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I’m Officially Addicted to Zumba
Posted on March 12, 2011 by Ching under Coupons, Health, Things to Do, Zumba.
I thought I would share some of our Zumba videos with everyone. After all, Gina Ann says that I am now officially a Zumba addict. I sure look pretty official with all my Zumba gear. 😉 Let me show you my addiction…
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Here are some videos from the Zumbathon at Genesis West Central last Sunday. This one was taken during Jill’s segment. Her Zumba style is low impact and the choreography is a lot simpler than Amie’s or Gina’s. Liz and Amie are looking particularly sexy in this video. Way to go, ladies!
Here’s another one from Jill’s portion of the Zumbathon.
This is one of Amie’s slower songs. It’s kind of fun, though. I like that she does funky endings at the end of her routines. This is one of my favorites.
This one is a fast one. I might need new workout shoes because all the trots in Que Te Pica make my feet hurt. =P
This is the one with the V hops. You’ll hear her calling it out in the video.
This is the extra fast Hella Decale. LOL. That was not intentional. I guess Gina didn’t realize that Amie speeds up her songs. So we ended up doing Hella Decale at a faster pace than normal. Anyway, you can see from these examples that you can Zumba at different levels or intensities. Amie’s and Gina’s classes are pretty intense.
I remember the very first time I did Amie’s class (granted I was “puke drunk” the night before; amazing that I wasn’t too hung over to do class), I was worn out after the very first song. I was like, “This is the warm up?” By the third song, I thought I was going to die. You get used to it after a while, though. I actually prefer Amie’s and Gina’s classes these days. Other classes don’t feel like much of a workout by comparison. Anyway, Amie is off for a bit while she recovers from surgery. I just want to let her know that we miss her and wish her a speedy recovery and we eagerly await her return. =)
By the way, if you are intimidated by all of the choreography, fear not. Gina Ann is doing a Basics of Zumba Class at Genesis East Central on Tuesday, April 5, at 6:45 PM. She’ll teach the basics of salsa, merengue, cumbia and reggaeton in a laid back, slower pace. She’ll also show high and low impact versions of moves so you can choose the intensity that suits you best. I think it’s going to be a great class.
Don’t worry if you’re not a Genesis Health Clubs member. They’re doing a special right now where you can pay $20 for an entire month of Zumba. I think it’s a really good deal because drop in classes are usually $6 a pop. Even if you only go once a week during that month, you’re still saving $4. The best part is that you can Zumba 6 times a week if you want. There’s a Zumba class at one of the Genesis locations every single day of the week (except for Fridays). So if you decide to make all of the Zumba classes, at $6 each class, you’re saving about 85% of what you’d normally pay for drop in classes elsewhere. This deal is too good to pass up!
Enjoy the fabulous weather we’re having and hope to see you at Zumba!
xoxo,
Ching
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We Continued to “Party Hearty” on Sunday
Posted on March 7, 2011 by Ching under Health, Zumba.
Because one Zumbathon just wasn’t enough… I attended the Zumbathon at West Central Genesis also. This time around, I got to stay for the full two hours.
Brian and I picked up Misty and the three of us arrived at the venue early so we were able to take “before” photos.
Here’s a photo of me with the two hottest Zumba instructors!
Brian and Gina Ann…
Misty and I with Sharelle and Karla.
Take 2, with Gina Ann.
Gina cracks me up because she’s always posing. LOL!
Jill, Gina Ann and Amie — pre-workout instructor huddle!
Group photo time! Poor Brian had to take half a dozen photos because everyone gave him their cameras. It was one photo after another after another after another.
I snapped a quick picture of Amie while we were waiting for Brian to take the next shot… Since he had to take so many and all.
Me and Hai at the halfway point.
We were a sweaty bunch!
Snack time!
I won some stuff!
Stephanie and me, right before we began the second half of the Zumbathon.
Our “after” group photo… What a great bunch of folks!
