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Zumba dance moves convert easily to pool exercise
Water aerobics class burns calories and easy on joints
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Aqua Zumba instructor Zandrea Stephens leads a class Thursday at Frances Meadows Aquatic Center. About 14 people attended the class, which started about a year ago. Stephens said Zumba has ‘changed my life.’ She has lost 45 pounds and dropped in pant size, going from 24 to 16. Her progress inspired her to start teaching Zumba classes. - photo by NAT GURLEY
“I would never do this move on land,” said Shannon Mooney, who was exercising next to me as we thrust our hips forward and back to the beat of the music blaring in the warm pool room Thursday night at Frances Meadows Aquatic Center. I smiled in agreement and tried to keep pace with instructor Zandrea Stephens who was moving quickly on the pool deck and encouraging myself and 14 other women in the center’s “Aqua Zumba” class. I joined the class as part of The Times’ series about experiencing exercise classes first-hand.