Shuub Out ZUMBA Rehearse Choreo Patricia Mendoza

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Patricia Mendoza


Rehearse by Janice


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ZUMBA GROUPIES

ZIN JAM SESSION PATRICIA MENDOZA LATIN BEATS STUDIO

I attended my first ZIN JAM SESSION which was led by Patricia Mendoza of Latin Beats Studio.

We began the session in a circle introducing ourselves. I was surprised to hear that many of the 

participants were ZUMBA GROUPIES. Several people stated that they were instructors who did not

 teach but loved ZUMBA so much they just wanted to attend ZIN JAM SESSIONS to learn

 choreography. I thought this was an interesting concept and label. I guess I am beginning to fall into

 being a ZUMBA GROUPIE. 

Janice practicing ZIN JAM choreography by Patricia Mendoza to Shuub Out by T.O.K.

My daughter, Sunny who is the creator of the Nubian Fitness Goddess blog and a PHD. Dr. of 

Clinical Behavioral Psychology has taught me to be okay with being a ZUMBA GROUPIE.

I was interpreting it as I was not completing something else in my life. I added the meaning

that an incomplete is a failure. My daughter told me that I don't look like I am having fun practicing

the same routine for an hour over and and over again. I guess I am too heavy. I am so focused on

 trying to make it as a ZUMBA Instructor that I am not enjoying the journey. So I have decided to

chose to lighten up and have fun.

Share your experience of wanting something so bad that you forget to have fun and enjoy the

moment!

Fixing My ZUMBA Choreography

ZUMBA WEAR SHOES FLEX CLASSICS

There is nothing like a new pair of kicks to make you feel better. I am ready to get back to practicing my ZUMBA choreography with my ZUMBA dance shoes. While at ZUMBA instructor training Jeanna Bostic told the class about the benefits of wearing ZUMBA shoes which are designed with circles on the bottom of the shoe to help glide across the floor. Jenna Bostic recommended wearing insoles for more comfort in the shoes.

ZUMBA WEAR Shoes with circles design to you glide while dancing

There is definitely a difference in dancing in ZUMBA shoes versus my Brook running shoes. The ZUMBA shoes has lighter soles for easier movement. 

I got some great advice on fixing my ZUMBA choreography from my friend Tasha. She told me I needed to count. It's that simple. I am not counting. I was trying to just listen to the music and dance which was a disaster. Tasha told me I don't know music so I need to count.

Later I reflected on Tasha's statement about me not knowing music, I tried to fill in the blanks on how I missed out on learning music. As a child, I had the ballet lessons and piano lessons plus in college I studied a couple of courses in music. Despite the fact that none of my music background sink into my brain matter, I became a great dancer as a teenager by practicing my moves to the songs of the Spinners. I recall watching Soul Train and dancing with the Soul Train dancers then I would practice my new moves on my own at home. Sometimes I would go to my friend Rita's house to practice the bop with her. 

Last night I danced for about three hours and I counted moves and looked for patterns. I did see an improvement in my ZUMBA choreography. I feel better about my dancing thanks to Tasha's simple advice.

by +Janice Temple 

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PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT AND I NEED LOTS OF IT!

Yesterday was an off day for me, my mind and body were not in sync. I was just having one of those days. I got stuck in traffic and arrived late to ZUMBA class of my ZUMBA instructor mentor Stephanie. She has been gracious enough to include me in her busy schedule.

After class I spent about an hour practicing my ZUMBA choreography to one of my favorite songs Jamaican Cumbia. One can watch the video and see that I forget the routine. This road to becoming an excellent ZUMBA instructor may take a minute. I have so much to work on: learning the music, dance steps, and proper form.

I taught a class for about 25 minutes. I practice the choreography then I get in front of a class and forget the dance steps. I forget the variations to the dance moves. My routine is boring. I am not using the cues. I am not listening to the music. I only know three songs and ended up making dance routines. Class participants stopped dancing. One person went and got on their cell phone. I really was not prepared but it was a teaching moment for me. I really am not practicing hard enough.

It seems easy being a ZUMBA instructor.

Thank you to the class participants for allowing me to practice my ZUMBA choreography.  I have been on the other side thinking this instructor stinks now I know how it feels.

Time to go practice! I am not giving up!

Overcoming My Fear of Becoming A Zumba Instructor

Janice with Jani Roberts ZUMBA Basic Level 1 Instructor Training October 13 2011

Jani Roberts asks participants to share their weight loss success stories. The lady to the far right lost 185 lbs.

SCW Fitness Education Midwest Mania ZUMBA Basic Skills Level 1 Instructor Training with Jani Roberts and Tony Witt Thursday October 13 2011

My ZUMBA journey began in 2010 when I started taking Zumba classes at KS Wholistic Training & Development Center .  E'a Williams of Be Fit TriWellness and Tasha Maya Gibson inspired me to become a ZUMBA Instructor.

