Since 2000, the Washington Post reports, the average length of a gym membership has dropped from 5.7 years to 4.6 years. To keep em coming back, gyms have created more exercise programs for more people who are weary of the same old same old. Thus has been born such sessions as "Karaoke Spin," "Pogo Bootcamp," and "Stiletto Strength," "IntenSati" and "Budokon." And let’s not forget Brazilian Jujitsu. Read more about new and strange ways to burn calories, and keep your health club in business.
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Weird Gym Programs
SportsGeezer reports on strange gym programs designed to keep people interested in staying members.
Since 2000, the Washington Post reports, the average length of a gym membership has dropped from 5.7 years to 4.6 years. To keep em coming back, gyms …