BOSTON, Mass. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Crunches, leg lifts, and planks can get tedious and difficult, but now, two new exercise programs are changing the way both the young and the old get in shape.

Waving wands or waving ropes, workouts come in many forms. With ropes gone wild, you don't even have to leave the floor. It's a program that incorporates strength, cardio and core work -- with no impact.

"The kids get wild with it," Anthony DiLuglio, creator of Ropes Gone Wild told Ivanhoe.
“They work out, and they have fun. It's like play. We are creating play."

Diluglio says the concept is based on undulation -- or making wave patterns. He got the idea from an Israeli soldier, "he said the soldiers used to do this to release anxiety out in the field."

Diluglio thought it could help out in gym classes around the country, so he combined undulation exercise with push-ups to make kids stronger, physically.

"Now, I am strong," participant Sofia Silveira told Ivanhoe.

It also made an impact mentally. “Happy because you know you conquered the ropes," Riley Rancourt explained to Ivanhoe.

Conductor David Dworkin  is proving seniors can benefit from the power of music and moving. "I can remember certain performances where I was actually tingling," Dworkin explained.

Although he retired after more than 50 years in the business, Dworkin was not ready to give up his wand. That's when he decided to spread this mind-body connection to other seniors, calling it conductorcise.

Participant Gloria Marshall explained the program to Ivanhoe, "You feel the motion, and of course, the music and the rhythm. It was great."

"It made me feel young. It made me feel good," Christian Reiss described.

It's part aerobics, and part symphony. "They don't think it's exercise, but they are really increasing their pulse rate," Dworkin described.

Whether you're a senior or a junior, making waves can make a difference. Both programs offer training courses, so others can teach in their area. For more information about conductorcise, log on to conductorcise.com. For ropes gone wild, go to www.ropesgonewild.com.

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