Analissa Jiminez- Testimonial

At Fusions 1 Year Fab Friday event, I was drenched in sweat sitting next to some pretty awesome girls chowing down on some pretty amazing cucumber sandwiches when I heard Shelli ask “would anyone like to come up and say anything?” I was so tempted to jump up but I didn’t want to ruin the moment because I knew I would bust out balling.

When I first heard of fusion it was located between Frankford & Milwaukee and I tried Zumba. I remember being so embarrassed because I couldn’t move and I had absolutely no rhythm. One thing that I will never forget is how nervous I was because I always felt so self conscious and embarrassed to work out in front of other people, but when I walked in Shelli was there and had the warmest, biggest smile and made me feel like I could conquer the world. I didn’t go back to Fusion for a while because I allowed life to get in the way; I had gained so much weight and was so miserable. In February 2011, I started a new job and was organizing my little office space and storage room, I suddenly became faint and dizzy and thought I was going to pass out. I was so embarrassed but told my co workers and headed straight to the ER. There the doctors took blood, did a MRI & Cat Scan. I was so scared when the doctor told me it could be a blood clot or heart problem because of my weight. He put me on a steroid and inhaler and nicely told me to watch my diet. I was so upset with myself and knew that I needed changes. I got on Facebook and saw everyone post updates about how they were excited to go “shake it @ hip hop” or “kick it out @ turbo kick” I decided to give it another shot.

After Turbo Kick, Zumba and Hip Hop, I was hooked, I decided to join weight watchers and enroll in Bikini Boot Camp. Since March 2011 I have lost over 23lbs, over 15 inches, threw away all medications including the inhaler and even plan to get Zumba certified in September. I walk better, talk better & sleep better!! I am currently in my second round of Boot Camp and on occasion my Fusion girls pull quadruple classes because we just cant get enough!! I am never looking back and I am so thankful for Shelli, Magen and all the instructors who maintain a professional but most of all encouraging atmosphere & welcome everyone with open arms. This is only the beginning of a life changing journey and I just cannot get enough of my Fusion family!!!
~Analissa Jimenez

Check out her BEFORE PHOTOS and AFTER PHOTOS

You can catch Miss Analissa FRONT ROW to the LEFT at A LOT of our classes! This girl is inspiring, motivating, and determined! Thank you for sharing your story Analissa! It has been a pleasure getting to know you and I think I speak for EVERYONE when I say WE LOVE YOU!! Keep up the AMAZING work and can't wait for SEPTEMBER!!

Bikini Boot Camp Testimonial- Rachel James

BBC... What can I say but Wow!! I still remember the day I signed up for round one, I was sick in bed with pneumonia with nothing to do but check Facebook and the Fusion Fitness comment came through about Bikini Boot Camp spots filling up fast , didn't know what it was but the name had such a cool sound to it I had to do it. Probably should have asked what time before I committed to 6 weeks! When Shelli told me 6am, I remember thinking... AM?!?!?!... Ick!! I decided though, ya know what? If you can make it through that you can do anything, I blame the pain killers for that can do attitude, LOL!
Best decision I ever made, I was so excited to get started that I picked out my outfit two days before (cause really ladies don't we work out better when we look and feel good)

First day and everyday since I am so glad I kept that commitment to myself. As women we don't like to disappoint others, I am glad I held myself to that same standard, cause really we are all worth it!
I knew I was gonna feel better what I didn't anticipate was the friendships I would make and boy have I made some great ones!! Nothing bond us better than pain and  misery (so kidding, sorta ;) )
I highly recommend BBC to anyone who wants to lose some inches, make some great friends, have an excuse to buy new shoes and clothes and generally just feel like "I am woman hear me roar!"


It's been one of the greatest, hardest and most rewarding thing I have ever done!

Rachel
BBC Veteran
Round one and two!!

*** We are ALWAYS looking for testimonials!! If you have ANYTHING at all you would like to say PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE email it to--- megsmitty2004@yahoo.com! Thank you Rachel, we have LOVED having you at BBC! You have come so far and we are so proud and happy for you! You hold a dear spot in our hearts. Thank you for giving us a chance and being so sweet all the time! We love you!! 

Updated Testimonial- Magen Reaves

Hey FuSion!

