Expand Your Fitness Horizon - Try Zumba

   I am skeptical of many fitness fads. The flavor of the month training breakthrough often has a brief shelf life. Take some of the following past trends:

• What happened to Tae Bo or Boxercise classes? I always feared that such class members would suddenly feel emboldened to try and clean out a biker bar. Good luck with that!   What scared me more was the imaginary reflection of ex-boyfriends in the eyes of the women participants. There just may have been a punching diva or two sporting the Little Bobby Strong image in their intense and vengeful pupils! Gadzooks!
• Step classes seem to have phased out of existence.
• Low impact aerobics is missing in action.
• In the 1980's you had to book days in advance to secure a racquetball or squash court. Such courts usually sit empty now. I went into an unused court at my fitness club to stretch only to find it filled with discard exercise bikes.

   I am not suggesting that these were not viable alternatives to traditional fitness paradigms. If people enjoyed themselves and were vigorously active, that's great. Whatever it takes to get them in motion can't be a bad thing. Many people want to get fit but dislike weight training or working out on stationary exercise equipment. There is also the group camaraderie factor. Why suffer alone in some dungeon of a weight room when you can shake it in unison in a social environment?

  I have also stated in previous blogs that Group Fitness Instructors have a leg up on attracting clients over those who specialize in one on one Personal Fitness Training. It is less expensive and the participants aren't required to sign a long term contract. 

   The MSN  internet service provider had a Canadian Press article written by LuAnn LaSalle. The article forecast that future fitness opportunities may be abundant for instructors in exercise offshoots such as Yoga and Zumba. Yoga is already an established branch of the fitness world and it is here to stay.

   Zumba piqued my interest so I Googled it. Zumba was described as a mix of Latin and international music used as a background for dancing. People can 'dance the pounds away'.

Zumba is a growing phenomenon with group dance classes. You don't need a partner to perform the movements like you would with a Tango or a Country Two Step. Nor do you need to be a Fred Astaire or a Ginger Rogers with magic footwork. Anyone can participate no matter what their fitness levels! It is also a relatively safe recreation with little wear and tear on the joints of the body.

   To become a Zumba instructor requires going through a certification process. I am all for that!

If you are going to teach something, learn to teach it right and in a safe manner! 

   To a Fitness Trainer that decides to expand their boundaries and become a Zumba instructor

my advice is,.... Go for it!  This sort of thing may not be for a weight room dinosaur such as

"Underneath the mango tree
My baby and me" !!
A late night solitary aficionado perfects his Zumba technique!
Publishers note: Alcohol may have been a factor!

me. I am an iron hoisting fossil! 
However for the new younger breed of upcoming Fitness Trainers, approach this business with an open mind. Don't be afraid to step beyond the parameters of the fitness establishment! Even if it only turns out to be a short lived fad you have built a rapport with a core group of followers. If you move on to the next fitness revolution there is a strong possibility that they will move on with you. 
This type of following is priceless!  
 I tend to be a believer in the old ways. 
That does not mean that you shouldn't
 keep your mind open.
  Good opportunities 
can often  come in different packages!

   

Until next time,........keep fit! 
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Little Bobby Strong!