Miss Fitness is one of a few fitness competitions designed to showcase a woman's fitness prowess, but Miss Fitness competitions also include an evening gown round where judges score competitors on poise, grace, appearance and intelligence, according to BodyBuilding.com. The routine round is 90 seconds long and must incorporate all required moves. You'll need time to train and at least three to four months to prepare, including getting your outfits and Miss Fitness exercise routines ready for performance.
Routine Elements
Most performance fitness exercise competitions require that you incorporate certain elements into your fitness routine, such as full middle-split, full side-split, one-arm pushup, straddle hold, full-extension pike press hold and full-extension high kicks, according to BodyBuilding.com. Choreograph a smooth and exciting routine that includes these elements for a Miss Fitness competition. Although you may incorporate any skill or talent you have in your routine, it must flow well and include full extension holds, kicks and splits, as well as demonstrations of upper body strength. According to the Miss Fitness website, an ideal competitor equally exhibits her flexibility, strength and endurance.
Professional Choreography
If you're competing for the first time, it may benefit you to hire a professional choreographer or someone who has experience with Miss Fitness routines, according to BodyBuilding.com. Just including a series of expected elements in your routine isn't enough to impress judges. A choreographer can help you evaluate your skills, as well as your strengths and weaknesses. She can then help you build a routine based on these factors and teach you new concepts and moves.
Music
Select your music before you choreograph your exercise routine for Miss Fitness. If you have a choreographer, he can help you with music selection. Just because a song is fun to dance to, it doesn't mean it will work as a foundation for your Miss Fitness routine. Music not only sets the tone of your routine but also the pace, says BodyBuilding.com. Think about theme, the moves you want to incorporate into your routine and how fast you want to move. Moves should flow logically with the music. Keep in mind that the music also expresses your personality. Get your music professionally mixed, suggests BodyBuilding.com. You can take a chance with music you record or mix yourself, but keep in mind that you're competing with others who have professionally mixed music. Your music should also meet the Miss Fitness USA time limit of 90 seconds. Expect judges to time you, says BodyBuilding.com.
Routine Choreography
Required flexibility in your Miss Fitness routine doesn't only apply to physical agility. It's likely that you'll change your exercise routine numerous times, and if you're working with a coach or choreographer, stay open to suggestions, recommends BodyBuilding.com. The moves or elements you want to include at certain times in your routine might not work aesthetically, and you might not see that at first. Break your routine up into segments so that it's easier to shift your choreography around, suggests BodyBuilding.com. Place more difficult elements evenly throughout your routine to keep it interesting and to keep from wearing yourself out before the end of your routine. Judges take off points for winded or out-of-breath performances, says BodyBuilding.com. Practice your routine enough times so that you don't lose your breath during the competition and you look like you know your routine well.
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