![]() ![]() in 2001, could be called this era’s Jazzercise. Zumba, a Latin American dance-based cardio workout that came to the U.S. “At my age, exercise is like a job,” he said. Takemoto grinned beneath his thick white mustache when asked about his exercise regimen. And it’s an all-ages crowd: From 80-year-old actor Ken Takemoto, dressed in a bright purple T-shirt, to 26-year-old journalist Mia Monnier, everyone sweats to the music. This weekly Zumba class, at only $5 a pop, is one of many low-cost sessions held around the city each week. Instead, Latin-inflected hip-hop thumps from a basement room, where about 30 men and women follow teacher Nelly Villegas through a series of squats, grapevines and box steps. ![]() ![]() It’s Friday evening at the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in downtown Los Angeles, but there’s no Zen quiet here. ![]()
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