My Zumba Journey

ok..so here i am again..in the middle my day...(on a wednesday. ..5:30pm is the middle of my day b/c we have service tonight)...

So..back to my Zumba journey. I created this blog to chronicle my journey with Zumba and all the other areas of my life. As I said in my "description", I am the mother of 4. I have 5 yr old twins, (a boy and a girl), 8 & 10yr old girls. I found Zumba during my kids spring break from school. I was looking for something free and fun to do with them during the break and decided to look up activites at the Y and low and behold..there was a Zumba class offered.. I had heard of Zumba before and am always looking for a great workout..so I decided to take it. Within the first couple of minutes, I was absolutely in LOVE with it..I knew right away that I wanted to teach this FOREVER! .... I have always "LLLOOOOVVVEEDDD" to dance and always secretly wanted to be a dancer (i know..surprise...yeah..right!) After that first class I immediately went to work looking for another place to go and Zumba. I saw that they offered a Zumba Gold class the following day and I was like "oh, this must be the advanced! i'm there!!" ..but when i got there, it was actually a modified Zumba Class for senior citizens or for people who are new to exercising.. it was taught by this really adorable older lady...very very toned down..but fun to do nonetheless...

So, I went on my mission to find another Zumba class that would be better for my schedule and told EVERYONE i saw about what an awesome time I had. Most people thought i was just exaggerating (MJ!)..but I convinced them to come with me and they adored it to.

Over the next month I visited a couple of different gyms and found an awesome Zumba teacher, Maria. (check her website out at http://www.zumbaincharleston.com) Me and my friend fell in love with her class and proceeded to follow her to every gym (except 1 ) that she taught at in order to take her class.

My friend, Imani and I decided that we definitely wanted to get certified..so we have registered for the Zumba Teacher Certification Training...and we only have 8 MORE DAYS to go before we are certified Zumba Instructors!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really cant recall being this excited about something, except for my wedding...oh...and maybe the birth of my kids??

I love Zumba b/c
1. its a great stress reliever
2. i'm good at it...
3. it's my opportunity to dance till i can't dance no more!
4. it helps me feel confident about myself
5. anyone can do it

It's really unlike any other workout I 've done before (and i've done plenty)... Just try it and you won't want to do anything else!!!!

Soo...I look forward to sharing the rest of my journey with you!