Maryland, Misty and me, at the very end…
It was a great turn out. I loved seeing all the red. Looking forward to the next Zumbathon! Sign me up!
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My Saturday – How Was Yours?
Posted on March 6, 2011 by Ching under Health, Life.
Brian was a good sport and went to the Party Hearty Zumbathon at Genesis East Central with me. Did I mention that he is the best Zumba hubby ever?
We were a little late to the Zumbathon because I insisted on going to Jenni’s 9 AM step class in Andover. It’s my absolute favorite group fitness class of all. So we arrived late and had to leave early too because of our dental appointment.
I wish we could have stuck around for the rest of the fun. Oh, well. We get to do it all over again today at Genesis West Central, so no biggie.
I wanted to stay for a couple more songs, but Brian just has to be early to everything. We arrived at the dental office 15 minutes early. Blech.
Above is a photo of Brian in the waiting lounge. Below is a photo of him in “the chair.”
We had a lot of fun with the dental hygienist, April.
I think we were her craziest patients of the day. Hopefully, the most entertaining also. I don’t know why people don’t like going to the dentist. It is so much fun!
This is Brian waiting in the corner when it was my turn in “the chair.” BTW, just between us (and the rest of the interweb), I think Brian was a little disappointed that his hot dentist Dr. Begnoche was off yesterday. Don’t get me wrong. Dr. Pierson is handsome too — but Dr. Begnoche “third degree burns” hot.
We had to swing by the leasing office to pick up my floral delivery on the way home. Brian was a little jealous at first, until he realized it was just from my boss. I guess he thought it was from one of my lovers or something. 😉
We had to come home and wash our clothes so we could wear them again today. I really wished that I’d have bought two of those Go Red AHA Party Hearty tank tops so I wouldn’t have to rush home and wash mine. I needed to give it enough time to air dry. Brian’s red shirt was fine in the dryer, but I didn’t want mine to shrink.
We barely had enough time to run errands (picked up a bottle of Datu Puti for Chad, since he liked it the last time he was over) and didn’t even have time to pick up the house before the Dills arrived. We didn’t have time to make anything so we just picked up some Papa Murphy’s. I tried their Chicken Bacon Artichoke pizza for the first time yesterday and really liked it.
We had several bottles of wine to go through and the pressure was on.
No, this is not Jay’s mukhasim face. We didn’t make him drink some of the Datu Puti. Although, that would have been really funny to see. Asking him to drink one of the wines achieved the same result.
I bet he was wishing that he picked a different bottle moments earlier.
Chad and Becca posed for a picture.
Before we started Machete, we were already three bottles in. That was probably a good thing because I don’t know of anyone who could have watched that movie sober. That’s two hours of my life that I’ll never be able to reclaim. LOL.
At the end of the evening, we wiped out about six bottles. Brian really liked the Hob Nob wine that Jay brought. Chad brought a Beringer moscato that I didn’t get to try, but he said that it tasted a lot like the Barefoot moscato that I’d been drinking.
We’d drank so much wine that by midnight, we were all really sleepy. LOL. After Chad and the Dills left, Brian and I realized how drunk we were and both agreed that we were glad we were already home. All we had to do was negotiate the stairs and make it to bed. So glad we didn’t have to drive anywhere!
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Gina Ann’s Zumba Class
Posted on February 28, 2011 by Ching under Health, Things to Do, Zumba.
I’m posting this here to get you in the mood for the upcoming “Party Hearty” Zumbathon charity event this weekend. Hope to see you all there!
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Go Red!
Posted on February 11, 2011 by Ching under Free Stuff, Health.
Thank you to Wesley Heart Health for our Go Red AHA shirts! Like them on Facebook and pick up your own FREE shirt.
We picked up ours at the Health Strategies on Hillside at lunch today.
Speaking of the Go Red campaign, don’t forget about the upcoming Party Hearty Zumbathon events at Genesis Health Clubs next month. They’re having it at both the East Central (on March 5, Saturday) and West Central (on March 6, Sunday) locations. I’m attending both. See you all there!
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