Well since my last testimonial blog (you can find under April) I have been teaching Turbo 3X a week, Bikini Boot Camp for 12 weeks, & taking additional classes wherever I can. I promised to update you so, here it is! Everyday I am determined to CHANGE, I do have those "slacker" days, BUT when it happens I try to make up for it!! My BIGGEST CHALLENGE is trying to realize I can NOT out train a BAD DIET! Mexican food IS and ALWAYS will be my weakness!! If I could eat better I would be getting quicker results BUT man do I LOVE food LOL My youngest turned ONE this past Saturday so, now that "I just had a baby excuse" seems to far for me. Time to hit it and hit it hard! Here is my progress...

Sept 2010 (Take it easy I had my baby in June LOL)

April 2011- (Have gone through a few hair colors as well)

June 2011-

Bikini Boot Camp Round 3 begins Monday, still have some open spots! Text/Call 786-7786 to get your spot TODAY! :) Would LOVE to help any and every one achieve ANY & ALL goals you are wanting to accomplish! Love my TK girls more than you will ever know, you make working out MORE than FUN!! Thank you for loving TK as much as I do and giving me a chance! FuSion LOVE!

Magen Reaves- Turbo Kick & Bikini Boot Camp

I heard about FuSion Fitness from a friend on Facebook. She had posted she was going to "Zumba" I messaged her asking, "What was a Zumba?" LOL I had never heard nor seen Zumba, I didn't even know Group Classes existed. After her explaining what a Zumba was I was totally interested. My first class I walked through the door and was greeted with 50 smiles! Everyone was SO friendly! I got my Zumba on and fell in LOVE with the concept of Group Classes and the fact I left drenched in sweat BUT with a SMILE on my face! I have never been a "gym" person SO this was a whole new world for me!!

I have a 2yr old daughter, Preslee, who you probably see running around the studio on a daily basis. My youngest, Blain just turned ONE :( After having my baby boy Blain I wanted to get into GREAT shape and show people that just because you are a mom doesn't mean it's all out the window! Moms can be hot and can be fit! After taking Zumba I started trying other classes, Zumba was fun but, I just couldn't Salsa like those girls LOL. I immediately fell in LOVE with Shellis Hip Hop & Kiss My Abs. I got to do cardio then tone, LOVED IT!! I had began taking classes late July. Early September I had heard FuSIon would be hosting a Certification for Hip Hop Hustle & Turbo Kick. I had never seen either one but, when I heard Hip Hop I was sold! If you got certified in both classes you got an amazing discount so, I went for it! I had never seen TK or even heard of it. I honestly went into the certification knowing "I will never use this"

After seeing the famous Ashlee Hamilton do TK I LOVED it but, did not for a second think it was something I would ever be able to teach!! A friend/co worker at the time, Nancy, got certified in TK as well and started teaching it the next week! I went to every single one of her classes from Sept- Nov. I was hooked on TK!! I had been attempting to teach Hip Hop and it just wasn't my thing, I was a better participant. After obsessing over TK I BEGGED Shelli to let me have a shot at it! I was on the schedule and have been since November as a TK Instructor!! TK & FuSion have my heart!! I have seen amazing results from TK and am proud to say I am walking proof with hard work and dedication IT WORKS!!! I have met some of the most amazing people through FuSion! I have never seen a place with so many women wanting to make a difference! There is no judging, FuSion is a FAMILY! I highly encourage everyone to check out FuSion! The hardest part is walking through the door, after that it's a walk in the park... well a very sweaty walk in the park :)

Back in March Shelli and myself got the idea of putting together a Boot Camp. We didn't want to just call it Boot Camp though, it had to be something FUN something CATCHY!! After many ideas we came up with BIKINI BOOT CAMP! No you don't work out in a Bikini and no you may not leave wearing that TWO PIECE from High School BUT I promise you you will leave MOTIVATED to do both!!! BBC is not an over night fix, it is a 6 week program set up to almost jump start the NEW & IMPROVED you!! We are here to help in anyway, we want to help in any and every way!!! We are always enrolling! Text/Call 786-7786 to reserve your spot today!!!

And as for me well I plan on teaching group classes til my day comes! I am getting certified in Body Pump soon so, be on the look out for some changes at the studio :) I am a proud momma of my 2yr old daughter and 1yr old son. I have been married for a year and have a shoe shopping problem! :) I love making a difference and hope to change MANY lives!!! Can't wait to meet you!!

See ya for some Turbo Kick

Mondays 6pm
Wednesday 6pm
Saturday 9am!

BBC enrolls for 5-6am and 6-7am! Reserve your spot today!! :) Much LOVE FuSion Family!

