ZUMBA TONING AND ZUMBA SENTAO WITH MICKI CUNNINGHAM IN SAYULITA

ZUMBA TONING--A GREAT WORKOUT!SATURDAY CLASS IN SAYULITA     Zumba Toning class with Micki was a great workout--strengthening exercise combined with aerobic dance to music with a Latin rhythm. The pace is similar to Zumba Gold, a bit slower than regular Zumba, designed for those of us who are older or beginners.       In Zumba Toning class we used Zumba Toning Sticks, available in 1 pound weights with green knobs on each end and in 2.5 pound weights with purple knobs on each end. They contain beads inside that create a rattling sound like a maraca when shaken, a reminder to tense
your muscles as you give them a little shake at the end of a move. You don't even have to bring your own weights to Micki's Zumba Toning class! Micki provides the use of Zumba Toning Sticks in both sizes. 
ZUMBA BANNERS DECORATE ESTUDIO EL JARDIN    Micki mixes in a few Zumba Sentao routines to tone the abs and glutes. It was my first experience with Sentao so I didn't know what to expect. In Zumba Sentao we sat in a chair while doing abdominal toning and stood next to the chair for balance while toning our gluteal muscles. It sounds like we were being lazy, using a chair, but I really felt those muscles the next day so it was definitely a good workout.    Micki was firm in her explanation about proper technique for flexing the muscles while toning with weights. She showed us how to work the triceps correctly in order to maximize strengthening and toning as well as to prevent injuries while working with weights. When I first started using 2.5 pound weights, I thought that sounded like such a light weight that it would be easy. But after an hour of Zumba Toning using those weights most of the time, my arms were tired! TONING OUR TRICEPS & WORKING OUR LEGS TO THE MUSIC     Meredith Cunningham (Micki) is licensed in Zumba, Zumba Toning, Zumba Gold, Aqua Zumba, Zumbatomic and Sentao.  Her Zumba classes are generally Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 AM. Her Zumba Toning class is Saturday at 9:00AM. My only wish was that she had the Zumba Toning class more often each week.     Verify her class schedule by contacting her through her ad on SayulitaLife.com http://www.sayulitalife.com/zumba, through the Zumba.com Class Finder, or call her at 329 291 3540 (Mexico Phone) or 322 149 2605 (USA or Canada Cell).  I contacted her through the Zumba Fitness website at www.Zumba.com  and she responded promptly.       Estudio El Jardin , Micki’s Zumba studio is located on the corner of Manual Navarette and Calle Caracol. To find it, pass the Iguana Refuge Tree and keep going up the cobbled driveway to the first gate. The cost is 50 pesos (about $3.50 US) per class, or you can purchase a card for 5 classes at 200 pesos and get the 6th class gratis.

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