27 woman this month | December 2011 | Dance Your Way to Perfection LIFE-FIT Life-Fit will be hosting an amazing Dance Fit class at our December 10 event. Who knew that getting in shape could be so much fun! Life-Fit are offering you something pretty special this month. At the Woman This Month Fitness Day Out on December 10, you will have the opportunity to sample one of their unique Dance Fit classes, taught by Brazilian beauty Adriana Costa, one of their resident fitness experts. Dance Fit is a fusion of Latin dance moves, hip hop and low impact aerobics. It is designed to burn between 400 to 500 calories per session, as well as toning all the muscle groups in the body and improving your cardiovascular fitness levels. What’s more, Dance Fit is so much fun that you’ll be bound to leave the class feeling refreshed, energised and with a grin from ear to ear! Adriana Costa has more than one trick up her sleeve. As well as teaching Dance Fit at the Life-Fit gym, she also teaches Teen Fit, which is an adaptation of the class to suit children aged between 10 and 15. On top of this, you should be sure to try out her zumba, pilates and belly dancing classes. So many great reasons to go on a health kick! Life-Fit is dedicated to improving the fitness levels of the whole family. They have developed a range of exercise classes and activities that are designed to encourage participation from children right up to the oldest generations. These include power yoga, step aerobics, yoga and meditation, boot camps and taekwondo for kids. Life-Fit is located on the second floor of the M Square building on the Budaiya Highway. Call 17 692-424, 33 001-261 or email [email protected] The Art of Karate FUTURESHAPE WTM sits down with Futureshape’s karate master — Sensei Amr — to get the low down on the art of Karate. Hosting a class at our December 10 event, Sensei Amr is a sixth dan instructor and has been teaching in Bahrain for the past five years. Being the only centre in Bahrain endorsed and directly affiliated with the International Shotokan Karate federation (ISKF), Futureshape’s Karate Academy offers its students physical, mental and spiritual growth. The ISKF certified instructor speaks of his love for karate, explaining that the sport transforms a person to a better rounded being. “Karate requires a great deal of concentration. You need to know when to respond and when to defend; this in turn actually helps a person’s discipline. You attain a certain calmness; it truly becomes a way of life.” Karate also helps develop a high level of muscular strength, endurance, agility and balance, utilising the maximum range of your body’s movements. This is not the case with many other sports. Following the traditional shotokan style, men and women of all ages can register to learn the art of Karate. The classes are taught three days a week with an extra class for advanced students on Friday mornings. Futureshape also offers cardio, tone and athletic stretch classes taught by owner Debbie Al Asfoor and yoga classes taught by highly qualified instructor Louise O’Loan who has trained in Australia and India. “During the WTM event, we plan on teaching the basics of Karate, to introduce it slowly to first timers.” Located in Garden City Budaiya, Futureshape has no membership fees and all classes are set at attractive rates. Call 17 591-237.
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