While talking to my coworker about my Shape Up series, I mentioned I wanted to take a dance class. She swore by Grit Fitness’ step aerobics class, so I signed up for an evening session. I was pumped.

Head to any step aerobics class and you may feel like the instructor is speaking another language. Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. But the good news is that most of the basic aerobic dance steps ...

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