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Bobbi McCormick

Officially {Zumba} Certified

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Bobbi from nhershoes
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Never in a million years would I think that I would EVER get a Zumba certification, seriously NEVER! As of this past Wednesday, I am officially certified to teach! Crazy right?! Ok, so let’s back up to wear this all even started.

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This past Spring a dear friend of mine asked me to teach a fun glow in the dark dance party (sorta like Zumba more hip hop) at camp on Monday nights over the entire summer. I was like, what me?! No way, I don’t really know how to dance and although I love taking Zumba on occasion, I don’t think I am the person who should be leading on stage! But I do love teaching all kinds of fitness classes, so I courageously said YES! So fast forward I am four weeks in to teaching and I love leading the class every Monday night and I actually really look forward to it more than I ever thought I would. So when I was offered the chance to get ZUMBA certified for FREE from the Blogfest folks at the Idea Conference (post to come more about the entire conference this week) I was ALL OVER IT!

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Wednesday came and I was a bit nervous, didn’t really know what to expect out of a Zumba training. Would we be dancing for eight hours straight? I had know idea, but I knew it would be fun no matter what. When I got to the training I immediately connected with a few other bloggers that were there and we were all pretty excited about the day ahead.

We started the class with a one hour Zumba class led by master trainer Marcie Benvavideszes, who is now my new hero!! Not only was she a great instructor, but she also led our entire training and kept us all focused and inspired.

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Here are just some fun facts that I learned about Zumba’s history that I never knew before:

  • Zumba was created by Alberto “Beto” Perez, an aerobics instructor in Cali, Colombia, when he forgot his workout music for a class. He improvised with some salsa and merengue tapes he happened to have in his backpack, and the class was an instant hit!
  •  Zumba has at 70% music from all around the world, so that folks are introduced to different rhythms that are not in American music: including cumbia, salsa, merengue, mambo, flamenco, chachacha, reggaeton, soca, samba, belly dancing, bhangra, hip hop, axé music, and tango.
  • Always follow the feet in Zumba, because they are super simple. When we add in the arms and the flavor it looks more difficult than it really is.
  • Zumba can burn anywhere up to 400-1000 calories in an hour (not 100% sure about this one, but I was a sweaty mess).
  •  Zumba they like to say that it is, “disguised exercises”.
  • The term “Zumba” is derived from a Colombian word meaning “to move fast while having fun” or “buzz like a bee”.

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(moving my tushy or trying to 😉 )

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It was the most fun certification I have received by a long shot! I am not sure you can beat a certification that you get to dance in the whole time. I am going to start going to a lot of the Zumba classes at my gym to get more familiar with the teaching styles and then hopefully begin teaching in a couple months! I am excited to add some Zumba to my life!

Question: Have you ever taken a Zumba class? 

 

 

Comments

3 responses to “Officially {Zumba} Certified”

  1. Priscilla Avatar
    Priscilla

    Love to dance and I like to have fun so zumba is perfect for me. I Really Enjoy Going To ZUMBA Classes AND I dont take myself too seriously lol. I just keep moving, I’m usually the one with the big grin in the back row trying to keep up!

  2. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    Yeah girl! Zumba is fun. And it really works up a sweat, I discovered. 😉

  3. Shalama Avatar
    Shalama

    Congrats on the certification. I am hoping to be able to attend BlogFest in 2016 because this year it just didn’t fit in my calendar. I’ve taken Zumba, but it’s not my favorite cardio workout.