LIVE HEALTHY WITH HEATHER

*This is Heather while doing only 4 Zumba classes per week after 8 months -

NO DIET, NO "LIFE CHANGES" - JUST ZUMBA!!!

 So, back in February 2008, I went to the doctor for a physical....the results were NOT good.  I was 40 pounds overweight (40 pounds to the "high side" of healthy weight, could stand to lose more than that).  My cholesterol numbers were BAD...like already in the danger zone at the age of 38.  My family history is with obesity and diabetes, heart disease...great history to have and be in this shape at 38.  I also have a heart condition (mitral valve prolapse) and A.D.D. and G.A.D. (General Anxiety Disorder).  Lots of strikes "against" me with my health.

Well, when I discovered the Zumba Fitness Program, I was HOOKED!  I despise exercise with the greatest and deepest passion...and this wasn't "exercise" - this was a PARTY!!!  I found something I could stick with.  So, I set my own personal goal of being in the best shape of my life (health-wise) when I turned 40.   And…since I despise diets, despise exercise (as stated before)…I wanted to do a “test” and see if I could do reach this goal by doing the Zumba Fitness Program alone…just Zumba (well, just dance fitness – I  also taught/tried a few other types of dance fitness classes as well, briefly, in my 2 year experiement - but they were NOTHING compared to Zumba!).

Well, fast forward almost 2 years...I got my results back from my 40 yr old physical – and you’ll never believe my results…from doing the ZUMBA Fitness Program (dance fitness) ONLY and nothing else:

Weight:  I lost 47 lbs.

Size: I went from a size 22 to a size 14

Inches:  I lost over 20 inches total, including 4.5 inches in EACH arm (Zumba Toning, baby!), 5 inches in the waist, 3 inches in the hips, 1.5 inches in EACH thigh

Blood Numbers (This is the most AMAZING part!!):

Cholesterol improved 40 pts.

HDLs improved 25 pts.

LDLs improved 33 pts.

Triglycerides improved 54 pts.

The doc said my triglycerides were  “non-existent” and that I had the health of a 24 YEAR OLD!!!!!!

My ADD and Anxiety?....I am medication FREE – the endorphins released from Zumba is enough to allow me to NOT be on meds for my disorders.

And the biggest miracle?  My heart condition is…GONE!!!!  I have NO heart condition now!  (Yes, mitral valve is supposed to be "forever"...but I have the records to show that I had it, and now I don't!)

And all of these results were from doing the ZUMBA FITNESS PROGRAM – and NOTHING else.  

THANK YOU, GOD...AND THANK YOU, BETO!!!!

(Creator of the Zumba Fitness Program)

YOU CAN GET RESULTS TOO!!!  JOIN ME IN A ZUMBA FITNESS CLASS, OR GO TO THE OFFICIAL ZUMBA FITNESS WEBSITE TO FIND AN INSTRUCTOR NEAR YOU!