Shelli Phillips- EVERYTHING :) LOL

Hi! I am the proud owner of Fusion Fitness! This studio has truly been a dream come true for me.  I have been a fitness instructor for 8 years. I have a total of 12 different certifications, and I currently teach Hip Hop, Zumba, Turbo Kick,Yoga, and PiYo.  I absolutely love what I do, and words could never express how it feels to know you have touched someone's life in such a positive way.  My husband and I, along with our four amazing children, moved to Lubbock in March of 2010 and we love it here! We have met so many wonderful people, and we are incredibly proud to call Lubbock our new home!  I invite you to come visit our studio and see just how much fun working out can actually be!!!!
Fusion Love, Shelli

Veronica Sanchez- Yoga & Pilates

My name is Veronica Sanchez and I am from Albuquerque, NM. I am a current graduate student at Texas Tech getting my masters in Counseling. I got started in yoga seven years ago when I started getting neck pains and back pain that would not go away. Medicine didn’t help and someone told me that I should try yoga. At first I was hesitant. I never thought that yoga would help. After my first class, I was hooked. It changed my entire life and ever since then I have wanted to pass on what I have learned to others. I am currently getting my RYT 200 hour certification. I also started to become interested in Pilates. I then decided to get my ASFA certification in teaching Pilates and now I teach both. I truly believe the two complement each other and great results happen from each of them. I have been teaching at the Rec center at Texas Tech for about two years. I have also taught at other local studios. I am always looking for a new opportunity and a new way to meet people. I am so excited for this new journey that I am about to go on and to pass on what I know to more people.

Amee Fisher- Zumba

Hello! My name is Amee Fisher! I have been happily married for twelve years to my dream man, I have three beautiful boys: Colby who is 9, Calem who is 7, and Cason who is 20 months!  You can always find me at one of my kids sporting events or teaching a Group Fitness class!  I first began teaching fitness classes that included kickboxing and step aerobics in 1998.  After graduating from college, I worked full time and then began having babies.  I returned in the fitness world in 2004 when I became Stroller Fit Associate Instructor Certified.  I increased my education with certifications and trainings over the years to include AFAA Group Fitness, BTS Group Power, BTS Group Centergy, Pilates-Body, Zumba, Zumbatomic, Turbo Kick, Hip Hop Hustle, & Aquatics Fitness.  I have taught free style and pre-choreographed classes and truly love what both style offer clients! I believe I am fulfilling Gods Mission by teaching women how to eat correctly, & enjoy working hard to be healthy so that in return they can be the best wives and mommies for their families!  Building a healthy, happy, strong, & confident body and mind is truly what I believe this "working out thing" is all about!!

Come Zumba with Amee!!!

Vernessa Kinney Testimonial

Well, where do I start.... 10 years ago, at the age of 30 I had my last son. The last 10 years have been a struggle with some final weight loss. Last year around mid Spring my cousin; Tasha Fitzhugh Nisbet   (shout out, Hi!! Tasha, I love you cousin for introducing me to Zumba and Shelli) said to me,  "Vernessa you have to come try Zumba with me, you will LOVE it. I said okay, mind you I had no idea what I was in for! I went to Zumba at another studio in town and the owner, head instructor and employees were so nonchalant about new customers coming into there establishment. After the class I explained to my cousin that I WOULD never come back. Upset and disappointed again! Another try at exercising down the drain. I did find I liked Zumba though! A month went by and I received another phone call from Tasha,  "Cousin you have to come try Zumba again!" I replied,  "HECK NO! The employees were rude and obnoxious, I'm good!" I had decided I was just going to try all this "As Seen on Tv" workout videos, equipment, and pills. Tasha quickly let me know she was inviting me to a NEW studio in town! I was skeptical but, managed to walk through the door and did a Zumba class with Shelli,  she was AMAZING!!!! AMAZING I say!!! I started Zumba and now could not stop! I followed Shelli and Tasha from 82nd to Slide location. My beginning weight was.....are you ready? I'm kinda embarrassed to say....  174!! I now take Turbo Kick, Yoga, PiYo, and drum roll please..... BIKINI BOOTY CAMP!!!!!!!! ;-)  Yes,  I said "Booty" because a lot of what we do! "What your mama say shake" JK JK.  I think we need to have E.A.M (Exercise Anonymous Meeting) "Hi! My name is Vernessa and I'm a exercising addict! Hi, Hi Vernessa LOL! I kill myself! Ha Ha Ha! Oh yeah I forgot Hip Hop too!! "Get out of your mind!" I'm proud to say I now weigh in at......151.6!!! Yeah baby!! Thank you Shelli, Magen, ,Joyce, Tasha Tiff, Stephanie and the rest of the FuSion family! I love you!!!!

