Former Disney pop princess Miley Cyrus caused an uproar when she took to the stage at this year's Video Music Awards wearing a flesh-coloured latex bikini and performing a seriously overtly sexual dance routine.
The 20-year-old's bottom shaking and grinding may not have won her many accolades in the music community, but a few savvy fitness fanatics realised that ‘twerking’ is a great way to tone up and burn calories.
The ‘twerking’ dance, which has even been honored with an official entry in the Oxford Dictionaries Online, essentially involves adopting a traditional gym squat position and maintaining it while vigorously shaking the derriere.
This dynamic combination of toning positions and cardio combined with Miley's enviable physique led to women becoming eager to try the ‘twerk’ for themselves.
Les Mills, creator of fitness programmes including Bodypump, says it received a number of requests for a class featuring twerking moves following Miss Cyrus's controversial VMA performance.
They adapted their existing Bodyjam class to incorporate a number of energetic twerking moves - to great effect.
They have seen a surge of interest in the dance class and are considering changing the class's name to the Twerkout.
Twerking has become a cultural sensation in recent years, and a YouTube search for 'twerking' brings up more than 3.8 million results with everything from pregnant women and dogs to babies and the elderly, with many celebrities like Nicki Minaj, Ciara and Rihanna also demonstrating their 'twerking' skills.
The new version developed by Les Mills incorporates the signature twerking steps including the 'shake', 'wobble' and 'jiggle'.
While Robin Thicke won't be available for fitness fanatics to twerk against, the dance routines are choreographed to the latest chart hits… and instructors are fully trained to dodge amorous advances.
In addition to burning 530 calories per 55 minute session, research by Les Mills also reveals twerkers could see on average an eight per cent increase in pelvic bone density with regular participation.
Bone density is essential to avoiding osteoporosis in later life, meaning that twerking could help you avoid fractures or hip replacements in later life.
Gandalf Archer, Les Mills International Programme Developer comments on the craze and development of the Bodyjam programme, saying:
'We can't wait to get more people twerking their way to a better body.'
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The 20-year-old's bottom shaking and grinding may not have won her many accolades in the music community, but a few savvy fitness fanatics realised that ‘twerking’ is a great way to tone up and burn calories.
The ‘twerking’ dance, which has even been honored with an official entry in the Oxford Dictionaries Online, essentially involves adopting a traditional gym squat position and maintaining it while vigorously shaking the derriere.
This dynamic combination of toning positions and cardio combined with Miley's enviable physique led to women becoming eager to try the ‘twerk’ for themselves.
Les Mills, creator of fitness programmes including Bodypump, says it received a number of requests for a class featuring twerking moves following Miss Cyrus's controversial VMA performance.
They adapted their existing Bodyjam class to incorporate a number of energetic twerking moves - to great effect.
They have seen a surge of interest in the dance class and are considering changing the class's name to the Twerkout.
Twerking has become a cultural sensation in recent years, and a YouTube search for 'twerking' brings up more than 3.8 million results with everything from pregnant women and dogs to babies and the elderly, with many celebrities like Nicki Minaj, Ciara and Rihanna also demonstrating their 'twerking' skills.
The new version developed by Les Mills incorporates the signature twerking steps including the 'shake', 'wobble' and 'jiggle'.
While Robin Thicke won't be available for fitness fanatics to twerk against, the dance routines are choreographed to the latest chart hits… and instructors are fully trained to dodge amorous advances.
In addition to burning 530 calories per 55 minute session, research by Les Mills also reveals twerkers could see on average an eight per cent increase in pelvic bone density with regular participation.
Bone density is essential to avoiding osteoporosis in later life, meaning that twerking could help you avoid fractures or hip replacements in later life.
Gandalf Archer, Les Mills International Programme Developer comments on the craze and development of the Bodyjam programme, saying:
'We can't wait to get more people twerking their way to a better body.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...pired-Miley-Cyrus-lewd-VMA-dance-routine.html
