The fitness is a set of disciplines with the aim of reaching a state of well-being and maximum sportsman fitness. The fitness advocates muscle tone, dynamism, flexibility and practice with accessories like steps, dumbbells, a ball or a rubber band.
The concern of the silhouette and well-being has increased in the US after the Second World War but in 1968 there was an emergence of a new physical activity that operates a turning point. Kenneth Cooper, MD, Lieutenant Colonel of the US Army, designs indeed a series of exercises to sheathe the body and keep it in shape with the cardio-vascular system. He collects all this in a book which was a milestone in the history of physical culture: Aerobics. The popularity of this new practice is such that Jane Fonda is developing something that she calls "Work out", a set of aerobic exercise, television in the 1970s.
A decade later this new activity is coming to Europe. Then, it offers a new dimension to gymnastics practiced , mixing various contemporary music during the sessions.
A decade later this new activity is coming to Europe. Then, it offers a new dimension to gymnastics practiced , mixing various contemporary music during the sessions.
In the 80s, in France, Véronique and Davina deal to popularize the sport by hosting the television show "Gym Tonic" every Sunday morning. Aerobics is a phenomenon in sports halls.
The term "Aerobics" is also entered in the Petit Robert (a french dictionary) in 1981 with the following definition : "Feminine name - Gymnastics which model the body and oxygenates tissues by rapid movements performed to music."
The course of "step" created by Gin Miller in 1986, popularized a little more aerobics, which turns into the fitness as the proliferation of variants . Aerobics is also become an activity among others in the gym.
In the 90s, the B.T.S. (Body Training System) emerged. These new activities were more focused and framed but always based on the basic concepts of fitness: collective music courses.
Recreational activity, emotional release, relaxation, fitness, aerobics was all at once, until 1994 when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) began to show interest. It motivates the development of practical high-level mandate and the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for the organization of the first World Championships in Sports Aerobics.
Nowadays, the Aerobics has become a sport, since this new discipline has been approved by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Indeed, it is now an official sport, strong, with its regulations, internships, trainings, calendar and competitions.
