Funniest fitness fads of 2015
<p>2015 was the year of fitness fads! Well, it seems like that anyway. Every year more and more crazy fitness trends are born, but we have to say, this year it went to wackier heights than ever before. From prancercising to zombie runs, without further ado here are the fitness fads that took 2015 by storm.</p>
<p><strong>1. Prancercise</strong> <em>(video above)</em></p>
<p>Prancercise is defined as: A springy, rhythmic way of moving forward, similar to a horse's gait and ideally induced by elation. Actually, it's about strapping on ankle weights, turning up the music and prancing around like a horse. No really, it is, watch the video above.</p>
<p><strong>2. Cats on Mats</strong></p>
<p>Yep, a yoga class with kittens in the room. Bizarrely enough, there seems to be a real demand for this. Cats roam freely while you attempt to downward dog only to find the little critters climbing on you for fun. Cuteness factor? 10. Workout factor? We're not so sure.</p>
<p><strong>3. Hybrid sports</strong></p>
<p>Kayak-netball (playing netball whilst on a kayak), SUP-football (trying to bash a football with your paddle while stand up paddleboarding), SUP-yoga (doing yoga on your paddleboard and trying not to fall into the water), and other such genius hybrids were big this year.</p>
<p><strong>4. Zombie runs</strong></p>
<p>Dressing up as zombies and freaking out all the humans by running during the day. Not even at night. Scary.</p>
<p><strong>5. Retrosweat</strong></p>
<p>Now this is a fun one, because we should all be allowed to do aerobics like we're Jane Fonda from the 80's while jumping up and down to Michael Jackson and Prince.</p>
<p><strong>6. Trampolining fitness</strong></p>
<p>Trampoline parks are opening up all over the place. Where you can see nothing but trampolines in sight and you can bounce to your heart's content. They also run fitness classes which are fun, but do be warned: if you hurt yourself, you will really hurt yourself.</p>
<p><strong>7. Rollerskating</strong></p>
<p>Remember rollerskating? The joy of four wheels over two? Yes, it's back and it's beautiful. Rollerskating for fitness is a very freeing exercise and even you weren't an expert as a teenager, you can still give it a go.</p>
<p><strong>8. WAFF</strong></p>
<p>Huge in France, a WAFF is basically a giant whoopee cushion, and all the pilates/ yoga/ strength/ cardio exercises are done on the WAFF. It's great for core stability and gentle on your joints. It really is an awesome creation.</p>
<p><strong>9. Fitness trackers</strong></p>
<p>2015 could be renamed as the year of the fitness tracker. If you worked out and didn't track it, it was like you didn't work out at all!</p>
<p><strong>10. Yoga mark II</strong></p>
<p>How can you make an age-old tradition that has been practiced for centuries more cool? Paddle board yoga, acro yoga, aerial yoga, partner yoga, hip hop yoga, yoga groove, candle lit yoga, vin yoga (that's not a typo for yin yoga. That is "vin" the French word for wine), humming yoga, laughing yoga and so many more.</p>
<p><em>Written by Carla McMillan. Appeared on <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stuff.co.nz. </span></a></em></p>
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