It’s PARTY time-we will all be watching the Super Bowl in less than an hour and rooting on our favorite team!!!! GO PATS!! Speaking of parties, I have had so much fun this week doing three Zumba PARTIES-one for the National Charity League Concord Chapter-15 energetic and sweet Sophomore girls- one for the the Newton. group of 50 Au Pairs from Sweden,and Germany and beyond-boy could they dance and finally a group of amazing moms/dancers from the Sudbury Cooperative Preschool. Keep me in mind for your next event-it will give you a theme and something for your guests to do that will make them smile and sweat!! Check out http://zumbawithjudy.com/party-packages/

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Channel 5’s Chronicle Show last Friday. I commented on the new yogaverse articles that have been published recently. I’ll keep you posted as to when the show will be aired. I do not have anything against Yoga at all-I just spoke about the fact that it does not resonate with everyone. For me personally, I can’t get past the “being quiet “ part in the beginning of class. It is a great workout and so good for your body and mind-we all have our favorite things……

Full week of classes this week. Please try and attend the ACTON WED EVENING class-such a nice room just waiting for you to shake your tassels there-class is at 6:30 PM. I’m teaching the Thursday evening class this week and look forward to meeting many of you whom I have not yet had the pleasure. There is SAT CLASS AT GERVAIS!!!!

Hope you are all enjoying wearing your Zumba tanks-they sure look nice on you from my viewpoint. I think you all shake your hips a little bit more with your Zumbawear!

Here are some of the suggestions for what we should call our selves:
Zumbas

Zumbalistas

Zumba Divas

Zumbababes

Zumballina

You can pick the name that you like best then tell ALL your friends that you take a fun fitness/dance class and that they should join you some time soon at any of the locations and share in the FUN!!!

I would love to see some of your LSRHS girls at Zumba Club this Wed at 12:35 at Gym C134!

Please check the class calender on this page and I’ll see you on the dance floor!!!

What a rockin week of Zumba we had-attendance was amazing for most of the classes and I see many of you really “stepping it up a notch” which is our theme for the new year. Also so many of the new students are catching on and really making the commitment to do something for their physical and mental well being. You would be amazed at what Zumba ® Fitness can do to bring down your blood pressure and cholesteral-just ask my doctor-she now recommends our workout to all of her patients. There is NO downside so come on out THIS WEEK and join one of our many classes.

Reminders:

If you are coming to class for the very first time it is helpful to come 10 minutes early to sign some paperwork, meet the instructor, and most important-learn the location of the ladies room. If you are early enough we will show you some of the basic steps as well.

This week visit STREETHEART BOUTIQUE located next door to House of Dance. Mention that you are a student of Zumba with Judy and receive 20% off any purchase of active wear for you or your dancing daughter. The clothes are awesome and you will look great in class and after class.

February is BE KIND TO YOUR HEART month-we encourage you to come and try a class if you have never done so. We are offering Valentine’s Day gift certificates for 5 classes ($55) which you can purchase for a friend or family member or you can suggest to them that they purchase a gift certificate for you-roses and chocolate are still great but a 5 class card will last longer not to meniton all the good music you will be dancing to!!

One of our regulars is looking for a “name” for those of us who take Zumba classes-are we Zumballerinas? Zumbettes? Let me know your creative answer!!!

I attended the event BE HEALTHY BOSTON yesterday and was inspired by all the speakers telling us to Live Boldly and learning how to transform our lives to be where we want to be. I learned that Getting Fit and Healthy is NOT an all or nothing approach-every little act counts!!! We are all really good at dieting but not that good at eating and we should be more mindful of what we are ingesting and don’t worry so much. When you come to class you are doing one of those acts and it MAKES a DIFFERENCE!

THURS night and SAT morning I will be teaching (along with my other usual days) and look forward to meeting some of the new students I have not yet had the pleasure. We are SO lucky to have 3 other wonderful and highly skilled instructors and it makes me smile when All I hear are great things about their classes-I’m so fortunate to have them on staff.

Check the calendar for a full schedule of classes and see you on the Dance floor!!!

