Getting Fit Over 50 » aerobics http://gettingfitover50.com/blog Fitness, Exercise, Diet & Training Programs Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:15:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Zumba ‘exercise in disguise’ http://gettingfitover50.com/blog/zumba-exercise-in-disguise/ http://gettingfitover50.com/blog/zumba-exercise-in-disguise/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:24:36 +0000 admin http://gettingfitover50.com/blog/?p=173 Durango instructors offer new classes in fast, furious and sweaty ‘Latin aerobics’

The snow is still piled high, and the ice is thick, but inside Durango studios, the mood is muy caliente.

I’m 100 percent present. That’s a powerful thing people can give themselves. You can’t think about your bills or your problems while you’re dancing.

- Sara Illsley, Zumba instructor

The reason is Zumba (zoom-ba), a hot ‘n’ spicy flavor of dance fitness. Students shimmy, shake and sweat. When the energy reaches a fevered pitch, they may even yell “Ay, ay, ay!”

This is not your grandma’s aerobics class. (Or maybe it is. Does she like to dance?) Zumba is Colombian slang for “buzzing like a bee,” or going fast. The buzz is certainly spreading quickly in Durango, where four instructors – three of them newly certified – are teaching 13 classes in five different locations. Many of the classes began in January, and a new one began last Thursday

Full Article>>http://durangoherald.com/sections/Features/Health/2010/02/08/Zumba_exercise_in_disguise/

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Nutritional guidelines specific to sports, cardiovascular and wellness nutrition are designed to help you understand how much, how often and what kind of nutrients your body needs to improve performance and recovery.

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