It’s called Zumba, and it’s a trademarked program that combines Latin salsa dancing with vigorous fitness moves. But, as YMCA fitness director Kim Boeckman points out, the class isn’t so rigid that ...

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Tai Chi also improves flexibility by encouraging a full range of motion in its exercises. Increased flexibility allows for ...

Zumba combines dance and aerobic exercise with upbeat music to create an engaging workout. The rhythmic movements can help ...

Zumba burns more calories per minute than power yoga, cardio kickboxing, step aerobics and even advanced Pilates group classes, a study by the department of exercise and sport science at the ...

Your mother swears by yoga classes, but your best friend claims spinning is the best workout ever. Fitness fads come and go, and it's hard to sort through the latest craze to find an exercise that's ...

Today, Alberto Perlman, 41, is CEO of the world’s largest branded fitness program, Zumba Fitness. But before he co-founded Zumba, he was an unemployed 24-year-old. In 2001, Perlman was still reeling ...

Exercisers don't have to swivel their hips and shake their buns to get a good workout, but it sure can be fun. That's why about 30 women gather faithfully once a week at the Washington Sports Club in ...