It was SO nice to meet all the new  women who tried our classes this week-they were so enthusiastic and open minded! In fact one of the newbies was in such a good mood after class she later told me she feels like “she is on drugs!” Zumba is addicting and Makes you feel GOOD!! I can’t wait to see you all again and just remember it takes a few classes to get totally comfortable with the moves but you can always sing, smile, and shake your TASSELS!  By the way if you want to print a downloadable calendar just go to http://zumbawithjudy.com/calendar/.  Please “Like” Zumbawithjudy facebook page on my webpage to get quick announcements emailed to you.

Reminders:

This Sunday we are having a 11:00 AM class at Congregation Or Atid at 97 Concord Road in Wayland-easy to find-look for my sign on Concord Road-ALL ARE WELCOME TO PARTY before the Patriots game!!!

We are back to Congregation Beth Elohim on Monday morning at 9:30 AM in Acton and back to LSRHS at 6:30 PM Monday night-great way to start off your week of activity!! If you would like a TUTORIAL ON BASIC STEPS, meet me at 9:00 AM on Monday 1/23 at the temple.

The Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 AM and 6:30 PM at House of Dance in Sudbury have been really well attended and we all had fun doing our Zumba toning songs this week!

WED -9:30 Regular Zumba at Gervais-10:30 Muscle Conditioning and NEW TIME FOR ZUMBA GOLD-11:15  instead of 11:00-you will get the same hour class but you will start on time after a quick break from the class before-EVERYONE RAVES about Zumba Gold as a nice introduction to Zumba-great BEGINNER class where you can learn the moves and can stay in Gold or take a regular Zumba class too!!

WED EVE IN ACTON at CBE at 6:30 PM

Friday Mornings are for getting your weekend on at Gervais at 10:30 AM-We bring out our party songs for this class-all bets are off!

Next Saturday we are at Gervais-9:30 AM-Be there!

WEEK OF JAN. 30-20% off for all Zumba with Judy students at StreetWear clothing store next to House of Dance-check out the active wear for kids and adults-They have REALLY GREAT stuff-check out “Judy’s favs “ for Zumba and other activities!

SAVE THE DATE-take off from work and bring a friend to SPICY ZUMBA AND SLIMMING SECRETS FOR 2012!!!  March 27 at 9:30 at Congregation Beth Elohim in Acton- Join us for a FUN Zumba Class and then we will “dish” with Assistant Professor Joan Salge Blake, RD who has been a columnist on Fox 25 and the Boston Globe about her suggestions for all of us to get slimmer in 2012-don’t miss this fabulous event-refreshments-door prizes and lots of good sweat and good tips!Zumba Fitness claims a spot on the list of top 10 worldwide fitness trends for 2012 predicted by American College of Sports Medicine; http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/27/health/new-year-fitness-trends/index.html

People Magazine features Zumba instructor, Wendy McConkey, who lost two-thirds her size with the Zumba program and Zumba enthusiast, Youlanda Marshall, who dropped 146 lbs. by trading pizza for Zumba classes! Check out their inspiring stories here! https://s3.amazonaws.com/zumba/www-zumba-com/en-us/press/pdf/People-Magazine-Half-Their-Size.pdf

See you all on the dance floor!!!

Judy

It felt so great to be back in action this week-the classes were full of energetic women and smiling faces.  I still believe that we have the nicest group of Zumba dancers in the entire Northeast!

Highlights and Reminders:

We had a great corporate party on Friday with the classiest group of Real Estate brokers from Coldwell Banker in Acton and Bolton who really know how to bust a move on the dance floor-we laughed and worked up a good sweat!!  Please consider having a Zumba Party for your next corporate event-birthday-bridal shower-or just a ladies night out!!!

When you purchase your class card in 2012 you receive a “free gift” from JRO Fitness.  If you have given your check to one of the other instructors please do not hesitate to remind me to give you your gift-I think you will like it.

FREE CLASSES –a reminder of how you can earn a free class

Come to class the month of your birthday and let us know.

Refer a friend to our program-if she buys a class card YOU get a free class.

When you take 4 classes during the same week-the 4^th class is FREE!

