BEEN HEARING
FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS THAT SOME
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RETURN
TO THEIR HOMES AND THINKING
MAYBE THE CONDITIONS ARE
GETTING BETTER AND WHILE THEY
ARE EXPECTING BETTER WEATHER,
THE REALITY IS, THEY'VE GOT A
FIERCE FIGHT STILL AHEAD OF
THEM.
IT'S ABOUT 16 MINUTES BEFORE
9:00 A.M., THIS WEEKEND IS THE
LARGEST CITYWIDE GROUP EXERCISE
EVENT.
IT'S CALLED FITNESS EFFUSION.
>> THE YMCA, LES MILLS, JAGUARS
FOUNDATION, TEAMING UP FOR THE
BIG EVENT.
MELANIE IS LIVE FROM DAILY
FLEXOR FIELD WHERE IT WILL ALL
TAKE PLACE THIS MORNING.>>
GOOD MORNING, FIRST OF ALL HOW
COOL IT IS TO BE HERE IN THE
FLUX FIELD WHERE THE WINNING
JAGUARS PLAY THIS IS THE
COOLEST SETTING AND THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF YOU OUT
THERE TO COME AND JOIN US AND
GET A FEEL FOR SOME OF THE
CLASSES THAT THE YMCA OFFER IN
OUR AREA, THIS IS A GROUP UP
EARLY THIS MORNING, THEY ARE
DOING ZUMBRIGHT NOW, ONE OF
THE MANY CLASSES AVAILABLE, I
SAID, YOU CAN DO THIS FOR 10
MINUTES OR FIVE MINUTES, SHE
WAS LIKE NO WE ARE HERE TO WORK
OUT.
THEY CAME TO WORK OUT, WERE NOT
GOING TO JUST DISTURB THEM BUT
I WANT TO TALK TO THIS YOUN
LADY, YOU HAVE A PHENOMENAL
STORY, YOU WERE DEALING WITH
DEPRESSION, YOU LOST A BUNCH OF
WEIGHT, AND YOU REALLY CREDIT
ALL THAT TO ZUMBA WITH THE
YMCA.
>> ZUMBA AND EATING RIGHT.
YES MA'AM A COUPLE YEARS AGO I
WAS REALLY DEPRESSED AND
OVERWEIGHT AND I STARTED ZUMBA
AT HOME WITH MWII.
I LIKED IT SO MUCH I KEPT IT UP
FOR A YEAR, AFTER THAT I HAVE
SEEN THE WEIGHT DROP OFF AND
THAT'S BEEN MY GO TO EVER
SENSE.
>> FOR A PERSON WHO WASN'T
DEPRESSED TO GET UP THERE, I
WANT YOU TO SEE THIS
INSTRUCTOR.
ZUMBA IS ALL ABOUT THE
PERSONALITY IT'S ALL ABOUT
MOVING THOSE HIPS.
IT'S ALL ABOUT ENERGY.
IT'S LIKE A SWITCH THAT
FLIPPED.
IT TAKES ME TO A WHOLE NE
LEVEL.
KEEPING UP WITH THESE CLASSES
IS A CULTURE ANLIFESTYLE THAT
PEOPLE HAVE ADOPTED.
>> IT DEFINITELY IS A
LIFESTYLE, GROUP EXERCISE IS
KIND OF LIKE A FAMILY, YOU LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU OUR
FAVORITE INSTRUCTOR.
YOU LOOK FORWARD TO THAT LITTLE
ONE HOUR OF HAPPY HOUR.>>
IT'S A TEAM, THEY HOLD YOU
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE THINGS YOU
ARE DOING.
WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU?
YOU ARE TEACHING ZUMBA, YOU
HAVE LOST A BUNCH OF WEIGHT,
YOU'RE FEELING BETTER AND NO
LONGER DEPRESSED.
>> I PLAN TO EVENTUALLBECOME
WITHOUT ZUMBA EDUCATIONAL
SPECIALIST WHO TEACHES OTHER
STUDENTS TO GET CERTIFIED IN
ZUMBA BUT UNTIL THEN I WANT TO
TRAVEL AND TEACH AND EVERYTHING
I COULD DO TO GET THE WORD OUT
ABOUT ZUMBA AND KEEPING PEOPLE
FEELING HAPPY AND GOOD ABOUT
THEMSELVES.
JUST LIKE I DID, AND STILL
DOING.
I'M TEACHING AT THE BAPTIST
NORTH YMCA ON JOHN AVENUE.
>> IF YOU WANT TO SEE THIS
WOMAN, DO YOUR THING, WHEN
SOMEONE'S WORKING OUT YOU HATE
TINTERRUPT THEM BECAUSE YOU
KNOW THEY HAVE A GOAL INMIND.
THE WHOLE POINT IS THAT YOU
ALL, THE COMMUNITY INVITED TO
COME OUT TO THE SCHOOL VENUE AT
THE FLUX FIELD, THEY ARE HOPING
TO HAVE THIS PLACE PACKED WITH
PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE FOR
FREE THESE GROUP EXERCISE
CLASSES THAT ARE OFFERED AT OUR
LOCAL YMCA.
THEY HAVE AN INCOME SLIDING
SCALE SO YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY
GO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR MAYBE
A DISCOUNT.
IT IS THIS SATURDAY, THINGS
KICK OFF AT 1:00 P.M. UNTIL
4:00 P.M., CLASS AFTER CLASS,
EVERY LEVEL IS AN INVITED TO
COME.
A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT
FITNESS BUT MAKE IT A PRIORITY
AND ACTUALLY TAKE THE FIRST
STEP AND COME HANG OUT WITH
SOME OF THESE FUN FOLKS.
WE EXERCISE TOGETHER, THIS IS
SOMETHING YOU ARE PASSIONATE
ABOUT ALSO, RIGHT NOW WE ARE
LIVE AT THE FLUX FIELD.
>> WE'VE GOT TO GIVE A SHOUT
OUT TO HIM.
>> YES.
>> FIRST OF ALL, ZUMBA IS
TOUGH, WAIT TO GO.
>> HE'S KEEPING UP.
[LAUGHTER]
>> AND GOING TO SAY HI TO HIM
BECAUSE THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT
YOU BEING THE LONE GUY IN THE
GROUP.
I'M ALWAYS INSPIRED BY THE MEN
IN THE CLASS BECAUSE YOU DO
HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE
LADIES.
YOU CAN MODIFY SOME OF THE
MOVES?
>> DEFINITELY HAVE TO MODIFY
WITH ZUMBA.
>> AND YOU LOVE IT?>> I LOVE
IT.
>> THIS IS IMPORTANT TO YOU
RIGHT?
>> IT IS, I'VE ALWAYS WORKED
OUT.
IT'S OPEN TO EVERYON