Research: Playing a musical instrument reverses elements of human stress at the gene level A fitness phenomenon gaining popularity at gyms and senior centers across the country lets participants ...

BOARDMAN, Ohio -- Music and fitness don't often overlap. When they do, though, the results tend to be great. Case in point: "Drums Alive," a new breed of fitness class that employs drumming as ...

Drums Alive wants you to have a ball — and a pair of drumsticks to whack it with. In this fitness class, you're not just listening to music. You're playing it. And that has the potential to really pay ...

Drums Alive Golden Beats classes combine fitness and fun - CONTRIBUTED No events, no worries: People flock to MetroParks in past year Hip hop and hops with Space Three and Warped Wing Drums Alive ...

SHARON-- On a recent June day, popular songs that get the toes tapping and feet moving were heard coming from the community center in Sharon. Those songs also served to release the inner drummer in ...

The creator of Drums Alive, Carrie Ekins, has won multiple awards for the development of her fun and innovative fitness program. The exercise modality combines large exercise balls and drumming for a ...

Chenango Bridge Elementary School third-graders bounced and grinned as they beat exercise balls with drumsticks Tuesday. The students were participating in their first Drums Alive activity, led by ...

Give a group of youngsters, drums and drumsticks and you know darn well they are bound to have fun, but how does that enhance learning? The teachers and students at Bresnahan Elementary School are ...

PEABODY — There were a couple of rock star-inspired, over-the-head stick clicks – and then the group plunged into rhythm. They thundered in time, tapping and thrumming: Fast beats followed by slow ...

Classic jazz with a strong baseline erupts from speakers from across the room. Drum sticks in hand, Brenda Gjelsness reaches toward the ceiling and the class mimics her movements. "It's early in the ...