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Almost Broadway: Dance for fitness. Easy and low-impact dance routines from Broadway shows. Get exercise, have fun and make new friends. Donations support St. Philip's Music Ministries; 3-3:45 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 1142 Andalucia Ave., Coral Gables; call for price. 305-444-6176 or www.saintphilips.ws.

Art Therapy: Chair exercise and art therapy for people with Parkinson's disease; 1-2 p.m. Wednesday; Temple Judea, 5500 Granada Blvd., Coral Gables; free. 305-476-8782.

Celebrity Fitness Class at Biltmore Hotel: An XFLOWSION workout class with Eric Paskel, celebrity fitness trainer. XFLOWSION provides cardio, resistance training and flexibility enhancement by combining moves from martial arts, power yoga and dance; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday; 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables; $35. Call the Biltmore Hotel's Fitness Center at 305-913-3102 for more information.

Chronic Disease Self Management Program: For persons 60 and up who suffer from chronic ailments. Six-week program is held throughout the year and includes a weekly lecture and a continental breakfast; 9:30 a.m.-noon every Friday; Miramar Multi-Service Complex, 6700 Miramar Pkwy., Miramar; free. 954-889-2722.

Gentle Chair Yoga: Learn breathing meditation, seated warm-ups, chair-assisted standing poses, floor poses and final relaxation with guided meditation; 10-11 a.m. Monday; Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 7701 SW 76th Ave., Miami; $10. 305-274-8029 or staceyberkley@bellsouth.net.

ING Miami Marathon and Half Marathon Training Groups: Join Team World Vision and Run for Haiti in the marathon. Go to www.teamworldvision.org/miami for more information and to register; through Jan. 31; free.

Movember Party: Join members of team Moustaches Over Miami in a two-for-one happy hour global party to raise awareness and funds for prostate and testicular cancer research. Benefits Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Lance Armstrong Foundation; 6-8 p.m. Monday; Purdy Lounge, 1811 Purdy Ave., Miami Beach; free, $1 suggested donation. us.movember.com/mospace/34101.

Skanda Yoga with Ken: Noon Thursday; Brownes & Co., 841 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach. 305-538-7544.

South Beach Dermatology Holiday Special: Get 10 percent off all injectable treatments; through Dec. 15; South Beach Dermatology, 555 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-672-1233 or www.mandymd.com.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS): Weight-loss support group meeting; 9:15 a.m. Thursday; Killian Pines United Methodist Church, 10755 SW 112th St., Kendall; $4 per month, $24 annual membership. 305-598-1397.

Taoist Tai Chi Beginner's Class: Learn arts and methods; 305-568-3959 or miami.florida.usa.taoist.org:

6-7 p.m. Wednesday and Monday; Taoist Tai Chi Society, 10300 SW 72nd St., Suite 235, Miami; $50, $30 seniors.

7:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; Marjorie and William McDonald Center, 17011 NE 19th Ave., North Miami Beach; call for price.

Walk the Turkey Trail: Burn off that Thanksgiving dinner by walking through Metrozoo; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday; Miami Metrozoo, 12400 SW 152nd St., South Miami-Dade; free with admission of $15.95, $11.95 kids 3-12, free for kids 2 and under. 305-251-0400 or www.miamimetrozoo.com.

Weekly Beach Boot Camp With Fitness Expert Lisa Gaylord: Hour-long waterfront workout includes martial arts, cardio drills, core conditioning, strength training and a motivational presentation; 9-11 a.m. Sunday; Sweat Shop class at 11 a.m. features dance-cardio in the Newport's mezzanine; Newport Beachside Hotel and Resort, 16701 Collins Ave., Sunny Isles; $20, reservations required. 305-949-1300 or www.newportbeachside.com.

Yoga and Meditation Class: Teaches techniques designed to gain inner health, release stress and anxiety and develop a full potential; 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday; North Miami Public Library, 835 NE 132nd St., North Miami; free. 305-926-3578.

Yogilates-Big Ball Classes: Taught by Nan Imbesi; 5818 SW 73rd St., South Miami (upstairs, Studio B). Call for more information; 10-11 a.m. Friday and Monday. 305-666-5191.

BROWARD

Free Total Cholesterol and Diabetes Screening: Post Haste Pharmacy, 4401 Sheridan St., Hollywood; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday. 800-713-3301.

Global Breast Cancer Study-Call for Participants: Volunteer for the CLEOPATRA study, a potential treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. Participants must be at least 18 years old. Call for more information. 888-662-6728 or www.HER2study.com.

Recipes for Life Cookbook: Contains more than 500 recipes. Benefits Lisa Boccard Breast Cancer Fund, which provides women in need the opportunity to receive free mammograms. To purchase a cookbook, call the Coral Springs Medical Center's Community Education Center at 954-344-3344 or www.browardhealth.org/upload/docs/csmc/cookbookorderform.pdf; through Jan. 31. www.BrowardHealth.org.

Taoist Tai Chi: Beginners' classes; 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday; Fred Lippman Center, 2030 Polk St., Hollywood; call for price. 954-921-3408 or miami.florida.usa.taoist.org.

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