The group fitness class - one of many created by the Auckland, New Zealand-based Les Mills gym - mixes music with weights for ...

We all know how important it is to get out there and be active. But the reach of exercising can expand beyond traditional cardio equipment and repetitive weight training. Fitness activities should be ...

This intense workout known as BodyPump is quickly taking over gyms and fitness clubs across the US and it’s one of the best, full-body workouts you can do. Here is what you need to know about this ...

It's elbow-room-only at Cara Gilchrist's Bodypump class on a recent Tuesday at the Southeast YMCA, and the barbells are flying as about 40 bodies curl and flex to a thumping hip-hop beat. Some ...

A 55-minute strength-training class at my gym, Body Pump, has recently become a minor obsession of mine. But I haven’t always loved strength training. I used to be really intimidated by it, mostly ...

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL photo by Cindy Ellen Russell / [email protected] BodyPump instructor Gina Hopper leads warm-ups in her BodyPump class at Mana Fitness Studio in Kaneohe. Hopper says the ...