and the likelihood of sprains are almost zero. Also, exercises perfectly improve coordination of movements and train the respiratory system.
Slimming
Body Ballet contributes to the improvement of the figure: the body gains mobility, harmony and fit. Body control skills are improved. Also a positive aspect of body ballet is that beneficial exercises help to tone the body and remove excess weight. During exercise, the pulse rises to 140 beats. This pace and intensity allows the body to efficiently burn fats. In combination with proper nutrition, it is possible to achieve a noticeable result within a month or two.
In addition, the Body Ballet helps to improve the shape of the legs, abdominals and the whole body. A uniform load perfectly removes fat deposits on the waist and hips. In the fitness centers there are specially designed programs for losing weight, including with the help of body ballet. They are more energy consuming and help to work out specific problem areas.
Classes for beginners
Body ballet is also suitable for beginners. Lessons can be learned even if a person is far from dancing and choreography. There are no age or gender restrictions. Over time, exercises will become more complex in technique and coordination.
In the very first lesson, students learn basic poses and work at the ballet machine. Together with the instructor, various movements of classical choreography, exercises at the machine tool, ground choreography and stretching are performed. For those who can only practice at home, the video tutorials Lotta Burke or Janet Jenkins are suitable.
What you need for classes
You can wear stretched tight-fitting trousers or leggings and a comfortable top or T-shirt, Czechs or ballet flats. It is not forbidden to exercise in socks. Some put on a special elastic leotard for dancing. Clothing should be comfortable, not restraining movement, preferably made of moisture- and water-conducting materials. Special equipment is not required. And, of course, you need the desire and motivation of the person himself, trying and getting pleasure from the training process.
Training mode
To get a visible result, you need to do at least twice a week. At first, it is important to control the degree of exercise and arrange respite for several days between workouts. It is important to interact with the instructor: ask questions of interest, talk about discomfort. Usually more effective in the morning.
The process of training is gradual and will not bring lightning-fast results. But over time, students will be surprised to notice significant progress. Many are seriously interested in and take great pleasure in this type of physical activity.
In time, the lesson takes from 40 minutes to an hour in moderate intensity mode. First, a warm-up is invariably carried out, then the main part goes on, and everything ends with relaxation and stretching.
This direction of choreography is one of the most sparing and less traumatic. For each student, the intensity of the training is suitable depending on the goals. For the fastest weight loss, for example, it is better to attend classes three times a week and combine with Pilates or other fitness areas in order to speed up the metabolism as much as possible. It is also necessary to observe proper nutrition, which will greatly enhance the effectiveness of exercises.
Results and reviews
A lot of girls who want to improve their well-being and body are interested in the question of what kind of fitness this is. Students leave numerous positive reviews about body ballet. For example, girls note that they are delighted with classes: the gait has changed, movements have become soft and feminine. In addition, the muscles become embossed, the abdomen and sides are removed, and the legs are strengthened.
It is also important that attitude to oneself changes with classes, excess weight goes away, love for the body appears, and shyness disappears. Also, some say that they loved training very much.
Classes in St. Petersburg and in Moscow
Today this fascinating direction of choreography is available in many countries, including Russia. Of course, body-ballet did not pass over Moscow either. It is offered by dance and ballet schools, as well as numerous fitness clubs. In particular, the centers "Fitness Time": st. Otradnaya, 16; st. Artsimovich, 8. There are classes for people with any physical training.
There is also a body ballet in St. Petersburg in various dance schools and studios, sports clubs. For example, this is the La Boca dance club on Kamennoostrovsky Ave., 40A. The lessons are designed for any customers - beginners or already experienced. A professional ballerina teaches there, so in the future you can do classical choreography.