September Issue..Zumba Edition

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Contents

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Editor’s Note

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Blanca Bio

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De’ One Gregg

Shamela Dharmasena (Zin)

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Is Zumba(r) good for seniors

Burning Belly Fat

Editor’s

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n my hotel room while on tour, it was a tough time in my life. But a voice of God spoke to me to go Forth.... seem like problems and situations were coming from every where. But, I took heed to the voice and begin moving forward.. I encourage my readers and everyone who read this magazine, despite the Giants you might be facing in life whether it’s to lose weight, become a bodybuilder, to be fit, to have a better marriage, to be more successful in your business, to become a actor or model.. whatever that dream might be.. Stay focus, dream big, see it and achieve..

I encourage you this Day Go Forth & Shine.

Mardea Tolbert Editor in chief goforthmagazines@gmail.com

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Ms Blanca Bio

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y name is Blanca Emsley, I was born in Caracas, Venezuela. I am the mother of two wonderful young men, Mark and Ben, and happy to say I have been a Zumba instructor for almost ten years.

To talk about my journey, I would have to start saying that I was a chubby girl growing up. During my adolescence I tried many yo-yo diets with only temporary results that made me feel very insecure about my body. Being fit was never a priority for me, since I was focused in studying.

Makeup by: Azzurri Photo: Richard Rawson Photography Black Wear by: ZumbaWear Pink Wear by: USAfitwear

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I went to Law School in Venezuela, and immediately after, I got married and moved to Ohio, USA. Once married, motherhood was my main goal.

For many years I dedicated my life to raise my family. During that process I gained a few pounds, until someone once invited me to my least favorite place, a gym. On that day, I came across a group of people dancing. It was a Zumba class, and at that moment I fell in love with the concept. I started to attend Zumba classes regularly, but people always told me that I radiated happiness when I danced, and suggested I should become an Instructor, so I did. What happened next was the beginning of a personal transformation that went from the inside out. I started to learn about toning the body, and the positive impact of an active life. I got certified in Zumba® basics, Zumba® Toning, Zumba® Kids, Zumba® Steps, Zumba® Gold and Strong by Zumba®.

Once I started teaching Zumba®, I gave it a little twist to the traditional Zumba classes I had attended as a student. I wanted to maximize every hour of class and make sure that my class would feel like a complete workout. I wanted to become an example to all the moms that like me, thought they could not look and feel better while raising their kids. In the beginning of 2011, I went through a divorce that hit me really hard. I was emotionally devastated, away from my parents and feeling like the weight

of the world was over my shoulders.

However, I rapidly realized that I had to be strong for my kids, and more importantly, for myself. So, I never stopped teaching even though I felt sad, I would cry before and after class, and sometimes even during class, but it was Zumba and the love for my boys what kept me up when I felt like falling. During this process, and without realizing it, I was inspiring many women that, like me, where going through similar situations, empowering them to stay strong physically and emotionally in front of adversity. Zumba became my therapy and started motivating and helping others become instructors. For many years I worked with seniors keeping them active by teaching them Zumba Gold.

But it was only until I started working inside health facilities that I could see up close the many health challenges they endured, and how much it meant to them to be a part of my class. So, I made an effort to work with them more often and made sure that every class felt like a party to them. I kept them young while they made me wiser.

Needless to say, that been an instructor, not only changed my body’s appearance, but also the way I looked at myself.

It is important to realize that each one of us is different, and that we should not focus on a size. Instead, we should live a balanced life, eating healthy foods and exercising regularly.

Find some form of exercise you like and stick to it. We all go through setbacks in our fitness journey, but there is always “next day” to get back on it.

For us women raising children, working and stay at home moms, it is very important to set a precedent for our family of the importance of keeping healthy and active. I have been blessed to stumble into Zumba®, and I do believe I am a better person because of it

The rewards I have received as an instructor, have been endless. Friends that became my family, many testimonies of people that have thanked me for changing their lives for the better, and for showing them, that I am also human through my own testimony.

We all go through struggles and it is our attitude what defines us.

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De’One Gregg

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e’One Gregg. A native of Birmingham, Al .. I have been a Zumba(r) Instructor since 2012. I instruct 2A Fitness in Montgomery, AL. I love teaching Zumba(r) classes. The reason is simple, Every class feels like a party!

Come join me and you’ll see what I mean. You don’t even have to know how to dance.

Just move your body and follow my lead, it’s easy!

In addition, I’m an English Teacher and the Head Cheerleading Coach at Alabama State University.

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Shamela Dharmasena (Zin)

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live in Colombo,Sri Lanka.

I am an Insurance Underwriter by profession, and currently working for Allianz Insurance. I have been instructing Zumba (r) classes for over 5 years.

In May 2017, I received my license as ZIN (Tm).

I absolutely love teaching Zumba(r) classes. The reason is simple, Every class feels like a party.

I am currently licensed to teach Zumba, Zumba (r) Toning. Join a Zumba Class now, and I guarantee you will have a blast! Got Questions? Don’t hesitate to drop a msg on lnstagram shamela88zin or FB zinshameladharmasena

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Is Zumba(r) Good for Seniors

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taying healthy is the ultimate wish of every single person.

