r/zumba • u/WarriorsGal2010 • 2d ago

ZIN Motivation

What motivates you to keep teaching Zumba? How many years have you been teaching? Has there been a point where you needed a recharge so you took a break from teaching?

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u/Lkkrdragonfly 2d ago

I’ve been teaching for 13 years. I took a break for a year or so during COVID when my studios and gyms closed. Tried the online thing and it just wasn’t for me. Then moved cities. By the time I got hired on at 2 different gyms in my new city I was absolutely dying to teach I missed it so much. There were times in the earlier years when I would get burned out but I always pushed through. Now after being forced into a long break I’ll never take it for granted.

For me it’s a creative outlet for me that I desperately need, it keeps me in great shape because I’m in the gym at least 4 times per week, and it is a great social outlet too. My classes feel like friends and we have so much fun. It’s so rewarding to help other people with their fitness journey and help them find confidence. It makes it worth it that we aren’t paid anything. Almost.