Sincerely,
Ms. Energetic

Miss Vernessa Before:

Ms. Vernessa After:

**That's ONE HOT MOMMA!! We Love you Vernessa!! You walk in a room and it literally LIGHTS UP!! We are so glad you didn't give up and gave FuSion a chance!! I have watched you take peoples energy level from a 0-10! You are just one of those people that know how to put a smile on everyones face! Bikini Boot"y" Camp would not be what it is with out you! So, glad you gave BBC not ONE chance BUT TWO!! You are a beautiful woman inside and out and we are blessed to call you a friend! Thank you for sharing your story with us and we are super excited to share it with others! Love you!!

Abbie Garcia--- FuSion Testimonial

I wanted to share my story and how Fusion Fitness has changed my life. I am married with my best friend whom I have been with for 13 years.  Together we have an amazing daughter who is 8.  I have never been an active person and didn't like to be outside or sweat. I love taking pictures, but never liked being in them. One day at work I had to take a picture that got published on our website.  I knew I had gained weight but I guess I tried to psych myself and tell myself I was okay. When the picture got published and when I saw myself, I started to cry. I was in shock of the way I really looked. I was disgusted with myself.  At that point, I new something had to change. I didn't know how or where to start until a previous instructor invited me to Fusion Fitness. Since then my life has completely changed. I immediately fell in love with the place and the people. I started doing zumba and got addicted to it. I had so much fun even though I am sure I looked silly. But as Shelli says, "there is wrong way to zumba". I then decided to try other classes and have taken hip hop, turbo kick, and piyo.  Now I am addicted to turbo kick and hip hop and just working out period. When I miss a couple of days at Fusion I feel like I am going crazy. I am so much more confident with myself.  I love to shop for clothes now. I am starting to get more comfortable being in pictures and I love noticing all the changes my body is going through. I could go on and on about how amazing the staff is and how I have met some pretty awesome people there.  I absolutely adore each and every one of you and everyone motivates me with my weight loss journey. I am so grateful for Fusion Fitness. I still have a long way to go, but I know I will get there.

Here is Abbie in 2010-

Check her out in 2011-

Many thanks to Abbie for sharing her story with us!! Keep up the great work Abbie! Your FuSion Family loves and appreciates you more than you will ever know. You are an inspiration to ALL & we are blessed to call you "friend" Love ya girl!

BBC ROUND 2!!

WOW!! Where to start...?? Never in a million years did we ever think a simple little "thought" could turn into something SO AMAZING!! Shelli & myself (Magen) had talked a lot about doing a Boot Camp but, honestly didn't think too many people would be interested with their hectic schedules. After lots of researching and practicing we decided to give it a try! What did we have to lose? We didn't want to just call it "boot camp" that seemed to "original" so, we thought with the summer coming up what would people be wanting/wearing. First thing I could think of, especially after just having a baby this past June was, "would be nice to get in a Bikini" Shelli busted out with that's it BIKINI BOOT CAMP!! We were sold ourselves LOL. We had decided we would enroll 15 people cause at the time that was all the equipment we had and we didn't know if we would even have 15 interested. I posted our NEW IDEA on Facebook in the parking lot at FuSion as Shelli and I were leaving. Before Shelli could even pull out of the lot her phone had began ringing!! The ringing hasn't stopped since!! Our FIRST BBC SOLD OUT with in a few hours!! We had enrolled 15 and were happy but, the more that wanted in the more people we wanted to help. We bought more equipment and ended with 21 enrolled for ROUND 1!! We were beyond excited!!

Round 1 was GREAT!! We couldn't have asked for a better group of women!! They were so excited to be the ORIGINAL BBC CREW! We thank them everyday for giving us a chance and just rolling with it. First camp went smooth, we had some days that things could have been different but, we were all learning! By the end of Round 1 we had over 3 girls lose OVER 15 INCHES!! Results were amazing, yes I CRIED!! We had 6 girls from Round 1 decide to continue into Round 2, words don't describe how excited we were/are! Best part- we watched people become HAPPY & Make NEW FRIENDS!!

