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AEROBICS
HISTORY
OF
AEROBICS
History of Aerobics
■ Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, a physician at San Antonio Air Force Hospital in
Texas, devised a form of exercise that help to prevent coronary artery
disease. He called this system Aerobics.
■ In 1968, Cooper published a book entitled “Aerobics” which discussed

scientific exercise programs that will educate Americans of the ill effect
of sedentary lifestyle brought about by comfort technology.
History of Aerobics
■ After 2 decades, aerobic dance and exercise in various forms spread
throughout the United States and in other countries
■ In 1983, Howard and Karen Schwartz organized Sport Fitness

International to oversee a new competitive sport.
■ In March 1990, the first world championships were held in San Diego
History of Aerobics
■ The Federation Internationale Gymnastique (FIG) formally adopted
sport aerobics as a gymnastics discipline in 1996 after their first world
championship in 1995.
■ In 2002, the competition included groups in six athletes

TYPES
OF
AEROBICS
Lower Impact Aerobics
This is mostly suitable for

This type of aerobics are individuals suffering from
movements involving osteoporosis, bac and
large muscle groups weight problem, and
diabetes
Water or Aqua Aerobics
This type of aerobics

includes a variety of This is supervised by a
different body movements fitness instructor
performed in water
Step Aerobics
Involves stepping up and

This does not only help
down on an elevated
burn calories, but it also
platform rhythmically or
boosts heart health
to a certain beat
Dance Aerobics
Begins with a 5-10 min.

warm-ups and stretching,
followed by a 20-30 min.
It is an hours work out set
heart range dance, and 20
to music min. muscle stretching floor
program known as body
sculpting
Sports Aerobics
The routine must It must utilize the seven
demonstrate continuous basic steps with a high
movement, flexibility, and degree of perfectly executed
strength elements of difficulty
BENEFITS
OF
AEROBICS
■ Helps to strengthen the heart and lungs
■ Increases blood stroke volume of the heart
■ Promotes efficient use of oxygen to burn fat more effectively
■ Strengthens the defense system, lowers blood pressure, and reduces the
risk of diabetes
■ Increases good cholesterol and promotes faster recovery from any sort of
disease
■ Maintains physically fit body

FUNDAMENTALS
IN HAND AND
ARM POSITIONS
 Hands on hips Hands above the hips, four fingers
forward and close together, the thumbs
behind
 Hands on neck Place hands at the back of the head, palms

facing front, place middle fingers touching
each other, and the elbows in level and in line
with the shoulders, head erect
 Hands on Fingers touch the shoulders; elbows are

in level and in line with the shoulders,
shoulders head erect
 Hands on forehead Hands on forehead, palms facing inward,
fingers close together, the middle fingers
touching each other. Elbows in level and in
line with the shoulders
 Arms Arms parallel with each other, hands in

level with the shoulders, the palms facing
forward each other, fingers closed
 Arms Arms are raised sideward, hands in level

with the shoulders, the palms facing
sideward down
 Arms Arms in perpendicular positions, parallel
with each other, palms facing each other
upward close to the ears
 Arms oblique Raise arm halfway between sideward and

upward positions. Fingers close, palms
upward facing front or in
 Arms oblique Raise arm halfway between sideward and

upward positions. Fingers close, palms
downward facing front or down
 Arms to Raise the forearms in front by flexing the
elbows close to the body, fists closed
Thrust with the knuckles down
 Arms Forward From arms to thrust position, stretch the

arms sideward, knuckles up, arms parallel to
Thrust each other, closed fists in level and in line
with the shoulders
 Arms From arms to thrust position, stretch the

arms sideward, knuckles upward, fists in
Sideward level and in line with the shoulders
Thrust
 Arms Upward From arms to thrust position, stretch the
arms upward, arms closed to the ears,
Thrust knuckles out
FUNDAMENTALS
IN FOOT
POSITIONS
Stride Sideward
Stride Forward
Stride Backward
Jump to Stride
Sideward
FUNDAMENTALS
IN DUMBBELL
POSITIONS
 Bells forward Raise the arms forward, the dumbbells
parallel to each other, knuckles out
 Bells Raise the arms upward, the dumbbells

parallel to each other, knuckles out
upward
 Bells sideward Raise the arms sideward, hands in level

with the shoulders, knuckles up
 Bells on Bend elbow upward, place bells close to
the chest end to end, knuckles out
Chest
 Bells on Hips Place bells on waist, hands lower than

the bells, knuckles out
 Bells on Place bells on shoulders, elbows at

shoulder levels, knuckles out
Shoulders
 Bells Obliquely Raise bells obliquely upward, knuckles
out
Upward
 Bells Obliquely Hold bells obliquely downward,

knuckles out
Downward
 Bells to Thrust Place the arms into thrust position, bells

end to end, knuckles down
 Bells Forward Stretch arm forward, knuckles up, bells
end to end
Thrust

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AEROBICS

■ In 1968, Cooper published a book entitled “Aerobics” which discussed

■ In 1983, Howard and Karen Schwartz organized Sport Fitness

■ In 2002, the competition included groups in six athletes

This is mostly suitable for

This type of aerobics

Involves stepping up and

Begins with a 5-10 min.

■ Increases blood stroke volume of the heart

■ Promotes efficient use of oxygen to burn fat more effectively

■ Maintains physically fit body

 Hands on neck Place hands at the back of the head, palms

 Hands on Fingers touch the shoulders; elbows are

 Arms Arms parallel with each other, hands in

 Arms Arms are raised sideward, hands in level

 Arms oblique Raise arm halfway between sideward and

 Arms oblique Raise arm halfway between sideward and

 Arms Forward From arms to thrust position, stretch the

 Arms From arms to thrust position, stretch the

 Bells Raise the arms upward, the dumbbells

 Bells sideward Raise the arms sideward, hands in level

 Bells on Hips Place bells on waist, hands lower than

 Bells on Place bells on shoulders, elbows at

 Bells Obliquely Hold bells obliquely downward,

 Bells to Thrust Place the arms into thrust position, bells

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