This is the main reason that every single individual is always looking for the Zumba secrets in order to discover the importance of a new and healthier you inside. If you are involved in working out day and night, then keeping a check on your Zumbaschedule is vitally important.

You should be putting yourself in the involvement of the stuff that is regard-

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ed to be important for you. Zumba is best for the men and women of all age groups. It is regardless effective and healthy for the seniors too. Let’s see how!

Live Longer Life: You should be in favor of the live longer life motto by putting yourself in the involvement of the Zumba exercising as well as eating well and in regard with getting in touch with the

health screenings and physicians visits.

Well, the recent evaluation of 20,000 people that was published in the Public Library of Science Medicine admits the fact that people exercise on the regular basis and even put them into the alcohol habits on the moderate basis.

Participate in Zumba Classes: It is a common known fact that when you do feel fatigued, you do put your-

self in the habit of the exercise or even in the working out too. But it would be more appropriate if you would be putting yourself in the habit of the zumba class or embarking on a solitude hike.

This is one of the elementary secrets to discover the importance of a new and healthier you inside.

Keep You Away From Diseases: As you would be involving yourself in the good exercise plan as well as healthy diet plan schedule, you would surely be finding yourself completely away from the diseases and ailments.

It does come up with the promotion of the release of toxins that are hence linked to the disease and infections.

Raises Confidence and Empowerment: Do you know that staying healthy and physically fit all the time will help you

to keep the high up level in the range of confidence and empowerment as well? This is the reality! What kind of feeling do you get when you finish off your long run? This is what inner confidence, satisfaction, and empowerment all about. And these factors are all achieved through the mediums of physical health and fitness.

Having Better Looks: Of all the secrets discover the importance of a new and healthier you inside is about the good-looking appearances that you achieve through the healthy lifestyle and perfect diet plan. You would feel your skin, face, and teeth fresh and healthy looking all the time.

and with a smile on your faces will never make you feel happy not just from outside but from inside as well.

Sometimes your happy nature will force the people to talk to you and your rude nature will let them go away from you that can lead your personality to isolation.

Set Routine Work: Additionally, you should set our routine for the whole one week so that you can manageably give time to every single task properly. You should add up your purse with the mirror as well as cosmetic products so that your little touch up of them will make you stay fresh and energetic all the time.

Keep your Mood Friendly and Fresh: Thirdly, you should be keeping your mood fresh all the time. Staying fresh

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Burning Belly Fat

ou have spent three hours at the gym, running as though you are playing temple run and you have been persistent at that for the past two months, but that stubborn belly fat refuses to give way. Oh, my you never knew you could lose weight by just following a simple dance routine which involves you dancing to some energetic music with some easy to learn choreography. You get to learn this extraordinary dance steps with the help of some enthusiastic instructors, who make

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sure you have the feeling of exercising as you perform the choreographed dance routine.

Yea right you are wondering what I have been describing to you? It is Zumba!

How can you go about burning belly fat?

Belly fat is not just a menace because it appears wrong, in fact, having a massive amount of fat in the abdominal region have strongly been linked by doctors to type two diabetes and heart disease. You can have an idea of how big your belly is by measuring

the circumference with a tape rule around your waist. If your measurement reads more than 40 inches for a man, and 35 inches for a woman then you can be said to be suffering fromobesity of the abdomen.

As your body stores fat it makes you consume more calories compared to the actual amount of body fuel needed by your body for physiological functions, among the physiological functions is digestion, breathing. Your daily activities and tasks will also be significantly affected. If you intend to burn the fat in your belly, you will have to devise a method in which you consume the fewer amount of calories than you take presently, this you can achieve by carefully watching the calories in the foodyou consume.

How does Zumba aid in burning belly fat?

In the year 2012, an A.C.E. study carried out by researchers on healthy females within the age bracket of 18 to 22 years of age, which shows that when they exercised in Zumba classes practice sections while wearing a heart monitor, they on the average per minute burn almost 9.5 calories. These statistics are similar to the results obtained when subjects performpower yoga, step aerobics or cardio kickboxing.

Calories burned during Zumba sessions depends on specific factors ranging fromyour age,

gender, the level of intensity with which you move your body. You make sure that you wear the fitness tracker to keep tracks of the number of calories that you have burned during the process of the exercise.

Why is Zumba the recommended exercise to burn belly fat?

Zumba exercise involves the perfect balance between highintensity workouts and lowintensity exercise to achieve the ideal result. This method is called the internal training method. This training improves

your cardiovascular fitness levels as a result of which the level of cholesterol in your body will be significantly reduced.

Interval training will help in hitting your target of burning the belly fats. All you need to do is dedicate two to three hours of your time to the exercise, andyou are goodto go.

Conclusion: Zumba is a beneficial and entertaining way of getting rid of that stubborn body fat.

So you are still sitting on that couch get up andlet’s do the Zumba!

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