plus Gold’s Gym Dance Workout and Zumba Fitness.
Popular DVDs
In 2011,
FitBottomedGirls.com compiled a list of the best dance videos they ever reviewed. The list launches with their hands-down favorite, So You Think You Can Dance Get Fit series. Melt away calories using a variety of dance styles and fun moves via Billy Blanks’ Dance with Me Groove & Burn. Several Dancing with the Stars cast members have videos out to improve fans’ look and style. Check out Cheryl Burke Presents Disco Abs (includes Village People’s classic YMCA) or Julianne Hough’s Dance with Julianne: Cardio Ballroom. More experienced dancers may like Dancing with the Stars Ballroom Buns and Abs.
Taking Fun Classes
“Zumba Gold is a great reentry to exer- cise for baby boomers” advises Sherry Lucas, a licensed Zumba instructor in St. Louis. “Classes are approachable, available and affordable.” Recommend- ed workout wear includes comfortable sweat-wicking clothing and a good pair of shoes. Because of the side-to-side movements, she suggests tennis or bas- ketball shoes, not running shoes. Community classes generally range from 45 to 90 minutes (find a local class at
Zumba.com). An hour-long regular Zumba class can burn 400 to 600 calories says Lucas, depending upon body weight, workout intensity, conditioning level and individual metabolism. As a point of reference,
NutriStrategy.com charts calories burned by a 155-pound person en- gaged in an hour of light calisthenics at 246 calories; leisurely biking, 281; and walking briskly uphill, 422.
“Find a class and an instructor you like,” counsels Lucas. “Make a commit- ment to having some ‘you’ time. Part of exercise is being social, so it’s a chance to make new friends, too.” Doctor of Naturopathy Kathy Gru- ver, Ph.D., finds that a hip-hop workout best suits her needs four to five times a week. Each 90-minute class is non-stop action and she rarely takes a break, although some class members don’t dance the entire time.
Gruver works out at Rhythm Dance & Fitness Studios, near Santa Barbara, California, with choreographer Tamarr Paul. “I grew up dancing jazz, tap and ballet; nothing even close to hip-hop, and there are still moments that I can’t get a certain move or trip over my own feet. Still, it took just a few weeks to get my rhythm back and get in the groove,” says Gruver. “We run through a set of steps mul- tiple times before we add more. Once we’ve learned a whole dance, we run it
LET’S ZUMBA!
Enjoyable and effective, this dance-based workout can burn from 400 to 600 calo- ries per hour. Get fit while having fun at any of these local studios and facilities.
COLLIER COUNTY Backstage Dance Academy, 5385 Yeager Road, Suite 102, Naples; con- tact Evelyn Sevilla at 239-248-5160.
NaplesZumbaParty.com.
Body Crafters Inc., 1610 Trade Center Way, Unit 4, Naples; 239-598-2659.
BodyCraftersInc.com.
Dance Yourself Fit Zumba Fitness, 1600 Fleischmann Boulevard, Naples; contact Judy Murphy at 239-601-2938.
DanceYourselfFitZumba.com.
Elements Yoga, 4450 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs; 258-6025.
ElementsYogaBonita.com.
Etudes de Ballet Co., 3285 Pine Ridge Road, Naples; contact Angie McConell at 239-994-4973.
EtudesDeBallet.com.
Fitness for Life, 28811 South Tamiami Trail, Suites 13-14, Bonita Springs; 239- 948-5555.
FitnessForLifeNaples.com.
Inmotion Fitness, 24850 Old 41 Road, Suite 17, Bonita Springs; 239-947- 3900.
InMotion24-7.com.
Lifestyles Family Fitness, 6800 Golden Gate Parkway, Naples; 239- 643-7546. 2349 Vanderbilt Beach Road (The Collections Plaza), Naples; 239-514-7652.
Oasis Parvaneh Dance Studio, 2377 Linwood Avenue, Suite 202, Naples; contact Annie Boland at 239-216-1100.
OasisParvaneh.com.
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Footnotes Dance & Music Studio, 25 Homestead Road North, Suite 35, Lehigh Acres; 239-369-4320. Foot-
NotesDanceAndMusic.com.
Gold’s Gym, 8540 Dayton Avenue, Suite 160, Fort Myers; 239-278-7777.
GoldsGym.com.
Happehatchee Center, 8791 Cork- screw Road, Estero; 239-206-4393.
Happehatchee.org.
Max’d Out Fitness, 3114 Lee Bou- levard, Lehigh Acres; 239-303-3991.
MaxdOutFitness.com.
Mid Cape Fitness, 1242 Soutwest Pine Island Road, Cape Coral; 239-242- 2111.
MidCapeFitness.com.
Next Level Fitness, 1880 North Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers; 239-656-1731.
Pine Island Dance, 4547 Pine Island Road Northwest, Cape Coral; 239-233- 4600.
PineIslandDanceStar.com.
Rhythm in Motion Dance, 3333 Del Prado Boulevard, Cape Coral; 293-542-3500.
CapeDance.com.
Zumba Fit Studio, 205 Joel Boulevard, Suite 304, Lehigh Acres; 239-303- 5887.
EllieLopez.com.
over and over to different music; some faster, some slower.”
With dance, there’s something just right for everyone. Dance with the kids, the dog, while making the beds or vacuuming crumbs. Dance along with a video or take a class to learn some- thing new and different while making new friends. In any case, breathe in the music. It all makes exercise fun.
Sandra Murphy is a freelance writer at
StLouisFreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.
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