Thank You for your interest in Zumba Fitness with Juanita Kolbeck! 

I stepped into my first Zumba Fitness class in 2008 during a fitness challenge at my local gym. I was 41 years old, I had given birth to 6 healthy children, was very active in group exercise and had a passion for road cycling that included several long rides a week and weekend rides that could extend up to 200 miles in one or two day courses.

But I was still packing around an additional 20-25 lbs of additional body weight that I was convinced I would never be able to take off again. At this point I had come to accept 165 lbs and about a size 10-12 on my 5"8 frame as my normal healthy body weight.

The minute the delightfully inspiring , wildly enthusiastic, red haired Zumba instructor , Paige Funston started the music I began to feel as if I stepped into a party and the energy in the room was nothing short of electric. The music was like club party music , transforming the small mirrored room that I done traditional aerobics classes and weight training in, into a different feeling place entirely. I had never had so much fun in a fitness class in my life !

My heart was pumping , my body was moving in ways I haven't moved since I was a kid, and I couldn't wipe the smile off of my face. I was so thrilled I almost started to cry! 2 questions raced through my mind. " Why have I waited so long to try this class?" and "When is the next one?"  
  Over the next few months I was delighted , energized and inspired right into my first Zumba Fitness workshop to become a  Zumba Fitness instructor. At my second workshop I met  Riva Hevia and Ali Ramirez who I have since come to call my life long friends and sisters of the heart  ! To Paige and Riva and Ali  I love you girls! Words can hardly express the gratitude I have in my hearrt to you !  Paige, thank you for starting the Zumba fire in my heart!  Ali ,thank you for teaching all of us the true meaning of Zumba Love !  And to Riva, you are Zumba love and you have mentored, inspired and supported me every step of the way ! I love you girls !  I am so blessed to know you all ! 
                                                                                              
 Zumba has transformed my life , and my body and my relationships with the world in ways I never could have imagined before . I became a Zumba Fitness Instructor and it has changed my life forever!

Less than one year and 7 training workshops later,  I was  25 lbs and 2-3 dress sizes smaller, feeling more alive and energized than I ever did in my 20's and wearing the same size jeans as I did in highschool. Okay, actually one size smaller!

But the benefits that I have received from being a part of what I now call my Zumba family have extended far beyond the weight loss and the fun that is a gift of my Zumba story. I have made many new friends, many of whom have become like sisters to me! And heard countless miraculous stories of transformation as a direct result of participation in Zumba classes!  Stories that include miracles like freedom from depression, freedom to participate and enjoy more healthy lifestyles and activities with family and friends, improved marriages and love lives, heart patients that have cardiologists marveling at new low athletic level heart rates, and participants who have exceeded their fitness and weight loss goals in record amounts of time with ever feeling like they had to do anything hard to achieve results!

Juanita , Ali, and RIva Zumba Gold workshop in Monroe 2009 !


The thing that is so awesome about Zumba Fitness is that people feel , truly feel, as if they are at a wildly fun, totally safe, incredibly energizing party, they are usually grinning and laughing and woo hooing , all the while burning an estimate of 600 to 1000 calories in the hour and when the class is over they want to know when is the next one!

Many times I am told by my students that they feel more energy when they leave than they did when they arrived. They often go home and walk the dog , play with the kids or even work in the garden!

Stories such as this, and being a part of something that has made such a difference in the lives of so many people I know, is truly the driving motivation behind my passion for Zumba Fitness. I am truly a Zumba girl for life!  
Recently I have been blessed to have a group of four beautiful , talented Zumba instructors , join me to create an amazing , strong team of instructors serving the Camano Island area with 12 Zumba Fitness classes a week in three locations , (so far ! )
Check out the meet the instructors page and get to know them ! Or better yet come to a class and get your groove on with us ! We are saving a spot for you !

Come try your first class today for free! Let's Zumba Baby!

Check out my profile on Zumba.com http://24445.zumba.com/

Zumba Convention Septemher 2009 with Zumba Education Specialist Tanya Beardsley. 

Pictured above left to right-Zumba Education Specialist Eliza Stone with Juanita Kolbeck at Zumba Toning workshop in Irvine California in August 2009.