We didn't choose "Bikini" Boot Camp because we expect you to fit into that ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE.... (you get it) Bikini afterward. We chose it cause it sounded FUN and motivating! Our goal has ALWAYS & WILL ALWAYS be for you to come to camp ready to make a change. We aren't promoting a overnight change, you didn't gain the weight overnight therefor you can't expect to lose it that way. We are wanting BBC to just be the beginning, the jump start, the NEW & HEALTHIER YOU!

Round 2 started this past Monday! Hard to believe I have seen over 70+ people between 5 & 7am these past two days. All I know is God is truly working magic! 70+ women that early ready to make a difference, it's POWERFUL!! I can already see future friendships just ready to bloom. Lots of inches & pounds are going to be lost in Round 2! With in the past two days alone we have already DONE WORK!! I personally have been more sore than ever these past two days, it hurts SO GOOD! LOL Round 2 is going to KICK BOOTY! Can't wait to see the final results!! Keep up the great work ladies, you are rocking it!!!

Round 3!!!! Yes that's right we are already signing up people for ROUND 3!! June 27-Aug 4 we will have TWO BBC CLASSES AGAIN!! 5-6am and a 6-7am!! It is crucial you get your spot while you can!! We are already over half way full for JUNE CAMP!!!! AGHHHH IT'S CONTAGIOUS!!! Please text or call Shelli at 575-390-8924!! I can promise you there is NO OTHER BOOT CAMP, much less BIKINI BOOT CAMP like this!! The energy is insane, the people are even crazier, and the results just ROCK!!!

COMMIT TO GET FIT TODAY!!!

Joyce Riedel- Zumba & Kiss My Abs

Hello!!!!  My name is Joyce Riedel. I am married to Jeff and have 3 kiddos, John, 21 Jordan, 20 and  Jakob,4. I started doing Zumba about 4 years ago and just fell in love with it. My wonderful hubby doesn't like to dance and I love it so Zumba just worked for me!!!! Not long after I decided to get certified to be an instructor. I looked around for places to apply but didn't realy get that feeling of... "this is the place for me". Then a friend told me about Fusion so I went to check it out. Love love love and more love!!!! OMG!!! Everybody was so nice and Shelli was so fun & bubblely!!!! Not that clique-ish feeling you have at some other places. So I applied ( might have even begged) for a job and Shelli said yes!!! I started teaching Zumba and then added a KISS MY ABS class!!!! I've been with Shelli and Fusion from the begining, and it has been a blast watching it grow!!! I  have met some awesome ladies and men at Fusion. It's fun to watch the back row move up to the front.... the nervous first timers bloom to the front row mover & shakers and those that keep the same spots but are shakin and movin' and havin' fun!!! Thanks for all the good times and the friendships and hope to have lots more!!! LOVE MY FUSION FAMILY!!!

FuSIon

This is the place I go to relieve stress. This is the place I go to see my friends. This is the place I go to burn some calories. This is the place I go to have fun. This is the place that changed my life. This is the place that made me want to be better. This is the place where I am my own kind of beautiful. This is the place that accepts me. This is my home away from home. This is FuSion. :)

 

Melissa Allen- PiYo

I recently got married to my amazing husband, Zachary. He was in the Navy for 5 years and we are both very passionate about fitness. I have been working out for the past three years. I immediately fell in love with Pilates and Yoga after the quick transformation I saw my body make. Pilates and Yoga really helped me to develop long, lean, and define muscles in opposed to "bulking up" My flexibility improved after just a few classes and I felt more energized than ever!! A friend introduced me to PiYo at FuSion Fitness, PiYo is a fusion of my two favorite classes; Pilates & Yoga! Fitness and Health are a priority to me and I have an overall confidence when I work out on a regular basis. I was really inspired by the positive vibe at FuSion and wanted to be a part of changing peoples lives!

Come check out Melissas PiYo class through the month of May 5pm Mondays & 9:30am Tuesdays!

Jackie Kafka- Zumba

Jackie was born and raised in New Mexico. She spent most of her life in Las Cruces, where she discovered a passion for dance; particularly ballet. After graduating in the top 10% of her high school class Jackie decided to stay in Las Cruces and attend New Mexico State. After a semester of college she realized she needed a change, she made the move to Texas Tech. Jackie is majoring in English and is set to graduate in 2012, with a goal of pursuing an MBA. With her busy schedule Jackie was finding a hard time sticking to a fitness regime and preferred one that involved dancing. That is when she discovered the AMAZING world of ZUMBA! Her love of dance inspired her to become and Instructor and so she began teaching Zumba in December of 2010. Jackie joined our FuSion Fitness team in March of 2011, where she teaches today!!

