Zumba is fun! Eating right is the hard part...

Good for you for enjoying an active hobby like Zumba!  It is such a fun way to get your heart rate up, get your groove on and just enjoy life for an hour!  When we leave the room all smiling and drenched though, that is when it can get tricky.  Do you ever wish there was an easier way to get the veggies and fiber you know you should be eating?  Any personal trainer will tell you that 80% of weight loss results come back to diet, and if it was easy we would all do it right?

But we are busy, watching the budget, counting calories, doing things for everyone else.  Well finally Blendtec, the 38 year old company that makes the blenders for Starbucks, Baskin Robbins and many other smoothie shops, has come out with a way to simplify everything.

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Coach Jenn Gibbs

Summer Zumba

I hope your summer is great!  I can hardly believe that we are halfway through.  This is a little reminder to stay hydrated.  Get creative if you like.  There are so many ways to enjoy water! 

As for the Zumba schedule, I am putting our Saturday morning class on hold for the rest of the summer.  It is tricky with many people of vacations, including myself, and so many fun things happening over the weekends.  Stay active - take a hike, get out the bike or head to the pool.  Enjoy the outdoors and get some vitamin D from the sunshine.  I will update when classes start up again. 

For now, I will just see you for Zumba on Monday nights at 9:00pm!

Here we go!  Got my certification training a few days ago from Shaun T, the man himself.  I will be adding Insanity live classes to my Saratoga Springs schedule in the next few weeks.  Get ready to dig deeper!

If you would like any of the Beachbody home workout programs or the Shakeology super-food meal replacement, visit my website at www.beachbodycoach.com/jenngibbs  By ordering through me as your coach, you will get a bonus dvd and/or upgrade and I get to stay with you through your program to help ensure your success.  Thanks for letting me be a part of your journey, whether in class or at home!

UPDATE 7/22/13 : My first Insanity live class will be 9:00pm Thursday, 7/25/13 at the karate studio just west of Walmart in Saratoga Springs.  It will be a free demo class, so tell a friend and come on out!  Then starting August 8th you can plan on regular Insanity classes every Thursday night at 9:00pm.  Come get your sweat on!

ACES class schedule

We had a great grand opening.   It's easy to find, just take Redwood to 2100 North and east past the freeway and up the hill.  It is on the left one block before Timp Highway. They are waiting toward end of
summer or early fall to bring on the group classes.  Keep watching...

New Zumba class at ACES Athletics!

I am happy to announce that I will be teaching the Zumba morning classes for the brand new ACES Athletics facility in North Lehi www.acesathletics.com !  32,000 square feet of volleyball courts, PEAK training, 5 star chef in the food court, and great workout and personal training areas.  Come and see the new place and join us for a free Grand Opening Zumba class Saturday, April 13th at 10:00AM. 

Print this "Zumba at ACES with Jenn Gibbs" page as a coupon for a free bonus class with purchase of their punch card or monthly membership.  Zumba is fun punch cards are not able to be used at this gym.  I will post when the class schedule is available.

Great time celebrating Carnival Brazil!

Great time with my ladies that came to dance and celebrate together!  We had so much fun dressing up Brazilian style, and dancing lots of Samba, Brazilian Funk and other fun Zumba songs.  Join us for our next fun class!

Save "The Date" - Zumba Date Night coming soon!

I am inviting you out for our first Zumba Date Night.  This will be lots of fun!  Mark your calendar now for Friday, February 22nd at 7:00pm.  Plan to bring your date with you!

 

This Zumba class will feature lots of man-friendly songs, easy to pick-up moves, and a chance to dance as couples for a few minutes.  Get ready to make a date of it!

 

Cost for Date Night will run $15 per couple (cheaper than a movie date!), but for our very first time it will be just $10 per couple if you get your tickets in advance of the day.  Get them soon before Date Night sells out!  Please note this will be a separate event from our Z-pass and is not included in the monthly membership. Tickets will be available at our regular Zumba classes.

 

Be sure to tell your man this is about having fun and no dance experience is necessary.  Everyone will get their workout and since we love 'em we wanna help keep their heart healthy.  Do something different for date night!

 

ps - Start planning your costume now for our Carnaval Brazil celebration coming in March!

Happy 2013!

We had a great time celebrating the new year together!  Some old and new friends and everyone getting a great, fresh start on their healthy goals.  See you in class soon!

Resolution kick-off party tonight!

We survived the holidays!  It feels good to have all the parties and uninvitied treats behind us so we can focus on looking and feeling great for 2013!  Take advantage of the positive peer pressure all around us now to really progress toward your personal goals. 

