Tag: Christine Van Dusen

When I first told my husband that I planned to take a fitness class in stiletto heels – advertised as a sensual smorgasbord of hip swirls, hair flips and body rolls – his eyes widened. But not for the reason I’d hoped.“Don’t break your ankle,” he implored.So it was with something to prove that I went into Got to Dance Atlanta for their Tuesday night Stiletto Fit class, which focuses on fitness through dance in high heels.

You might be surprised to learn that hundreds of people every year willingly sign up to climb 45 flights -- which translates to 1,012 stairs -- in the American Lung Association's Fight for Air Climb in Atlanta, which seeks to raise money and awareness for the 35 million Americans who suffer from asthma.