Gliding Discs: Slip Sliding to Fitness

Why is it that a search for weird new workouts never needs to go beyond the LA Times?  This week’s technological breakthrough is called gliding discs, and they are described by Times’ staff writer Janet Cromley as 9-inch "Frisbeeish plates" held beneath the balls of one’s feet and used to slide around the room while the wearer practices all manner of torso tormenting exercises. Cromley is clearly taken by the intense, music-fueled workout, which includes a series of modified backward lunges, matwork, with discs beneath heals, and even push-ups. Cromley reports that several LA fitness centers, including Equinox and the Sports
Club/LA, are incorporating the discs into their classes in various
ways. Read more abut gliding discs at About.com.