I became certified at SCW Fitness Education Midwest Mania ZUMBA Basic Skills Level 1 Instructor Training with Jani Roberts and Tony Witt on Thursday October 13, 2011. The training was held at the Hyatt Regency Rosemont as part of a fitness conference with hundreds of participants. I was a flight attendant who had traveled quite a bit that year professionally and personally. So I was not in the best of health. Anyway, I injured my shoulder and lower back doing a ZUMBA moves after receiving my certification. My body was structurally weak from working as a flight attendant with all the standing and pulling luggage. Flying and the forces of gravity are very hard of the body. I allowed my certification to lapse and never really taught a class despite my love for ZUMBA dancing.

This has been an incomplete in my life since 2011. One of those goals I never achieved but talked about for past four years. I had taken ZUMBA dance off and on over the past four years always wishing in the back of mind that I had become an instructor. I don't know what stopped me other than myself and negative self-talk.

My daughter moved back to Chicago and decided that as a bonding ritual we would go to ZUMBA dance on Saturdays on KS Wholistic Training & Development at 10338 South Western Avenue in the Beverly Area of Chicago. I love this place. It has some of the best ZUMBA Instructors with great music and dance moves they way sistas like to move. 

I didn't realize it but my psychologist daughter secretly counseled me with this  ZUMBA bonding ritual idea. She helped me overcome my roadblocks to becoming a ZUMBA instructor. She realized that ZUMBA dance is something that I really love.  I am very passionate about it. I just had an aha moment that within one year of her moving back to Chicago I am now ZUMBA Certified Instructor. She accomplished her mission of helping her Mom to overcome her roadblock. I am so grateful for her. Sometimes the parent needs help from their children. It's okay. We all need help sometimes.

Now I am overcoming my fear of leading the ZUMBA class. It is a different experience to be in the front of room leading a group of people. It was unsettling for me at first to see people move when I move. Now I just turn on the music and start having fun. I don't have to be perfect. My routine doesn't have to be perfect. I just share with the class that I am overcoming a fear. I let them know that I am new to teaching ZUMBA. The instructors and class participants have been very supportive. Then I go home listen to music and practice the routines. I can only get better. I can only improve. There is no where to go but up. I just have to stay in action. It will come. Right now I am just doing the Warm-Up of a class but I know that I will learn to teach a one hour class. It will happen with practice and just getting out there. Doing it!

If you have been thinking about becoming a ZUMBA Instructor, I encourage you to sign today.

GO AHEAD AND DO IT NOW!

Read I AM A ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR! I AM ZIN! JUNE 2015

I AM A ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR! I AM ZIN! June 2015

Selfie with ZUMBA Jeanna Bostic

ZUMBA Instructors Certified by Jenna Bostic

Jenna Bostic teaches choreography to Zumba Students

ZUMBA Instructor Training is day of classroom teaching and learning dance moves. A group of ten plus Zumbalites from KS Wholistic 10338 South Western Avenue Chicago  and Trinity United Church of (Christ TUCC Chicago) organized by Tanya Hines signed up for the Basic Training 1 June 27 2015 training at Edward Health & Fitness Center in Woodbridge. We are so  grateful to Tanya for creating the South Side Sisters and getting a group discount for the training.

ZUMBA Jenna Bostic emailed in advance our ZUMBA Basic Level 1 Training Manual and advice on what to bring to class.

My Tips for what to bring to Zumba Basic Level 1 Training Class:

Eat Healthy

I recommend a sandwich or salad. Some members of class went out for lunch and ordered fried chicken. They were sleepy after lunch because of the greasy meal they had consumed. They were nodding in class.

Bring healthy snacks like fruit, energy bars, protein bars, protein shakes, energy drinks, a gallon of filtered water

Bring a towel, flip flops, deodorant, toiletries and change of clothes for the afternoon class

Bring a sweatshirt to keep your body warm after the 1 hour ZUMBA masterclass

Bring cash to buy the latest ZUMBA wear during the class

Be Prepared to have FUN!

Kale Greens Carrot Apple Smoothie

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Nubian Fitness Goddess Mama's Weightloss Journey

Janice's Weightloss Progress May 2014 to February 2015

My travel lifestyle as a flight attendant impacted my health negatively. My colon expanded from all

the take offs and landings. Every time I would take off in the air, my colon would expand and

whenever I would land my colon would contract. This caused my intestines to become packed with

waste and made it difficult for me to eliminate. In May 2014, I stopped working as a flight attendant

because I was unable to move my bowels. My stomach looked as if it was 7 months pregnant.

I began working out 5 hours a day 5 to 6 days a week for three months just to get my bowels to

move. The photo above of me showing my "sugar roll" belly was taken in June 2014.


