Zumba

At the YMCA where I seem to spend most of my life it seems we have these group exercise classes. Now all this is included in your membership except for zumba. Zumba costs money to attend the class but seems to pull in on average twice a week 35-40 people. Zumba is a bunch of different latin dance moves to crazy upbeat intense music. Ladies LOVE it!! I have taken a personal liking for it because it is a highimpact class that I end up sweating more to then doing cardio upstairs in the fitness center. I am planning on getting ZUMBA certified in May of this year. I am very excited because these ladies of all ages come in from their crazy hectic days and end up leaving the class with full fledged smiles on their faces and knowing that they have been able to have fun while exercising!!! Some people have lost 20lbs just doing zumba!! I recommend at least trying this class if you even think it might look interesting. You may be doing dance moves you never thought you would be doing BUT what happens in Zumba stays in Zumba!!

Technology in Music!

I was thinking today while talking to a friend about new songs to download that I have never downloaded any song to any music player! LAME! I know! Kind of crazy in today's world with technology at its finest! I always had a CD player as a kid! Which was the coolest thing that I could have ever received for christmas as a child! That was the last time I bought anything for music except for the got to have cd's! I do own a shuffle and an ipod the basic. My shuffle is so old it still gets plugged right into the computer not by a cord. AND my ipod is pretty basic. The greatest thing about this is... they were all given to me! I didn't have to pay a cent for them, and the music was already on them! I am not picky about music I love it all! My friend Mike just told me the other day that I could have his MP3 player whenever he bought his next new toy! All in all it works out great for me!! Just hope I keep running into people like that!:)

Gymnastics 2/17/09

I teach gymnastics for the Grove City YMCA and tonight is our night to just tumble. I have girls that are highly advanced and girls that are just getting their back handsprings. It is really hard to teach these girls in the gym that we have. I have to go in early and set up all the mats and make sure that they are going to get the most use out of them. I enjoy teaching these girls and try to do the best that I can in order to give them all the information that they need to successfully complete and advance their skills. We have a great time and I love connecting with each one of the girls. My other coach and I have had a blast teaching this session and look forward to more time with these girls. Gymnastics is tough and time consuming for girls but it pays off for those who want to work hard. We have girls that want to work hard and it definitly makes a difference.