ballet martial arts gymnastics classes for kids right as older exercise enthusiasts incorporate them into their regimen here are some tips to retrofit the function to your form purvi neema recalls questioning her decision to take up ballet at the age of 24 three months into the training programi was always mesmerised with the body that ballet dancers had but it seemed really boring initially says the 26yearold zumba trainer she took to the art form on a friends suggestion whod developed a chiselled frame after a year of training in the discipline i fell in love with it after six months because thats how long it takes to understand the movements associated with ballet she says for neema the hardest part of ballet was to keep her knees locked at all times i could push a decent amount of weight on the leg press machine earlier but an exercise as simple as a ballet jete a jump on one foot requires the kind of strength that none of the machines in the gym had prepared me for she explains the art form has helped her to handle her weight and also develop a great posture her legs have also become stronger my knees are relieved of all their aches and my back feels stronger with each passing day neemas example is not a lone one adults are taking up art forms and disciplines that if they are to be pursued seriously require a regimen begun as early as three misty copeland the prima ballerina of the american ballet theater new york started at 13 copeland aptly referred to herself as the unlikely ballerina given her late start and the fact that she is africanamerican and also curvaceous some disciplines like ballet and even gymnastics traditionally have body types associated with them but things are changing adapting and new modified techniques make these specialised skills accessible more widely until a few years ago there were not many options in india for adults to learn ballet even recreationally however with a growing demand the market is slowly changing training in ballet commences from an early age since a childs body is flexible and can be moulded to execute the form appropriately and though its benefits for adults who primarily take up the form as a hobby are limited theyre definitely not lacking points out khushcheher dallas who teaches at the school of classical ballet and western dance we dont train adults in the several grades of ballet the way we train kids people who take up ballet at a later age in life will certainly improve their posture and alignment with the basic exercises irrespective of their ageone excercise doesnt fit all ballet is just one of the many alternate forms of training that are becoming increasingly popular among an older generation crossfit has made the masses at large interested in olympic lifting muay thai tai chi and taekwondo are staples in gyms basic elements of gymnastics are also being