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Fitness with a Latin flair
Even the name is a kick. Which is appropriate, given how much fun I had at Thursday night's class.
The Latin-dance inspired workout was imported from Colombia in 1999, the innovation of fitness trainer Beto Perez, who'd forgotten his workout tapes for class. In a pinch, he grabbed some tapes from his car and improvised.
The result is an energizing cardio workout that combines choreography with camaraderie. How obvious is the camaraderie? Women were hooting, clapping and sending Latin trills to one another throughout the entire class.
"This is a boisterous group," said Cynthia Nicholas, a certified Zumba instructor, acknowledging that Thursday's class is her most lively.
The class starts slowly enough (I was grateful) with a demonstration of some of the key dance moves - salsa, merengue, box step.
Lindsay's learning the art of stripping
New York: Freaky Friday star Lindsay Lohan reportedly suffered bruises from dancing on a stripper's pole to prepare for her role as a topless dancer in her new movie, I Know Who Killed Me. The actress got a taste of occupational hazard after she got hurt while taking classes in the art of undressing. An e-mail she sent to pals last week has the subject title: "They're all whores, they're all whores . . . except for some obviously!" Lohan wrote in the note, "So . . . three hours of pole dancing and bruised. everywhere . . . I mean we're talkin' like, Upper and inner thigh bruised . . . like a walking black-and-blue mark. "I mean really though, really, I didn't know it was actually possible to have bruises in such areas of the body. Strippers dude, I tell you, I really respect the [c-word]s now.
Al Fares Dubai 2006 to offer a rich programme of events to its ...
Al Fares Dubai 2006, the Sixth International Equine Trade Fair which has been developed around a tried and tested formula based on delivering a top class exhibition, an absorbing educational programme and quality entertainment is set to offer a rich programme of event to its visitors. .
A personal approach to fitness - for life
A southwest Roanoke County resident is developing a parcel of land that has sat dormant along Brambleton Avenue for many years, save for the Goodwill Industries donation shed that was present for many of them.LifeWise Fitness will build a 12,000-square-foot heath and fitness "LifeWise Pavilion" in Cave Spring that "will combine the positive aspects of traditional health clubs, gyms, personal training studios and express fitness facilities into an affordable fitness package featuring advanced equipment, nationally certified training staff and a high-tech fitness tracking system," according to a statement from the company. .
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