Tag: zumba

Zumba Gold Fun!

Kim Denny Recently, the Tuesday/Thursday Zumba Gold class decided to color-coordinate the workout—just for the fun of it! Zumba Gold is 100% Zumba and 100% low impact. At least 70% of the music is international. For the Tuesday/Thursday class, this means lots of fun, upbeat Latin music, interspersed with an occasional song in, let’s say,…

The One and Only!

Debora Witten The Ranch now offers an evening Aqua Zumba class each monday night at 6:30 p.m. The class is instructed by Kim Denny. This class is for people who still work or people who missed their morning aerobics class. Come out and try it—it’s a great way to end the day.

New Evening Aqua Zumba Class!

Debora Witten A new evening Aqua Zumba class is now offered at SaddleBrooke Ranch on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 7:20 p.m. Kim Denny is the instructor of the evening class for residents who are still working or residents who want an exercise class later in the day. So if you have a doctor appointment…

Zumba Gold Morning Class!

Debora Witten Ladies at the Ranch gathered to do Zumba Gold taught by Kim Denny. Her class is structured to the desire of the SaddleBrooke Ranch residents to get out of the heat and get their muscles moving. Zumba Gold is a slightly lower-intensity version of the typical Zumba class. It is Zumba designed for…

Meet Marian Bianchini, Zumba Instructor

Debbie McGrady Zumba is a total workout that combines all elements of fitness cardio, flexibility, balance, range of motion, and muscle conditioning. It also provides an opportunity for social interaction and helps with mental well-being. And, I have to mention … is a lot of fun! Marian Bianchini arrived at the Ranch in 2012 and…

We Zumba

Marian providing class instruction

Arlene Wong I, along with other Ranch friends, residents and folks from other parts of the country discovered that doing Zumba classes is the most awesome virtual workout ever. Some of us were doing these classes pre-COVID and many of us discovered it since the pandemic started. We’re doing virtual classes with our very own…

Four SBR Ladies take to the sea

Left to right: Linda Hart, Dianne Johns, Cheryl Ludeman and Pat McCallum

In late April the Royal Caribbean cruise ship “Navigator of the Seas” was taken over by 2,000 zumba lovers! These zumba lovers came in all shapes, sizes and ages. They came from all over the globe with team names such as Team Sweden and Carmen’s Costa Rica Dolls. The Navigator of the Seas was commissioned…

A workout that works for you

The Zumba Gold class

Cheryl Ludeman If you are looking for a modified Zumba® class that recreates the original moves you love at a lower-intensity, Zumba Gold is the class for you and now you can join one of those classes at SaddleBrooke Ranch. Residents are rocking to the beat with one-hour Zumba Gold and 45-minute Zumba Gold Toning…

Try Aqua Zumba – get fit

Aqua Zumba undefined

Debbie McCauley, Fitness Instructor Looking for low impact, fat burning, and fun exercise? Aqua Zumba might be the answer. Aqua Zumba combines the traditional elements of an aqua fitness class with upbeat, Latin-infused moves and music. That means a non-stop, low-impact cardio workout combined with muscle strengthening moves that work both the upper and lower…