Glenda Danced to Lose Fat

When Glenda Ray chose to work off her unwanted weight, she knew that no ordinary aerobics class would do this. She needed an exercise that might be fun. So she subscribed to cardio dance lessons in a local gym.

“I've always enjoyed aerobic activities” Glenda explains. “Between the background music and also the movement, there's a lot energy. After i observed the cardio dance class, I had been excited in the prospect to be in a position to move my body this way.”

On her behalf first day, Glenda felt only frustration. The other students were much more experienced and she or he questioned whether she'd have the ability to continue. However the team atmosphere -everyone working together, just like a dance ensemble - soon put her comfortable.

Although her only previous knowledge about dance have been an embarrassing stint like a snowflake inside a school production of the Nutcracker”, Glenda quickly became a dance enthusiast She added a category in African dance to her schedule. The more she moved her body, the more it changed shape. “My abdominal haven't been as strong as is also now,” she enthuses. The truth that dancing is not a traditional weight-loss activity isn't lost on Glenda. She thinks that this is exactly why she enjoys class a lot. “Dancing shakes your routine and stretches you out of trouble of the safe place,” she explains.

When Glenda started her lessons, she weighed 12st 121b and wore a size 16-plus. Now, at 37, she's right down to 9st 101b along with a size 10 - and she or he owes everything to dancing. And she or he can move her body with techniques she never imagined. “During the strength and balance exercises in the end of class, we raise one leg straight in-front and take it back around,” she says. “I can perform that now and that I look just like anyone.”