I'm here to help!

Follow me on Twitter or Instagram @coachjenngibbs and www.facebook.com/jenngibbswellness . I wish you the best in your health and fitness!

Monday, July 29, 2013

T25 Day 22 - Shaun T. Academy



If you have read my profile or earlier posts, you will know that I teach Zumba classes.  When my longer term students started asking for more toning (I didn't love what Zumba had to offer), I started looking around.  I got a certification to teach PiYo which is a toning and core workout inspired by Pilates and Yoga.  I didn't love it as much as I had hoped though, and wasn't driven to put the class together.  Live Insanity is another story. 

I was very intimidated when I went to my first live Insanity workout.  It looks so intense on TV and I actually had a little ego at stake.  I have been teaching fitness classes for two years.  What if I can't do this workout?  I took a couple of my students with me just for fun, then realized what I had done!  I had a great instructor and really pushed myself.  At one point I had to take a walk so I wouldn't puke - man I felt like a real athlete then!  I had to modify many times during the workout, but it's set up so everyone can go at their own pace, not even with the music.  After just a few times I noticed it was getting much easier, OR I was getting stronger fast.  And that I liked.  Seeing muscle definition I liked.  This class did inspire me!

I like to pay it forward, so when I got the chance several weeks later to teach this format myself, I decided to take it. 

No comments:

Post a Comment