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<\/p>\nWith the widespread popularity of the Hip Hop culture, B-boy dancing is something that we are no stranger to. Introducing Breakletics, a new form of exercise that fuses ordinary fitness moves with dancing routines, bringing your fitness regimen to the next level.<\/p>\n
We spoke to Muhammad Nur ‘Azharu, also known as Haru Minoru or Haru for short, who is also Singapore’s first-ever Breakletics trainer.<\/p>\n
This was how Haru mastered Breakletics, an art form that was a stranger to many, and turned it into an activity that many take part in today.<\/p>\n
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Being surrounded by friends who were active in the B-boy scene, it came almost naturally for him to pick up on this craft as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was interested in the movements and the art of B-boy. And of course, the Power moves that got me interested in the first place,” he explains.<\/p>\n
Despite the extravagant moves, picking up on B-boy wasn’t a walk in the park for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were a few occasions when I got injured. I sprained my ankle and my neck, but the worst one is when I injured my ligament in my right knee. It took me about two weeks to recover.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, despite the several accidents, Haru still stuck through it all and remained determined in mastering the craft.<\/p>\n
The inspiration he got from watching renowned B-boy dancers such as Kill and Marcio served as motivation for Haru to expand on his skills as a B-boy dancer, allowing him to flourish into the B-boy dancer he is today.<\/p>\n
After years of training, he finally decided to do something beyond dancing for leisure.<\/p>\n
His big break did not come until 2017, where he was hired to perform as a B-boy dancer for a number of events.<\/p>\n
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Apart from the occasional performance at events, Haru had also decided to take a leap of faith and audition as a dancer for the Korean entertainment agency, Cube Entertainment, when they visited Singapore.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was one of the finalists to represent Singapore. They came to Singapore to look for Singaporeans to be in a new Korean pop music group so I dressed up as my idol back in the days, Taeyang, and danced to his song,\u201d he recalls.<\/p>\n
His most recent performance was for a Murdoch Edge event at Singapore\u2019s Kaplan University.<\/p>\n
With a passion for teaching his craft to children, Haru decided to form an association of his own in Singapore.<\/p>\n
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The concept behind Breakletics first came about in 1999, when the B-boy dancer, Peter “Petair” Sowinski, who was also a sports scientist, realised a flaw in the ordinary fitness program and decided to start something of his own.<\/p>\n
While the ordinary workout program consisted of repeated movements such as pushups and burpees, he realised that these movements did not help in improving his flexibility and coordination.<\/p>\n
Hence, he formed Breakletics to break away from these repeated moves while rhythmically training the entire body<\/p>\n
While Breakletics started as a workout that mainly catered to B-boy dancers, it has evolved and has now become a good balance of dancing and athletic workouts that can be done by anyone and everyone.<\/p>\n
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Unlike the ordinary workout regimen, Breakletics focuses 40% of the workout on the upper body and the remaining 60% on core stability.<\/p>\n
\u201cBreakletics incorporate basic breakdance moves with basic exercises. For example, Toprock Squat. And no pads or helmets are needed for Breakletics,” Haru explained.<\/p>\n
Fusing dance and fitness routines, Breakletics allows you to enhance your flexibility, ease your body tension, increase your strength and improve your sense of coordination.<\/p>\n
Coupled with Old School Hip hop, Breakbeats or even Funk music at times, Breakletics will surely get you moving in no time at all.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a whole, we do have our own sets to target different parts of the muscle. We have guidelines but we are free to create our own moves as long as it is easy to learn and follow,” he explains.<\/p>\n
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Merging his skills of a B-boy dancer with his knowledge on workout routines catering to dancers, Haru officially launched Breakletics in Singapore in January 2018.<\/p>\n
This was also a commemoration of his certification as a Breakletics trainer representing Singapore.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor now, I am the only certified Breakletics trainer in Singapore. I am looking to recruit more trainers in the future,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n
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Despite the success of the Breakletics launch in Singapore, Haru intends to bring his unique craft to greater heights in the near future.<\/p>\n
Being the first Breakletics trainer in Singapore, Haru took it upon himself to spread the word of this craft around Asia.<\/p>\n
Haru is also planning to recruit more trainers in Singapore so as to have enough manpower to branch out to neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish that there will be more people who\u2019d be interested in trying out Breakletics. I hope to run it on a big stage for fitness events,” he explains.<\/p>\n
Currently, Haru conducts Breakletics sessions at Tiong Bahru, Clementi, and Yishun, and they typically last between 45 to 60 minutes.<\/p>\n
\u201dIf you\u2019re looking for a way to undergo body transformation, then Breakletics is certainly an option for you.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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