On December 30, 2014 I was told that I had cervical cancer, it was quite an unpleasant New Year's

surprise. Most people were making New Year's Resolution, however I was forced to change my

eating habits to a vegan lifestyle. I went into survival mode. There are various cancer deaths in my

family. I lost my mother to second hand smoking cancer, one aunt to cervical cancer, and

grandmother to breast cancer. I had one other aunt die to cancer as well, but I don't remember

what type. I am not ready to give up my life to cancer.


I overcame fear and remained positive. God placed the right people in my life to help with my

healing. One of my daughter's gave me a visit to King Spa and Sauna for a Christmas present. It is a

wellness retreat that has over 30 hot and cold healing rock saunas. The biggest help was the

V Steam Herb Woodworm Sitz Bath which is known to prevent uterine cancer. My daughter and I

and I had an one hour and a half treatment by God's divine plan. We were visiting with three of my

daughter's friends who sitz baths were not working properly. The treatment is normally 30 minutes

but we received an additional hour because we were waiting for my daughter's friends. After the sitz

bath we spent time in the various sauna rooms, detoxifying and healing our bodies.

Janice Working Out 

Another factor which helped cure me from cancer was my employment at L.A. Fitness as Personal

Trainer Fitness Assessment Counselor that gave me access to a spa and whirlpool. I continued to

detoxify my body. I also began working with a personal trainer who encouraged me to eat organic

fruits and vegetables and change to a vegan lifestyle. My working out with Personal Trainer Lance 

Dillon of Truth Fitness 2020 led to a 17 pound weight and building lean muscle mass during the

month of January.

Being employed at L.A. Fitness has helped change me into a fitness person as I now workout about

6 days a week. My job as a Personal Trainer Fitness Assessment Counselor requires that I workout

with clients about 3 to 4 times a day in addition to my regular workout routine. A health and fitness

lifestyle has changed my travel lifestyle. Although I have hung up my wings as a flight attendant, I

decided to combine passion to travel with health and fitness by creating Black Girls Fitness 

Getaways. Please comment by sharing your weightloss journey and  your dream wellness getaway

destination.

Day 5 of the No Junk Food Challenge: How to Manage Your Cravings

The holiday season can be very stressful, which makes it more tempting to reach for that slice of cake or go for those cookies. But if you've made it to day 6, you're stronger than you think. Below are just a few tips to help you get through day 16 and then day 21!

• Take it day by day. Don't focus on the 21 days or the entire time you want to remove junk food from your life. Take it meal by meal, choice by choice and then reset your goal. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was a healthy body!
• Take note of how you feel when you don't have junk food in your body. You should have less headache's, fatigue, etc.
• Don't feel defeated if you slip-up. Ladies often think one mistake gives them a pass to eat whatever they want for the rest of the day. Pick up your losses, move on and stay strong for the next meal.
• Get your full night's rest. If you sleep less than 6 hours, you're more likely to crave bad carbs and sweets.
• Remove the temptation. If you have a stash of cookies in your kitchen closet. Give them to that coworker who can afford to eat a cookie or two and not worry about gaining a pound. They'll think you're extra nice and you'll feel in control.
• Focus on your sudden craving and its source. Are you stressed? Anxious? Focus on the actual issue before you reach for that cookie or cupcakes.

Tell us: How are you controlling your cravings for junk food during the challenge?

Day 4 of the No Junk Food Challenge: Staying Strong During the Holiday Party Season!

Source: halogen.tv

The 4th rule of the No Junk Food Challenge says no cookies or biscuits. Yikes! With the dozens of holiday parties on our schedule, this one will surely be hard to maintain for 21 days.

 Holiday parties bring lots of cookies, biscuits, and other naughty treats that can add up quickly! In fact, Marie Claire magazine has counted the typical holiday meal below as 800 calories!

Two glasses of wine.
Two pigs in a blanket (or similar foods, such as mini tacos or small sliders without the bun),
Three shrimp with a tablespoon of cocktail sauce (or citrus-based tartar).
Two tablespoons of hummus with unlimited vegetables.
One fried hors d'oeuvre.
A small sweet treat (such as a brownie square or tartlet)

You'd have to do quite a bit of working out in a day to burn that off. Probably about 60 minutes of jogging, depending on your weight.

Don't stress! Here are some tips on how to fight the cookie and other food temptations during the holiday party season:

• Eat a full and healthy meal right before you head to the party.
• Use a small plate and fill it up at the veggie tray.
• Don't go for seconds!
• Be the "talk" of the party--conversate with your friends and you'll soon be too distracted to visit the dessert table.
• Be the photographer. Taking pics will keep your hands and your brain busy.

Tell us: These are just a few quick tips to help you get ready for the party season. What tips do you use to keep your weight in control during the holiday season?

Day 3: No Junk Food Challenge & The Secret Sabatoge of Candy

Most of you are going strong with the No Junk Food Challenge! We're on Day 3 and I want to help us get through one of the most tricky parts of this challenge--no candy.

