A group exercise class now offered at more local gyms is luring men into the female-dominated aerobics studio, and encouraging more women to curl and press barbells. Jodi Roper, left, conducts a ...

In January 2010, the Columbus YMCA launched its first Les Mills BodyPump class. There was a little resistance at first, but seven years later, it continues to be a very popular class at the Y.

Don't let the small weights fool you; the first time you take the YMCA's new Body Pump class, you're likely to feel the after effects the next day.

Chances are good that whatever time of day you are reading this, someone somewhere is taking a BodyPump class. Taught to an estimated 5 million people a week in over 70 countries, BodyPump is a weight ...

In 2022, spin was king on campus. Instructor Caroline Kirby’s classes were turning people away at the door. Many members of the Class of 2026, who arrived that fall, have become instructors themselves ...