I've made friends and lost several pounds.
Our Zumba class is heating up with 20 women, ages 60 and beyond. We are all dressed in bright leggings, tank tops, and sneakers as we salsa our way across the floor.
I never imagined that I would enjoy Zumba this much. Growing up, I was the kid who hated exercising, the last one picked for relay race teams during PE and the first one to hit the couch after school. While my friends were out riding their bikes or playing softball, I was watchingExercise was too hard, too hot and too boring. In a nutshell, I was lazy.
For Angel Kinssies, a licensed cosmetologist and fitness instructor in Deerfield Beach, Florida, Zumba has been a lifesaver. Devastated by the passing of her husband and a melanoma diagnosis two years later, Angel sank into a deep depression. She was 63, overweight and had difficulty getting around on her bad knees.
“My oldest [student] is 103,” she says. “My first class is isometric exercise to strengthen muscles and increase bone density. The second is a Zumba Gold dance class. I get testimonies almost daily from people who have experienced pain relief, improved memory and flexibility. Three of my students were healed of osteoporosis and got off their medication.”
“It takes concentration to learn the steps, but it’s a workout that can’t be beaten,” says Botscheller. “Each class teems with positive energy that lasts long after the session is done. It doesn’t matter how you look doing it; just pace yourself and dance to your own drum. Shout, hoot and have fun. After a few classes, the moves become second nature. Dancing is life!”
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