Change It Up

Shake up your fitness routine in May with these Dallas-Fort Worth classes

It's an outdoor dance cardio party at McKinney & Olive.

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Have summer fitness goals? Now's the time to start working on them. If you've been looking to shake up your wellness routine, consider trying out a new class, location, or form of exercise entirely.

Pop in for a quick stretch at StretchLab, newly opened at both Mockingbird Station and Waterside, then head to one of these Dallas-Fort Worth classes to shake things up.

D1 Training Mesquite grand opening, May 7
This group fitness concept utilizes the five core tenets of athletic-based training, employing a sports science-backed training regimen led by certified trainers to help people of all ages achieve their sport and fitness goals. The new location in at 1220 North Town East Blvd., suite 660.

SomaRasa Six-Week Series, May 9-June 20
Open and expand your energy channels using a variety of yoga techniques and practices. Through asana, pranayama, chi-gong, sound healing, bio-energetics, and somatic movement, you will discover ways to attend to and direct the flow of prana for self-healing and healing of others. Open to all levels, and held in-person at the Lovers Bar Method studio location in Inwood Village.

Hit the Turf, May 10 & 24
Fitness Ambassadors leads this combo of athletic training, poundfit, and dance cardio on the Omni Dallas Hotel's Pegasus Lawn, where a 45-minute class also comes with swag from the event's partners.

Family yoga, drum circle, and picnic, May 14
Nanda Yoga is joininh with Kenny Kolter from Earth Gong for a fun and interactive day that includes a family yoga class, a drum circle, and then relaxing with a picnic. Cost is $35 per family.

Hyatt Regency Frisco-Dallas Wellness Series, May 15
April Kyle, founder of Pose Dallas — a dual-concept yoga studio and blow-dry bar hair salon that's coming soon — takes over the yoga flow from 10-11 am followed by cabana pop-ups hosted by The B-12 Store and Stonebriar Centre’s Athleta location. Purchases at both the event and in-store for those attending will be 20 percent off.

Zumba at McKinney & Olive, May 19
Get ready for an outdoor dance cardio party taught by popular Dallas instructor and Social Joy founder Martha Palacios. The free class starts at 6 pm.

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Highway closure

TxDOT to close I-30 both ways in downtown Dallas this weekend

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Dallas drivers will face significant road shutdowns beginning after dark Saturday, October 24: At 10 pm Saturday all lanes of eastbound and westbound I-30 will be closed between the I-35E and I-45/US 75 interchanges. The roads will remain closed until 5 am Monday, October 26.

Detour signs will instruct drivers to use the SH 366/Woodall Rodgers Freeway as an alternate east-west connection between I-35E and I-45/US 75 during this time.

Significant delays can be expected, so drivers are should avoid unnecessary travel in the area. TxDOT urges drivers to use caution in work zones by setting aside distractions, following posted speed limits, and being alert to slower traffic and crews in the area.

I-30 closures downtown Dallas Expect delays in downtown Dallas this weekend.Courtesy of TxDOT

The weekend closures are related to I-30 Canyon improvements, a $888 million reconstruction project between the I-35E and I-45 interchanges. Overall completion is expected in 2031, according to the alert from The Texas Department of Transportation.

The following longterm closures and detours are also part of this project:

All lanes of Botham Jean/Lamar Boulevard will be closed and detoured at I-30 through late 2027.
Griffin Boulevard remains narrowed to one lane in each direction at I-30 through early 2028.

TxDOT reminds the public that the following closures related to the project remain in place:

All lanes of Cesar Chavez Boulevard are closed and detoured at I-30 through late 2028.
All lanes of Cadiz Street are closed and detoured at I-30. It will be rebuilt on a new alignment and reopen later in the project.
All lanes of Akard Street are closed and detoured at I-30 through summer 2028.
Good Latimer Expressway is narrowed to one lane in each direction at I-30 through early 2028.

Signed detours to adjacent streets are in place, according to TxDOT. Drivers should plan ahead for extra travel time. No pedestrian access is allowed inside the closed work zones.

Future scheduled lane and ramp closures for this project will be posted in DriveTexas.org as information becomes available.

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Highway closure

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