aging & wellness
Oscar Garcia leads the Zumba class for a few songs. On Tuesday and Thursday evenings, Oscar teaches his own classes at the Carrboro Town Commons.
feeling the
fitness A Zumba class for older adults offers both social and health benefits By Bro o ke S p ach P ho to g rap hy by Jo h n M ic h ael S im pson
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he energy in the fluorescent-lit gym grew as people began to file in, the room filling with cheerful greetings between new and old friends. It hit a peak while the students watched their instructor, Grisel Diaz, make her way to the front of the crowd. The back of her shirt read,
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