Category Archives: fitness

My First Featured Video on Instagram!

Woo hoo!!! I made it onto Zumba’s Instagram account with my very first #zmoji video! Check it out below:

I am pretty sure “Firehouse” + this routine is a fave amongst MANY Zumba Instructors who have listened to Zin 66 — it was definitely one of my favorite songs when I first watched it. 🙂

Zumba Ronnie’s 2 Hour Zumba Party Recap

The 2 Hour Zumba Party that took place yesterday at Rogers Park was SO MUCH FUN!!! It did not even feel like two hours of working out. It was definitely a party!

Zumba Ronnie is a pro at putting together these fun events. She was the host and had several guest instructors come help party with her. I was really excited to be one of her guest instructors! 🙂 I loved the other instructors’ energy + routines — FeliciaLance Zumba RoseJerod were definitely inspirational + motivational! And even though I was scared to battle — that was one of the funnest moments. The gym was pretty crowded… There were vendors and lots of Zumba Wear available for purchase.

One of my fave numbers was when Zumba Ronnie and her ZCrew *slayed* Beyonce’s Formation!

All the party-goers were so nice and ready to jam! No drama — just good old fashion fun with a whole lot of sweat! Another awesome part about this party was the live DJ — DJ Proyet — who was playing all of our songs… As well as all the lovely friends I made because of our love of Zumba Fitness!

Partial Playlist (what I can remember and not in any specific order):

  • Macarena – ZIN 64
  • Tippy Toe – ZIN 58
  • Shawty Got Moves – Get Cool
  • Another One Bites the Dust – ZIN 63
  • Mas Que Nada – Sergio Mendes
  • I Love Salsa – N’Klabe
  • Shaggy – I Got You
  • Wining Train – Mr. Vegas
  • It Takes Two – Rob Base + DJ EZ Rock
  • Bicicleta – Carlos Vives + Shakira
  • Formation – Beyonce
  • Gimme Dat – Ciara
  • The Bruk Out Song – RDX
  • Desde Esa Noche – ZIN 63
  • Baby Hello – Wande Coal
  • The Water Dance – Chris Porter
  • 24K Magic – Bruno Mars

I cannot wait for the next event! ^_^

2 Hour Zumba Party

Save-the-date! Saturday, October 15th, 2016 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm.
2 hour Zumba Fitness par-tay at Rogers Park, Inglewood, CA — hosted by the fabulous Zumba Ronnie + special guests (I will be one of the guests)!!

Check out the flyer below:

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I am very nervous since I am not really popular in the Zumba community… But still hoping some of my friends will attend and party with me (also so I can have some back up in the front/on the stage).

There will be five instructors in all teaching different routines throughout the two hours. Zumba Ronnie is awesome + so is Jerod — so very happy to be in their company! There are two other instructors who I have not met, Felicia + Lance — but I am happy to be dancing with a group of instructors.

Make sure to wear the colors: black, white, gray + neon! There will also be a DJ — whoop whoop — Health + Wellness vendors, raffles, and Zumba gear! Tickets are $10 at the door.

Hope you can join us!

My New Zumba Schedule

I officially started teaching a permanent Zumba class at 24 Hour Fitness La Cienega Sport back in April! The class takes place every Sunday at 9am. The address is: 5045 W. Slauson Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90056.

9am Sunday Zumba with Maria at 24 Hour Fitness La Cienega Sport

And I am happy to announce that starting in July, I will also be teaching Zumba at 24 Hour Fitness Mid Wilshire Active every Wednesday at 8pm! The address is: 3699 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 110 Los Angeles, CA 90010.

8pm Wednesday Zumba with Maria at 24 Hour Fitness Mid Wilshire Active

Come #MoveItWithMaria — get your *FREE PASS* and check me out!

Zumba Instructor Training

Well… It finally happened! I have been passionate about Zumba so much that it has lead me to overcome my shyness and sign up for the instructor training. I was always checking the instructor training schedule to see what was close by, but when I saw Gina Grant was teaching — I told my friend Taylor that THAT was the instructor I wanted to be taught by! I mean, she is definitely one of my faves… And she was nothing less than amazing!

