Zumba was born in Colombia in the 1990s, quite by accident. A fitness instructor forgot to bring his usual workout music to class, so he grabbed some Latin albums from his car, ditched the constraints ...

Like gravity, magnetism or time, my inability to dance is a profound, immutable force. Even the most basic of patterns leaves me floundering like a fool. Framing it as a fitness activity doesn't help.

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You may be used to getting your sweat on by strength training or doing cardio workouts like running or HIIT, but those go-tos aren't the only ways to rev your heart rate and sculpt your bod. If you've ...

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As a group fitness instructor for 25 years, Stacy LaMotta has taught hundreds of exercise classes, including aerobics, interval training, yoga and Pilates. She's heard the grunting, the groaning and ...

Zumba is a dance-based cardio workout powered by Latin and World music. The brainchild of a Colombian fitness trainer, this upbeat brand of group exercise burst onto the American fitness scene back in ...

Dance is for everyone. Find out how dance can improve both physical and mental health and how to get started. Dance is a universal art form that connects us all, whether for fitness, creative ...

If it wasn’t for the movie “Grease,” a dot-com failure, a mother’s advice, nearly running out of money, a key change in a business model and a boost by the celebrity Pitbull and his pals, one of the ...

Ever since we first heard of systems like the Wii and the Xbox 360 Kinect, we though gosh, that'd be awesome to utilize for exercise games. Imagine that, this is exactly what happened. But here's the ...