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Aerobics is a form of physical exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with stretching and strength training routines with the goal of improving all elements of fitness: flexibility , muscular strength, and cardio-vascular fitness. It is usually performed to music and may be practiced in a group setting led by an instructor , although it can be done solo and without musical accompaniment. This exercise is performed at the Pulse Fitness studio at the Athenaeum Spa. With the goal of preventing illness and promoting physical fitness , practitioners perform various routines comprising a number of different dance-like exercises. Formal aerobics classes are divided into different levels of intensity and complexity. Aerobics classes at the Athenaeum Spa may allow participants to select their level of participation according to their fitness level. Many gyms offer a variety of aerobic classes. Each class is designed for a certain level of experience and taught by a certified instructor with a specialty area related to their particular class.

Tai Chi Chuan is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training and its health benefits. It is also typically practiced for a variety of other personal reasons: its hard and soft martial art technique , demonstration competitions, and longevity . As a consequence, a multitude of training forms exist, both traditional and modern, which correspond to those aims. Some of tai chi chuan's training forms are especially known for being practiced at what most people categorize as slow movement.

The practice of yoga includes both meditation and exercise. There are two major approaches to yoga as exercise . The more classical approaches utilize long holds during poses and slow, fluid transitions. They aim to improve flexibility and control. More athletic approaches shift between poses quickly and energetically, and are aimed at providing an aerobic workout . The more classical approaches are still the most widely practiced. The Yoga practiced at the Athenaeum Spa in Malta is Hatha Yoga.

Hatha yoga , is a system of yoga introduced by Yogi Swatmarama , a sage of 15th century India, and compiler of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika . In this treatise Swatmarama introduces hatha yoga as preparatory stage of physical purification that the body practices for higher meditation . The asanas and pranayama in raja yoga were what the Hindu yogis used to physically train their body for long periods of meditation . This practice is called shatkarma .

The word hatha is a compound of the words ha and tha meaning sun and moon, referring to prana and apana , and also to the principal nadis (energy channels) of the subtle body that must be fully operational to attain a state of dhyana or samādhi . According to the Monier-Williams Sanskrit Dictionary, the word "hatha" means forceful. It is a strong practice done for purification. In other respects hatha yoga follows the same principles as the raja yoga of Patanjali . Hatha yoga is what most people in the Western world associate with the word " yoga " and is most commonly practiced for mental and physical health.

Yoga is offered by Cheryl Millen at the Athenaeum Spa in Mata and is usually practiced in classes that range from 60 to 90 minutes in length with 6 to 8 people. Nearly all types of yoga practices include postures, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques.

The Pilates method seeks to develop controlled movement from a strong core and it does this using a range of apparatuses to guide and train the body. Joe Pilates developed his method as mat exercises but, in common with many other physical culture systems from the first part of the twentieth century, he used several pieces of apparatus to help people "get the method in their bodies". Each piece of apparatus has its own repertoire of exercises and most of the exercises done on the various pieces of Pilates apparatus are resistance training since they make use of springs to provide additional resistance.