31/08/2020
Today officially marks my 1 year anniversary as a qualified, practicing Zumba instructor!! And what a year it’s been!!
Rewind 12 months ago, after a failed attempt to get my salsa classes off the ground, I saw a social media post advertising for Zumba instructors. I decided to attend the training, met some utterly amazing instructors and some wonderful newbies just like me. After a sweaty, but well worth it Zumba marathon (intensive training), I qualified! And began my Zumba journey.
It was a bit of a shakey start (to say the least). By Oct 2019 I was struggling to get classes off the ground, I also suffered a harsh kidney infection and was quite poorly towards the end of last year. I pressed the pause button on the Zumba dream. Life felt bad. I felt lost.
Fast forward 12 months and life couldn’t be more different. Lockdown, plus all the wonderful people who stood by my side, were the catalyst to bring Zumba back. I wanted to put my energies into feeling good and making OTHERS feel good again too. I knew how people were struggling physically and mentally with no ‘outlet’ for fitness so I relaunched on Zoom, ‘Zumba with Steph’ promoting working out from home!! But not just fitness... friendship, community and feeling good just being you!! Classes are more successful than ever, I’ve a spot in an amazing gym and I’ve never looked back. I further trained as a fitness instructor and continued to support others in reaching their goals. Fitness and community has been integral to my 12 month journey, to my lockdown journey as well, and I will always believe in the following:
*Everything happens for a reason!
*Never stop believing in yourself, you are your biggest asset!
*Trust in the journey. Trust in the process.
*Whatever is happening in your life right now, good or bad, is exactly where you’re meant to be. Challenges will be overcome.
*Be patient. Truly wonderful things take time, and effort.
*Love yourself. Smile. And dance like no ones watching!! In this, Celebrate who you are!!!
This is true happiness! Doing it for yourself. Never giving up on your dreams, but never giving up on yourself. So here’s to many more fabulous bo**ie shaking years!!! ❤️