Try something new this year-MUSCLE CONDITIONING on Wednesdays at 10:30 AM at Gervais Studio-works your arms, legs, abs, butt and revs up your metabolism-you have nothing to lose but inches!!!!

Great turnout at our first Wed eve class in Acton-awesome room-come and try it at 6:30 PM at Cong. Beth Elohim 133 Prospect Street.

There IS class Saturday at House of Dance and Saturday the 28^th at Gervais.  NO CLASS on MLK Day-1/15.

I would love to see many of you tomorrow night (Monday 1/9) at LSRHS Gym C134-What better way to begin your week?  Let’s shake it up at the high school gym!!!

See you all on the dance floor!!!

At this time of the year (last day) it is fun to look back and see what we have done over the past 12 months-hey if Dick Clark can still do it I can do itJ People Magazine dubbed Zumba® the Fitness trend for 2011 done by JLo, Kirstie Alley, Jordin Sparks, and YOU!!

JRO Fitness looks back……………….

Celebrated 2^nd year anniversary of Zumba with Judy with a Party at Thoreau Outdoor Center including trivia games  door prizes and 2 hours of Zumba dancing (January)

Joined our friends at SMILE MASS to help raise funds for their amazing organization at Breakfast with a Smile at Crowne Plaza in Natick-Although Maria Stephanos refused to dance with our group we all had fun performing for a nice group of women with a purpose! (March)

We had a Slip in to Summer Party at our new location at Congregation Beth Elohim in Acton to get ourselves ready for bathing suit season-enjoyed yummy goodies and more door prizes! (June)

We entered the Pause Video Contest with our Stop Drop and Roll Entry and had a blast with the Sudbury Fire Dept and our Pitbull Blue! (August)

We had our second Zumbathon –this time raising money for our fellow dancer Susie’s Precious Children’s Orphanage in Tanzania Africa-We raised enough money to truly make a difference in these children’s lives-So proud and honored to help with this worthy cause. (September)

We participated in our favorite local charity SMILE MASS annual Amazing Race and watched many a Sudbury man and woman try to learn the steps of Pegate in a very short time in the mud at Verrill Farm-such a blast! (October)

We introduced Muscle Conditioning and Zumba Gold® both with our new instructor Becca and they have become welcome additions to the class schedule-both on Wednesdays at Gervais! (November)

We introduced Zumba Toning® with our very own Concessa doing a couple songs with Toning Stix to allow everyone to try the idea of muscle conditioning during a Zumba Class-we will be adding more songs in 2012-the stix were a hit! (December)

In 2011. we were able to offer classes every morning of the work week (we added a Friday morning class in October) and were also offering an evening class every night of the work week (thanks to Jen being able to consistently teach the Monday night class at LS)   We were able to offer Saturday classes 2x a month and will continue that trend in the new year!

We had birthday parties for young and old(er), vacation parties, Au Pair parties, Curtis SED class, Zumba Club at LS, Workshops for School teachers in Boxboro and Sudbury and Corporate Classes in Lexington and Concord-so much fun!!!

We now have JRO Fitness shirts being worn by many fellow dancers and we are lucky to dance in such warm and welcoming locations as House of Dance in Sudbury, Gervais Studio in Concord and Congregation Beth Elohim in Acton and Lincoln Sudbury High School in Sudbury.   We will continue to run a full schedule and we invite you all to try any of the locations with your class card

JRO Fitness looks forward……………….

Kick off the NEW YEAR NEW YOU with me on MONDAY JAN 2 at Congregation Beth Elohim in Acton at 9:30 AM-see you there-no better way to start the week!!

Reminder-:NEW class LOCATION for WED EVE-Congregation Beth Elohim-133 Prospect Street in

Acton at 6:30 PM

I invite you all to KICK IT UP A NOTCH IN 2012 –wherever your fitness level is in class pick it up a

bit -Becca, Concessa, Jen and I will show you how-You will FEEL AMAZING and you will SEE RESULTS TOO!

There is class SAT Jan. 7- 9:30 at House of Dance in Sudbury-Join me there!

Check out the calendar and come and join us in Class!