 

Let's start 2013 with a Resolution kick-off Fitness Party!  Come to Zumba tonight at 9:00PM.  Wear bright colors and come start dancing off those sneaky pounds. I will bring the party favors!  Everyone that comes to class tomorrow night will leave with something.  Stickers and bracelets and all kinds of fun stuff for everyone starting on their resolutions.  I will also be doing the prize drawing for those that have been coming since Thanksgiving and I will have some new discount Zumbawear clothing items available before class.  So be there!   Let's start the year off with a huge party!  See you there!

 

Zumba Mom gets to brag!

 Two of my wonderful kids were cast in a music video shoot for Zumba!  Here are a couple of shots from production.  Very exciting to see them have so much fun dancing with international Zumba star Lindsey Taylor in front of a professional film crew!  Zumba is so great for their coordination and confidence - just like with adults!

Halloween Costume Night!

My ladies look great showing their "Halloween spirit"!  Long live the 20's, and the 50's and the 70's and the 80's...

September Saturday Zumba in Neptune Park

Loved the fresh air and sunrises at our September Saturday mornings outside!

You Should Be Dancing Utah!

What a great time!  A big thank-you to my backup dancers Rhonda, Maria and Tammy and to Louise on tech support.  I enjoyed spending time with all of my students I saw at the event.  Here are a couple of pictures of us on stage, then a small portion the brightly colored audience (Zumba style!) and on the bottom Louise and I are in the top left corner and Kass Martin, from the cover of the Zumba Wii game and internationally know Zumba presenter, is the one in the leopard pants.  Awesome event!

You Should Be Dancing Utah!

Thanks for your votes!  I based on "popular demand" I have been invited to teach onstage at the You Should Be Dancing Utah event at the UVU event center on September 1!  I can't wait - this is going to be the biggest Zumba event in Utah this year.  If you haven't gotten your tickets yet visit http://youshouldbedancingutah.com/  to get yours!

Back from Zumba Convention!

Me with Zumba founder Beto Perez!

I'm back from the 2012 Zumba Convention in Orlando, Florida.  It was a great time and I can't wait to share the things I have been learning with my class.  You have already been enjoying some of the new songs and dance styles and there is more to come!  Here are a few fun pics, including one of me and Beto (founder of Zumba!) taken by the man himself.   This bottom pic is a preview of what will be coming to Utah soon with the You Should Be Dancing Utah event on September 1.  Enjoy!

I had a great birthday! Thanks!

Thanks to those of you who joined me for Saturday morning Zumba on my birthday!  I had a great time with all of you and felt very celebrated.  You are a super-fun class and I enjoy every hour with you!! 

Here are some pics of the after-class brunch.  It was delicious and I loved trying some ethnic specialties from all you great cooks.  Thanks for being an amazing bunch of friends!

St. Patty's Day Mischief

So much fun on St. Patrick's Day morning.  Luckily the leprechauns did not mess up our studio the way they did to Maria's house ;).  We did get some photos though...

Carnaval Brazil Celebration was great!

Thanks to all who joined us for three Carnavalicious Zumba workouts in the six days of Carnaval Brazil.  It was a great time partying and celebrating together!  These photos are from the costume contest on the last night (2/22/12).  Enjoy and come and join us!

Morning ZUMBA classes through UVU continuing ed

You may have recently received the UVU Continuing Education catalog in the mail and noticed ZUMBA classes in Saratoga Springs.  It's true - I will be offering ZUMBA through Community Ed!  To register call 801-850-9437 or visit their website   http://ce.uvu.edu/winter.  Classes are $39 for four weeks (8 total classes).  The classes run Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:30AM.  This is a separate set of classes run through Utah Valley University.  They will be held at the karate studio location.

February 7-March 1  Beginning Zumba (a little slower paced class with extra breakdowns of moves).
March 6-March 29  Intermediate Zumba (similar to a regular ZUMBA class, Beginning Zumba not required).

Contact UVU or me with any questions you may have.  Contact your friends to get them to come with you!  See you soon! 

Only one week left until the Zumba bag drawing!

You only have one week left to get yourself entered into the drawing for Zumbawear bags!  On Wednesday, February 1, I will be doing a drawing for two awesomely stylish Zumba brand bags.  They have all the flair of the Zumba merchandise and can be yours free!  Check them out at tonight's class at 9:00pm or at any class until then. Everyone that gets signed up for the Z-pass in January will be entered into the drawing, and EVERY new Z-pass member gets a Zumba shirt!  What do you do??

All you do is come to class and sign up for the Z-pass unlimited monthly membership (which saves you a ton of cash) and you will be entered into the drawing.  Just show up a couple of minutes before class starts and we will get you going.  There is no contract with the Z-pass and it bring your cost for classes down to $1.89 each!!  Plus no more worrying about punching cards every time.  See you soon!  and GOOD LUCK!!