It’s tough to stay on the cutting edge of fitness.   From Jazzercise to Gravity Pilates there is always a new style, stance, or fad.  Well, there's a new kid in town, and her name is Gyrotonics.  Although that may sound like it involves Greek cuisine, it is the new hot workout being used by the likes of Tiger Woods, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Madonna.   And if the material girl is using it, you know it will be hitting gyms near you soon enough.

Sounds a lot like Pilates.  But Juliu Horvath describes "Pilates never used breath" and "never had circularity of movement.”  Horvath, a ballet dancer from Romania who danced with State Opera Ballet in Timisoara created Gyrotonics after finding swivel-chair mechanisms in the trash, as myth tells it.  He originally used the system to improve his ballet turn out.  He named the system gyro, meaning circling, and tonic, meaning stretch.  Although the system has a ballet background it is not just for dancers.  Athletes, people with injuries or disabilities, or anyone who wants to try a new style can use this system.  

The downside is the price.  Some Gyrotonic devotees have claimed they pay up to $2000 annually on the practice.  Individual lessons can cost up to $60.  As this trend grows, however, it will become more available to the masses.  Keep an eye out, to try this revolutionary multi-workout.  

Watch Gyrotonics in action in this video from ABC News.