Come check out one of her Zumba classes today! :)

LaTasha Nisbet- Zumba

I'm fun, friendly, outgoing, crazy, and considered a daredevil! I've been married for 11 years and have two children. There's never a dull moment in my life! I'm a certified Zumba Instructor and plan on becoming a trainer in the future. My motto is "trust in God and he will take you a long way."

**Come Zumba with LaTasha in May at 5pm on Tuesdays!

Turbo Kick- Ashley Smith

Meet one our Newbies to FuSion!

My name is Ashley Smith and I am a 25 year old mother of two sweet boys, Landyn 4 and Connor 2. I am engaged to be married to my best friend and love of my life, Matt. Originally from Odessa, TX, born and raised, we were relocated to Lubbock in 1999. I am a 2004 graduate of Monterey High School and studied Computer Aided Drafting and Design Technology at South Plains College. I am currently a full time records clerk at Glasheen, Valles & Inderman L.L.P. and am looking into furthering my education at Wayland Baptist University. I was introduced to Turbo kick in March of 2011 and it has been a passion of mine ever since. I love my family and friends, both of my jobs, and all the amazing new people that Fusion has brought into my life. It is truly amazing to know how one choice to try something new can alter your life and leave a lasting impression and this is exactly what Fusion has not only done for me but has done for so many others as well!! Fusion a blessing!




*Ashley is teaching our Tuesday & Thursday 8pm Turbo Kick class as of May. Come check her out! :)

Tiffany Kamuche- Hustle & Gospel Groove

   
Tiffany Kamuche, a native of Dallas, Texas, matriculated to Lubbock in 2004 to attend Texas Tech University. Since then she has gone on to attend and graduate from Texas Tech School of Law. To balance the stress of law school, she joined Fusion Fitness in May 2010. “There was no better way for me to distress after a long day than to leave it all on the studio floor. The harder the day the more intense the workout. That way I could go home happy and healthy absent the stressful baggage.” Tiffany enjoyed the Zumba and Hip Hop classes at Fusion so much that she decided to give teaching it a try. After receiving here certification in Hip Hop Hustle from Powder Blue Productions in September 2010, she began teaching Fusion Fitness the following November. A dancer for the better part of her life, hustle was a perfect way for her to fuse her love for dance with her quest for better health. Tiffany believes that one cannot truly be healthy without holistically improving the mind, body, and soul. Tiffany currently teaches Hip Hop Hustle and Gospel Groove at Fusion Fitness.

*Tiffany has been with FuSion since November is just simply wonderful! You can catch her Hip Hop Hustle class in May on Fridays at 7pm and LUBBOCKS ONLY & ORIGINAL Gospel Groove on Sundays at 3pm! Much Love Miss Tiffany & make sure to congratulate on her for graduating Law School at TECH by the age of 24!!! GO GETTER!!!!

Meet Miss Destiny

My Name is Destiny Flores, I am 26 yrs old . I have a wonderful husband Jeno and 2 babies, Donovan is 6 and Juliana is about to be 5. They are my life and I have a great supportive husband. I am also a Senior at Texas Tech , my major is Exercise Sports Science and I want to be a Physical Education Teacher when I graduate. I have all my Zumba Certifications plus my AFAA certification. I have 4 years of Group Fitness experience, the very first thing I ever taught was Cardio Kickboxing and TurboKick. I tried a Zumba class one day and fell in love all over again. I love helping others feel better and to achieve there goals. I am also pursuing to get my Personal Trainer Certification as well. As far as what I like to do on my free time, I like to workout or do laundry.

*Destiny is one of our newest additions and we are so proud and happy to have her! You can check out her Zumba class in May on Thursday at 7pm and/or Saturday at 12pm! Welcome to the family!

Had to share a Blog I found on Facebook....

