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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UIC chapter.

Are you tired of your regular gym routine and looking for something new to spice up your workout? Here are three innovative and trending fitness workouts that will be sure to mix up your workout routine while still providing you with an intense workout session you will love! 

Aerial Yoga

Yes, you read that correctly. Aerial yoga is a thing! The physical strength and balance of yoga poses is combined with acrobatics using a suspended hammock to create a trendy workout! This innovative fitness trend is a new degree of challenge as it is a total body workout. During aerial yoga, you experience a greater depth and range of motion as it enables you to challenge your strength, flexibility, and ability to hold various intricate postures. If you want to engage in a unique fitness experience, try signing up for classes at AIR Aerial Yoga classes in Chicago!

Pool Runnings

If you have ever been to a spin class before, have you ever thought about trying it underwater? Yes, someone has developed a workout routine that incorporates biking in the water. Pool runnings involves biking in a waist deep pool to upbeat music with a full body engagement. It might seem a little bit unnatural at first to be biking underwater, but once you get into the flow of it, it turns out to be a great workout!

Barre X

If you thought regular barre classes were intense, wait until you try a barre x class. Barre X combines the ballet barre exercises with the training routines of Cirque du Soleil acrobatics. It is an up tempo cardio workout where you use your own body weight for resistance while your legs hang from bands. Some exercises you can expect from this class include single-leg lunges, standing side leg swings, and other resistance focus exercises. 

Nicole is a proud city girl born and raised in beautiful Chicago. She is currently a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago as a Business Marketing major and a part of the Women's Line Up Team at Nike Chicago. She loves everything to do with fitness & health, music, urban life, and sports! In her spare time she loves to run, ride her fixie along the lakefront, do yoga, and volunteer! She is a die hard Chicago Bulls fan with a huge sweet tooth. Nicole's dream is to have a career in marketing with a focus in brand management or advertisement and sales promotion.
Claudia was born in Mexico and moved to Chicago at the age of 8. She is currently attending the University of Illinois at Chicago as a Marketing major. She is really excited to be a part of the HerCampus team and is ready to make HC grow at UIC. She can’t go a day without exercising and especially enjoys Zumba! She loves fashion and reads blogs every day, that’s where she gets her inspiration when she dresses, and hopes to one day have her own! Claudia is currently a representative for AKIRA Chicago, for discount codes contact her at (cmarti74@uic.edu). She strives to be a better person every day, and is really thankful for everything she has. One of Claudia’s favorite quotes is “Enjoy all that you have while you pursue everything that you want”.