Taylor and I signed up to take the full day training course and we graduated (along with the rest of the students who signed up)! Photos from a couple of months ago when we had our training day at Work Out World in Anaheim, CA:

I have since joined the Zumba Instructor Network (ZIN), created my Zumba website and I am listening to music to gather my playlist (and practicing my routines) in hopes of teaching soon… I hope I can find a job. O_O

Dancehall Mash-Up Master Class

Dancehall Mash-Up Master Class flyer

I attended my very first zumba master class this weekend! It was two hours of zumba and dancehall fun! The instructors that led the routines were LaToya Bufford and Catherine “Cat” Chiemelu — they were so amazing! It is beautiful just to watch them dance. This event was hosted by the lovely Zumba Kiki (sooo pretty) and she also led the zumba portion during the event. All the sweaty fun took place at Stevenson Park gym located at 17400 Lysander Drive, Carson CA 90746.

Here I am BEFORE I danced my booty off…

Me inside the gym at Dancehall Mash-Up Master Class

Here is a hyperlapse video I put together on my IG (@richmade_m). The song in the background is Jump by  RDX. n_n

I can’t wait for my next zumba event!

Richmade Pressed Juice Sampler Kit From Pressed Juicery

Pressed Juice Sampler Kit From Pressed Juicery

In the past, I have had some interest in doing a cleanse/juicing but do not think I have the willpower (well, at least not for a 3-5 day cleanse). I stumbled upon Pressed Juicery, California’s leading cold-pressed juice company with 20 locations and local/national delivery options. A couple of hours later, I found myself placing an order for a sampler. Since I wanted to just test out the flavors, I choose to build my own sampler and find some flavors that are interesting to me. Full menu can be seen here.

The sampler arrived at my home in just two days — early in the a.m.

Richmade Pressed Juice Sampler Kit From Pressed Juicery

First thing I thought  was, “Nice branding.”

Richmade Pressed Juice Sampler Kit From Pressed Juicery

My pressed juices were in this compartment with an ice pack so the bottles stay nice and cool.

Richmade Pressed Juice Sampler Kit From Pressed Juicery

The six bottle I selected to sample were:

  • greens 3 (kale, spinach, romaine, parsley, cucumber, celery, apple, lemon, ginger)
  • greens 6 (spinach, honeydew, kiwi, lemongrass, cilantro)
  • citrus 2 (pineapple, apple, lemon, mint)
  • citrus 4 (cucumber, pineapple, lemon, coconut, h2o, aloe vera)
  • roots 3 (beet, apple, lemon, ginger)
  • vanilla almond (almonds, dates, vanilla bean, sea salt, filtered water)

Richmade Pressed Juice Sampler Kit From Pressed Juicery

I started off with citrus 4, which was very refreshing!

Richmade Pressed Juice Sampler Kit From Pressed Juicery

My favorite from the bunch was the roots 3 — I must really like beets! Notably, the most sweetest — containing 20g of sugar per serving — which definitely satisfied my sweet tooth! One shocker for me was greens 3 (kale, spinach, romaine, parsley, cucumber, celery, apple, lemon, ginger) — I was surprised that I liked this one as much as I did! 😀

For anybody who wants to do a cleanse, or maybe just try out juicing, I would highly recommend Pressed Juicery — start off with the sampler ($45) as opposed to the one day cleanse ($72). You will receive the same amount of juices for a much better price. Free local delivery is also available and very convenient!

Gymflow

Having cute workout gear makes me more pumped to get to the gym. Here is one of my outfits I wore for Zumba class and some light weights afterwards…

Richmade Zumba Gymflow

My gymflow:

  • Tank top is from Forever 21
  • Leggings are Nike Leg-a-see (you can kind of see my glutes and legs progression)… FYI, the leggings are a bit see-through, so when I dance, I had a light long sleeve shirt tied around my waist.
  • Sneakers are Asics GEL-Noosa Tri 8 in Storm/Lightning/Mint