Has your workout routine become, well, routine?

"C'mon shake those hips," says a teacher.

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A classroom of women respond. They wave their hips side to side, thrusting them in rhythmic motion as the tempo of the music speeds up.

"Move your legs back and forth," the teacher calls. "And shimmy."

The class is called "Belly Fit," a new class taught at Aura Spa Salon Wellness in Farmington Hills each Thursday night at 7 p.m.

It's a perfect class for anyone whose exercise routine has turned into an exercise rut.

In search of a new way to burn calories while still having fun, Local 4's Lila Lazarus found three new workouts all developed here in metro Detroit. All three have ancient roots, but very hip and hopping moves.

Belly Fit

The moment participants walk into the Aura Day Spa studio, they take off their shoes and put on a coin-laden hip scarf.

"It's a traditional piece of gear worn by belly dancers for centuries," explains teacher Melissa Benjamin, 35, of New Hudson, who's been teaching belly dancing for 10 years.

"What we're doing here is using the entire body," Benjamin said as she hands out long, silky veils in bright colors that each participant uses as part of the arm exercises. We stretch the veils over our heads and behind our backs as we twirl around the room. We're working our abs as we spin. "This is a fabulous way to get in a shape and try something new," says Benjamin. For a full hour, the women, ranging in age from 10 to 65, never stop shaking and shimmying.

"It definitely helps tone your legs and butt and your stomach," said Jenna Scotti 23, of Farmington Hills. Her exercise of choice is usually running. But she was searching for an exercise makeover and decided to try Belly Fit four months ago.

Bhangra Aerobics

If you're tired of doing aerobics to the same old songs, here's a really different soundtrack. Veera Mahajan, 41, a mother of two from Bloomfield Hills, has put together a high-energy routine using Indian music and traditional Indian folk dancing. Her DVD, "Bhangra Aerobics," (available at www.ranal.net) uses steps she learned in Punjab, a state in North India, where she was born.

She took her love for aerobics and combined it with energetic music and footwork from Punjab, creating a fast-moving routine. Lila said some of the steps were tough to follow.

"Any new thing will take a little while," she said. "Eventually you just start enjoying the music and you just keep moving to it."

Praisercize

If your workout is lacking spirit, Tiffany Daugherty, 39, of Detroit has the answer. It's called Praisercize. She had been searching for a routine that combines a strong cardio workout with good gospel tunes and couldn't find one. So she made her own video.

"It gives you the opportunity to have fun, get fit, stay in shape and praise the lord at the same time," Daugherty said. "Not only are you getting physically fit, but you're feeding your spirit as well." ( The video is available for $15 by calling 800-682-2040.)

The gospel music is inspiring and the moves are basic and easy to follow.

"You don't need weights. You don't need a workout mat or anything," Daugherty says. "You just put it in your VCR and go for it."