Zumba Is Love

So I have been doing Zumba for six years and have been teaching for exactly one year.Every minute that I have done it has been exhilarating. The music is awesome and  who doesn't love to think that they are partying on a work night minus the hangover the next day? Who doesn't love to dance like no one's watching or not care if they do? That's the true beauty of it.I don't mean to sound like propaganda but this particular work out is revolutionary.  I say that because of the impact it has had on my life.  Six years ago, I was unsatisfied with my 220 lbs on my 5ft 3 in body. I was tired of the snarky remarks of neighbors, family members and friends, and I was tired of being the biggest one out of my friends.  Most importantly, I had developed thyroid condition which made it very hard for my metabolism to keep up with all the food I was shoveling down my throat. So I decided to do something about it: I purchased a Groupon to a fitness club and decided on taking a Zumba class because I don't like weights or boring runs on the treadmill. I left the class 15 minutes after the start, panting and asking myself why I decided to try to dance. I was out of breath and sweating. Not for me, I said.But something drew me back to the class. I think it was the smiling faces, the slick dance moves (that I honestly wanted to do but was rhythmically challenged in doing), and the hella cool music, some of it popular songs that heard on the radio.  I decided to give a try again, and again, and again, and then I fell completely in love. It was a struggle at first getting my very sedentary body to move and groove, but the more I attended the classes the more I grew to love the moves and memorize them.  I became so good that the staff took notice and asked when I was going to become a teacher.It would be four more years before I met my mentor, a guy, at a different gym who would encourage me to do just that and in March 2014, I traveled to Rockville ,Maryland and did an 8 hour training to become a Zumba instructor.I haven't looked back since. With something this awesome you can't. Yes there are days when I am sweaty and tired, where my body says rest, but when I hear the music and start to move my legs, my energy returns to me.  That's what happens when you're doing something you absolutely love.That is love.x