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LOVERS OF all thigns Latin American are in for a treat this weekend with the Latin Fiesta 2012 mini-festival which takes place tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday.

“Take some simple steps to improve your health.” This is the call to action from local heart and stroke charity Croí, which has teamed up with the HSE in Mayo to launch the inaugural Mayo Healthy Living Month which takes place during May.

A new Kumon study centre has recently opened in Galway. The centre offers Kumon’s unique maths and English study programmes which help children to excel academically, develop their capacity for learning independently, and boost their all-round confidence.

A new series of tai chi classes for women will take place in the Sat Nam Centre on Dominick Street, with chen tai chi instructor Natalia Krause.

Chen-style tai chi, which is the oldest form of tai chi and the source of all other major styles, is one of the most popular forms of tai chi in the world today.

Connemara College of Natural Healing will hold an introductory weekend workshop on Kairos therapy (www.kairostherapy.com) on April 21 and 22. If you like what you learn there is a professional training course starting in May.

Zumba gold toning is for the out of condition adult, older active person, or a Zumba beginner. Zumba toning takes the original Zumba dance fitness class to the next level, however the gold class is modified for the unconditioned adult.

Zumba consists of cardio and dynamic resistive exercise with effective use of progressive lightweight training, using toning sticks or light weight dumbbells. This Latin inspired dance and tone combines rhythms within the same songs which adds to the fun and flavour.

Wheelchair-bound since an accident in 1981, Newport man Tom Chambers knows no bounds. The sports fanatic has completed numerous marathons, pushed the wheels through countless races and inspired a multitude through his unyielding belief that anything is possible. The big man was always active, playing football with his native Burrishoole in his youth and later lining out across the water in England. When a car accident in 1981 left him disabled, it still could not take away his love of life and ambition to push back the boundaries time and time again.

David McDonagh, dietician, fitness instructor, designer of System 10, and resident expert on Eumom.ie, is embarking on a journey to help change the lives of four Irish people who are morbidly obese. He launched this project on Wednesday October 19 and appeared on Ireland AM that morning with two of the contestants to tell people all about it and what lies ahead of the four lucky contestants who won this opportunity through the System 10 Save a Life project, which had been running for the past six months