Students Get Fitness Education At Metro State
As unemployment stays high, many workers are reinventing themselves by going back to school. Metropolitan State College has a program that's training the next generation of fitness professionals.
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As unemployment stays high, many workers are reinventing themselves by going back to school. Metropolitan State College has a program that's training the next generation of fitness professionals.
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In the fitness room at Club USA in Littleton, the music is pumping and the room is packed with exercisers of all shapes and sizes. Their toes are tapping and hips swinging to a Latin beat.