It was a LONG stressful and over whelming week, we picked up dinner from Wienerschnitzel and as we walked in the door I told josh, "Tomorrow I will start working out, I HAVE to LOSE this weight" he looked at me and said "You cant START tomorrow, You have to start NOW, how do you expect to lose weight if you eat like this?" I got mad, didn't eat dinner and didn't speak to him. Not because he hurt my feelings, but because HE WAS RIGHT...
I knew deep down in myself that I was not going to lose any weight eating fast food, drinking Coors Light and eating chips and Salsa EVERY TIME I had a bad day. I had to change my eating habits and find a work out that worked for me. So here I am... at a weight that I am too ashamed of to put here but I will say it starts with a 1 and ends with a 4... (you can guess the middle number)
I believe that I have prayed long and hard and GOD found me a way to get off my booty and work out. Groupon had a deal for $10 for 5 classes, i bought it. A co-worker told me about a Bikini Boot Camp being offered at 5 in the morning... I committed and when i looked at where it would be held it turned out to be at the same PLACE!!FUSION FITNESS... I began messaging the instructor and right off the bat she was nice, encouraging, and helpful with what classes i should start out with. She told me to try Zumba and "I would get better with time" then told me about a class she was teaching on Thursday morning at 9:00 am... TURBO KICK
I MADE myself get out of bed and go to that class... I LOVED IT!!! Magen was Awesome... she made me feel right at home, she welcomed me as I walked through the door and when I told her I was new, she said "I have been chit chatting with you on facebook" ... the others in the class were great as well, keeping me going when I thought I was going to faint and motivating me to come back and do it again. Needless to say I wanted to go back the next day but work got in the way, so instead I went bike riding with my little man. BUT I went back on Saturday and the class was HARDER and more INTENSE... but again it was AMAZING... I will be back on Monday evening to do it again.. maybe by the end of the week I can add the JUMPS into the routine.
Thank you Magen and Fusion Fitness for making me feel comfortable and for allowing me to come into your studio, and begin working on myself.
Until next week....

*** Thank you Dominica Hernandez for allowing us to share this with others! We are so happy you have joined our FuSion Family! We look forward to seeing you at classes and are so thrilled you will be apart of our May Bikini Boot Camp. You are so sweet and just precious! Thank you again for everything, see you Monday!! :)

Testimonial- Jeannette De La Vega

Hey FuSion Family!
I wanted to do a testimonial and tell you of my journey at FuSion Fitness! It all started one summer day in June 2010 when my husband and I decided to go try out the new chinese restaurant that had opened near our home on 82nd. So on us arriving we see the Zumba sign hanging outside. We get off and we decided to take a peek inside since it was closed. Well as our heads were pressed against the glass scoping out the place and wondering what actually goes on in their. Out from behind us pops out this Happy Cheerful lady named Shelli (that by the way still has the Happiest smile to greet you everyday) asking us you wanna come in and give it a try! We quickly said no thank you were just looking. So while we were eating my husband talked me into giving it a try. He said it would be a great new thing to try and do for myself. Since I had been trying to lose weight on my own. Best thing It was close to our house. So I figured it couldn't hurt since I had seen commercials on people losing weight with Zumba! So on fathers day after eating all our yummy food. I decided to drag my daughter to go do the beginners class with me. I was so nervous knowing that I would actually have to dance at this thing. Which as soon as we walked in I made it a point to stay in the back of the class since I knew I wasn't  the most coordinated person. So in trying  to do all these new movements I felt like a fish straight out of water! Anyway after our 1st experience we liked that it was FuN! Plus Shelli made us feel like we knew exactly what we were doing!In which still till this day her first words to every class is Theirs No Wrong WAy! Just have FuN! So as we kept going and I got comfortable in going we came to find out that it would be moving. We were sad but we had decided that we were having so much fun that we decided to do the move to the new place. Well as we walked in to our first class at the new place the 1st thing I noticed were the MIRRORS! I said Oh My God Im not even confident enough to be dancing much less wanting to see myself. So I always made it a point again to be in the back  for sure where I couldn't see myself or couldn't be seen. Well as the months went by and my daughter stopped going with me. I got the courage to keep going alone. But I wasn't alone for long as I started making new friends along the way. So then I started taking all the new classes like Turbo Kick,Belly Dancing,Yoga, Kiss my Abs & PiYo which is my favorite. And in doing all that while having fun! I have my husband reminding me that he can't believe he had to convince me to go and now he can't get me out of their! Well with me never getting out of there I started to notice that I was losing weight and really starting noticing the changes my body was making. So with that I got much more confidence in myself  that I slowly started creeping my way up to the front and have been their ever since I started liking seeing the New Me! 

