Healthy Happy Hour

If you're looking for a happy (healthy) alternative to drinking after work, try  Zumba, a cardio class inspired by Latin dance. Hot. During the entire month of August Washington Sports Club is opening their  Zumba classes to the public--free and no membership required. So, if the liquid alternative isn't working for your wallet or your bod, try moving Latin-style and see what happens. Classes start at 7 p.m. Thursdays in South Bethesda. Classes are also offered in Columbia Heights, Saturdays at 1pm; Dupont Circle, Fridays at 6 pm; and Glover Park, Thursdays at 7:30 pm.

Stiletto Strut 101

Impressed by Germans running foot races in high heels? (Click here for the video.) Humiliated by your Aunt Frieda, who at 80 can strut a heel much better than you with your undisciplined flip-flop-packing feet? Fret no more. Dr. Emily Splichal aka "Dr. Legs"  and the  Washington Sports Club have teamed up to save the day with "Catwalk Confidence," a fitness series to help show those high heels who's boss starting at the South Bethesda location July 29. No, I'm not kidding. The stiletto whisperer has created a workout incorporating balance and posture that helps you learn how not to do the ankle twist, the tilting forward but-jutt, the stutter step, the "arrghh, i'm in shoe hell and it shows" walks. Just put on your 4-inchers and learn to glide, baby glide.