Aerobics and line dancing will highlight the East Jefferson Family YMCA's annual senior health fair April 10.

"We held our first senior health fair in 2011, and it has become an event that seniors look forward to," said Amy Segar, associate executive director of the YMCA. "Last year, 250 seniors participated in the health fair, and we are anticipating even more this year."

The hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free, and the health fair is open to both YMCA members as well as nonmembers.

Classes will include aerobics, Zumba Gold, line dancing, Silver Sneakers and Yoga stretch. Various vendors will also be on hand to show seniors how they can develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

"We have a large senior population, and we want to help provide them with resources they can use to stay healthy," Segar said.

The East Jefferson Family YMCA is located at 6691 Riverside Drive, Metairie. For information call 504.888.9622.

Myasthenia Gravis walk

The third annual New Orleans Myasthenia Gravis walk will be held April 5 at Lafreniere Park in Metairie. Registration begins at 9 a.m., followed by the walk at 10 a.m. Walkers can choose to walk either one mile or three miles.

Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder. Proceeds from the walk will go towards finding a cure for myasthenia gravis, improving treatment, research and education.

Since the walk began, it has raised $100,000. More than 350 walkers participated in last year's event.

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Step Up With Tracy Anderson's 5-Minute Dance Cardio Workout

Shape-up guru, Tracy Anderson, who's known for being the slimming weapon to the stars, as well as providing in-home toning and cardio burning workouts is soon to release her latest endeavour Tracy Anderson Dance Aerobics. If you've been secretly wanting to let loose and unleash your inner dancing spirit then this is your answer. Tracy will break down the moves step-by-step and get you twirling and bopping to the beat in no time.

In a recent interview on Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop, Tracy shares why her unique dance program is different to any other cardio routine. With a mix of calorie-burning moves, mental connection, focus and coordination, Tracy says her dance aerobics program is incredibly challenging that promises to fight problem areas and control weight by targeting different muscle groups.

But what we all want is to know the secrets behind defined, killer absright? Tracy believes nothing more than making sure your workouts are diverse in nature, which is exactly what she aims to provide in her new dance DVD. "The brain maps muscle movements, which means that muscles get very smart, very quickly. Performing new patterns that have the same outcome but different ways of getting there is powerful", Tracy told Goop.

Her body-jamming DVD is set to hit the US next month, which means we'll be keeping our eyes peeled for when it lands here. But in the meantime put your dancing shoes on and spend five minutes sweating it out with her quick, but very effective Dance Cardio Workout.

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Written by: Eric Alves on April 20, 2009.

Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe

Avoiding the trend of making music that increasingly relies on computers, Depeche Mode prefer to keep their heavily electronic sounds grounded in the tangibility of analog instruments. In Sounds of the Universe, this preference results in a lush sonic texture that reverberates with emotion while maintaining their theme of astral pensiveness.

Hole to Feed pulsates with a tribal beat, laced with a simple guitar riff that drives the famished undertone of the song. The pulse slows to a nervous palpitation in Wrong, the lead single from the album that outlines a life of misfortunes in coarse guitars with a confessional singing style, amounting to a catchy catharsis.

Ticking clocks and throbbing synthesizers begin Come Back, a passionate plea for a long estranged lover to return, coalescing stellar sounds perfectly into what becomes one of Depeche Modes most exceptional tracks released this millennium.

An undulating rumble pervades Jezebel, an unexpectedly beautiful poem about a harlot with a heart of gold. While the almost forcedly rhyming lyrical couplets are endearing, the core of the track is carried by the hypnotic instrumental portions, which again manage to be haunting, celestial and emotional all at once.

Sounds of the Universe ends with the sinister Corrupt, a threatening reminder that one should never completely surrender in the name of love- lest that love turn into a game of power no one wants to lose.

Unlike 2005s Playing the Angel, which had some low points, their latest release is consistent and cohesive, feeling illustrative of a band that knows how to imbue substance and style into their music with subtlety and panache. With Sounds of the Universe, the only objection listeners may raise is that Depeche Mode has created yet another contender for best album in their already extensive and colorful discography.

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