Candy. It's everywhere. In the office, at the doctor's office, at your friend's house. It's easily accessible and in most cases small enough that we think "one can't hurt". But then one turns into 10! Think 10 is harmless? According to LiveStrong, one piece of hard butterscotch candy has just 21 calories, with 10 of them equaling over 200 calories!  To burn that off you'd have to do 60 minutes of walking, 30 minutes of jogging on the treadmill, or 35 minutes of a dance class. 10 pieces of butterscotch does not seem like it's worth any of those sweat-inducing workouts. I'd rather burn 200 calories to get me closer to my goal, not damage control!

Limiting our candy intake is especially important for African American women. Candy comes packed with refined carbs. Refined carbs can lead to diabetes. 1 in 4 African American women over 55 years of age has diabetes.You may not be over 55 years of age, but just think, many of those women 55+ may have been able to prevent their diabetes diagnosis if they watched what they ate during their younger years.

Tell us: How do you handle your sweet tooth in a healthy way?

Day 2: No Junk Food Challenge

If you like us on Facebook, you know about the No Junk Food Challenge we've started yesterday! As we work through the 21 days of no junk food, we will provide friendly tips, advice, and motivation to keep you going strong!

In case you haven't seen it and you're interested in joining us, here's the challenge deets you need to know:

Super hard? Yes? Crazy idea during the holiday season? Absolutely! Impossible? Of course not. It's only 21 days.With the busy holiday season, 21 days will fly by in a snap.

The first rule says "no chocolate". So, we wanted to provide you with some altneratives to help you keep the chocolate away:

• Fruit: A great alternative when you're having a craving for sweets.
• Carob: Sweeter than chocolate and much better for you. It does not have the caffeine, cholesterol, oxalic acid, and theobromine that chocolate contains.(Source: FitDay.com)
• Cocoa Powder: It's a healthy ingredient that you can mix in with cottage cheese for a sweet and healthy snack. You can also sip some hot cocoa on a cold winter day. (Source: LiveStrong)

 Tell us: What will you do to stay away from chocolate for 21 days?

Spice Up Your Workout

Hey Goddesses! You may have noticed we haven't posted in awhile. We've both been busy with work, school, and of course, our workouts. You're probably in the same boat--going through the day-to-day routine. I don't know about you, but the day-to-day thing can kinda get a little boring for me! So when I can, I like to mix it up and have a lil' fun with my fitness.

That's me, on the right!

Recently, I decided to try a fun activity that you don't find in your average gym or dance studio...burlesque! Think feather boa's, gloves, heels, and a lot of hip action and you get the idea. No worries, no clothing was removed, it was all PG! It turned out to be a fun, low-intense workout with the chance to mix and mingle with my friends (without gasping for air).

In the spirit of my recent sexy workout, I decided to share some other sexy & fit options that you can try at home or at a local dance studio.

Of course, this wouldn't be a blog post about sexy workouts with the mention of pole dancing! Believe it or not it's a great calorie burner. You can find pole dancing studios across the world! Living or traveling to Australia? Check out our friends at Pole Fetish (Yup, we have readers in Australia--Cheers, mates!) Shy? Try a DVD at home.

Maybe you can't get into the pole dancing thing. No worries, you can still get your sexy on with a few dance-focused workouts. Try exotic dancing with Flirty Girl Fitness or workout like your a Pussycat Doll!

Sometimes, working out doesn't have to be about getting super sweaty and sore. You can still reap the benefits of physical activity, especially if you mix things up!
Tell us in the comments below: How do you spice up your workout routine? Have you tried any of the workouts mentioned in this post? Tell us about it!

Finding our Namaste

Ladies, it's National Yoga Month, so we have to pay homage to the spiritual and health benefits of the historic practice of yoga. It's a workout that should be an equal priority to cardio and weightlifting, but many of us don't put it on the top of our lists. Why? Perhaps there is a lack of access or focus on the benefits of yoga. With it being "Back to Health" season, now is the time to revisit our thoughts on yoga and how we can incorporate it into our workout regime.

Yoga benefits include:

• Reduced stress
• Increased flexibility
• Proper balance
• Cleaning our blood of waste material
• loosen muscles and joints that are ignored in our day-to-day lives

I personally prefer a class called BodyFlow. It's a mix of yoga, pilaties, and tai chi! It's choreographed to nice relaxing music and ends with a few minutes for mediation. It's the perfect way to start a Sunday morning before heading into the work week!

Access to yoga is now easier than ever! You can go to a class at your local gym, buy a DVD, or use your cable programming right in the comfort of your living room.

I challenge each of you to try a Yoga class at least once this month in honor of National Yoga Month. If you already practice yoga, I challenge you to invite a friend to join you to spread the namaste!