LEAWOOD, Kan. -- Striptease workout classes are popular with Hollywood stars, and they are making their way into fitness centers here in Kansas City.

Instructor Tobi Holloway promises that once you're making the moves, you will feel the burn, KMBC's Kelly Eckerman reported.

"We do joke a lot about how we do have this new respect for the athleticism of professional strippers," Holloway said.

"You can do yoga, kickboxing and pilates, but where else can you go to get some kind of striptease workout and it works you out great?" Michele Daniels said. "I just took the class and I'm sore."

Eckerman reported that the class is made up of moms, grandmothers, career women, and all are attracted to this sexier approach to fitness.

Peggy Fuller is a widow, a grandmother and a school teacher.

"It's a way to get in touch with and bring out your inner goddess and I'm kind of into that, and being into your body and using your body and being happy with your body. It's taken me a long time to accept my body, but I think I do now," Fuller said.

Would Fuller's students be surprised?

"They know I'm a ballroom dancer. They don't know about the striptease," Fuller said.

One regular in the class is Valerie Crenshaw, who is a marriage therapist.

Eckerman: "Do you think taking a class like this can help a marriage?

Crenshaw: "Absolutely. Who wouldn't want their spouse to take care of themselves and learn a few moves in the process, so yeah absolutely."

Holloway said that there are plenty of beginners in the class, who didn't want to show their moves yet, but who are drawn to the sexier workout.

"Women who've been sedentary for awhile aren't necessarily excited about getting on a treadmill or lifting weights, but doing a striptease, you can be excited about that kind of workout," Holloway said.

The class is at New Lady Fitness, which is a women's-only gym.

"We don't take anything off past our workout clothes. We just layer clothes on that we strip down to our workout clothes," Holloway said.

Holloway said that the workout goes beyond dropping your clothes; it's about losing inches and getting comfortable with your body.

Holloway offers several striptease workout classes throughout the week.

More Information:

Learn more about Tobi Holloway's "Makin' the Moves: Striptease Workouts" at her Web site.