I have been looking for a frugal way to take up salsa dancing or zumba, ever since we moved to Brussels 2.5 years ago.

The options I looked into, but were too expensive for me

- Salsa classes are $12 an hour, salsa dancing has an entrance fee of around $8.
- gym membership starts at $70 a month, with an extra $40 a month charged for any courses, like zumba.

I happened to flip through a neighbourhood magazine (one of these 8page ad papers) and I saw that the Belgian government is promoting fitness among their citizens. They offer a fitness test ŽbeforeŽ and ŽafterŽ for $17 and a 12 wk zumba course for $65, half price if you take the fitness tests! So I get 24 1hr zumba classes for $41!!! Hurray!