Zumba for Any + Every Body!
In last week’s newsletter, I tried to make it pretty clear: the concerns you and others might have about hitting the dance floor may just disappear once you experience how inclusive and adaptable a Zumba class really is!
Still, I know some of you see the photos and videos from classes and think, “There’s just no way I can get myself to move like that! Those moves just don’t match my body, my age, my creaky knees or my level!”
Well, I’ve got one more retort that I’m able to serve you up this week! 😉😆
This past weekend I completed a Zumba Gold training! 🤩
Zumba Gold is a dance fitness class with the same happy, fun vibe as Zumba, but with less intense moves that are perfect for beginners, those with limited exercise experience, older adults, pregnant women, and those with some physical limitations.
So, when I say Zumba Gold is for any and every body, I REALLY mean it this time, folks!
Over the course of the online training, I learned that even with the lower intensity, Zumba Gold has a whole plethora of physiological and psychological benefits for its participants .
Benefits range from improved cardiovascular capacity, endurance, balance, bone density, and cognitive function to better performing your ADL (activities of daily living) ; from enhanced quality of life and greater feelings of independence in carrying out ADL to establishing more social connections with others.
Perhaps one of the most touching moments of the training occurred when we observed a video of a Zumba Gold chair class danced by seated Alzheimer’s patients in a senior care home.
Top-tapping, arm-waving and wide-smiling folks moved to the music and danced to their own beat, unbothered by making mistakes or how their bodies looked, and instead, wrapped up in the joy of the present moment.
There’s inspiration to be found in moving for health, happiness, and as a celebration of being alive no matter what our age, ability, or condition!
And I hope to bring Zumba Gold to you and the people you love soon! Keep your eyes peeled for Zumba Gold classes added to my online offerings in November and feel free to reach out if you are in Taipei and hoping to start a class of your very own!
Keep moving!
xx,
Katie
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