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New workout PiYo is like 'Yoga and Pilates on steroids'
Trendy exercise builds strength, muscle and flexibility
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Fitness instructor April Wood teaches a class Jan. 19, in the Family Life Center at First Baptist Church of Gainesville. Wood is a licensed PiYo instructor. It was her second day teaching the class. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Everyone has seen the latest workout trends come and go — the parade of chic gym equipment to push, pull and stretch on, or the newest round of night owl infomercials. Each promises washboard abs in days, “All yours for just four easy payments of $12.99!” But fitness experts aren’t fooled by flashy workout gadgets or celebrity workout DVDs.