Bringing the Zumba exercise dance craze to Bellaire at Barbara King Dance Company, 5410 Bellaire Blvd., Karen Franklin is a high-energy fitness instructor. What's more amazing is that she continued to ...

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.

Zumba may sound like a hot new Christmas toy, but it's actually a fitness class that is now being offered throughout Eastern Iowa. Combining Latin music with basic dance steps, Zumba “really gets your ...

Toss out the legwarmers and sweatbands. Zumba is making over (and taking over) the world of group exercise. Driven by a philosophy of fun, Zumba combines fitness with aspects of dance, all done to the ...

An essayist and journalist by profession, Mansi is a Mass Communications major with a focus on health and fitness writing. With 2 years of journalism experience under her belt, Mansi loves obsessing ...

While there are countless Zumba moves, Doug and Joan Jones, owners of The Studio Fitness in Vandalia, and their instructors picked five of their favorite steps and told us how to perform them. Basic ...

What do you do when you no longer find it interesting to follow that tedious exercise programme day in day out? When your motivation is heading on a downward spiral and your workout is no longer fun?