SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (KABC) -- Is it possible to feel energetic and healthy for nearly 100 years? A local 97-year-old may be the oldest practicing Zumba participant in the world! One clue may be a recent discovery about how people of age.

Longevity secret No. 1 is to live with joy! On Thursday nights, you can find Saturia Martinez at the front of a high-powered Zumba class.

"She's there. Always engaged. Always positive. No matter what," said Zumba instructor Ailyn Larsen at 24 Hour Fitness in San Juan Capistrano.

The class reminds her of her Colombian roots.

"Like I'm dancing cumbia in my country. I used to dance cumbia," said Martinez.

Her love of dance began early in life.

"I was born on August 12th, 1928," she said. In her 30s, Martinez moved to the U.S. with her husband

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