United Kingdom, June 8 -- Mel B believes Zumba classes have improved her mental health.

The 51-year-old pop star - who was known as Scary Spice during her younger years - has revealed how Zumba, the aerobic fitness workout, helped her to overcome the trauma caused by her marriage to producer Stephen Belafonte.

Speaking to People, Mel explained: "Because I had a ten-year very abusive marriage, when I got out of there, I had to piece my life back together. Trauma doesn't really leave you and your body keeps that trauma in."

Dance has become a central part of Mel's workout plan.

The Spice Girls star said: "I was trained as a dancer, but this is just so much more free and you can just put your own personality on it, and it's a good way of...