June 2010-

April 2011-

Thank you sooo much Jeannette for taking the time to do this and for giving FuSion a chance. I can speak for everyone when I say WE LOVE YOU! You are such a joy to have at every class and are just as sweet as can be. You have come SOOOOO far in such a short period of time! Keep up all the amazing work and we are so blessed to have you in our lives. Thank you for being a part of our FuSIon family, and thank you sooo much for the testimonial! You are motivating others, "nobody says it's going to be easy, they just say it will be worth it" :) We appreciate you more than you will ever know and thank you so much for taking a chance and making the move. You look beautiful as always!:)

Turbo Testimonial-- Magen Reaves

Hey FuSion Family!
I wanted to take a moment do a testimonial of my own and just tell you a little bit of my story :) I had my second child (Blain) this past June, I had gained almost 30-35lbs during my pregnancy. I am 5'2 and before my pregnancy weighed around 110, after Blain was delivered I was sitting around 130lbs. I was not comfortable with this weight gain! About 2 months after having Blain a friend of mine had posted on Facebook she was going to a Zumba class at Fusion Fitness. I had never heard of Zumba, had no idea what group classes were or that they even existed, and didn't know a thing about Fusion!  We messaged back and fourth about what the class and studio were about and I was so interested I had to check it out.  I went to my first Zumba class and fell in love, I wasn't the best at Zumba but, the people and the energy had me sold. This was a place I needed to be and I got better at Zumba the more classes I went to. I continued going and fell in love with the Hip Hop & Kiss my Abs! I did classes from August-September then Shelli had informed me there would be a Hip Hop Hustle & Turbo Kick Certification at Fusion come the end of September! I was one of the first to sign up! The only reason I wanted to get certified was to teach Hip Hop, I had never seen or heard of Turbo but, if you did both you get a great deal so, I thought what the heck?! I was certified in both and thought Hip Hop had my heart. I tried teaching a few classes and enjoyed it but, felt it was something I was better at participating in rather than trying to teach others. I began going to Nancys TK classes and started seeing HUGE changes in my body and just the way I felt.  This was IT, I had found my calling!!! I went to Nancys classes for a whole month then begged Shelli to let me have a shot at it and thank goodness she hadn't lost all hope in me LOL. Since November I have been teaching Turbo, I now weigh less than I did before my pregnancy and my body is changing EVERY SINGLE DAY! I am healthy! I am so passionate about TK, I have seen what it can do and am fortunate enough to be proof that it DOES WORK!! When I first started teaching I would pray that maybe just one person would give me a chance to show them that it can do work, and now almost 6 months later I am praying at least 10 people a day let me show them what TK can do!!

If you haven't tried Turbo or maybe have been on the fence about it I beg you give it a chance. There is no right or wrong way, as long as you are moving you are burning calories! The only thing we ask is that you HAVE FUN!!!!! We teach the same Round from 6-8weeks so the class has time to catch on and feel confident! We switch it up to keep your body from reaching a plateau.  We now have THREE TK Instructors...Shelli, Carol, & myself. We all are firm believers and can't wait to have you in class!

We would love to hear your testimonials, not just on Turbo but everything!! Has Fusion changed your life, Are you just obsessed with Zumba, any and everything is welcome???!!! We are always looking for inspiring, motivating, and successful stories!!!

I took self portraits of myself right before starting TK back in September and recently took some updated ones for our BIKINI BOOT CAMP!!!! I still have work to do but, you can see that my body is making changes. :) Will be doing updated photos in 6 weeks for completion of my first Bikini Boot Camp!!! Hope to see you soon!


Before, Sept 2010

 April 2011

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It's a FACEBOOK APPRECIATION CELEBRATION! We told you if FuSion Fitness got 1000 "Likes" on Facebook you would be rewarded. Well, we are at 1,038 as of today sooo.... LET'S CELEBRATE! Saturday April 2 @ 6pm it goes down!!! We will have a combined class of Zumba, Turbo, Hip Hop, Toning, etc and it's FREE FOR EVERYBODY! Bring a friend, bring 5, shoot bring 20 IT'S FREE!!!

Thank you for being apart of FuSion and helping us grow! You are family and we are so honored and thrilled to be apart of your life. Much love family, we will see you Saturday!!

*If you think 1000 "likes" is gonna be good, wait til we reach 2000!!!! OHHHHH WHOOOP WHOOOOOP!!! Keep spreading the Love baby, suggest FuSion Fitness to all of your Facebook friends!

Much love!

March Fab Friday

Our Fab Friday was OFF THE CHAIN this month!! I mean every month it just gets better and better but, this month it was AMAZING!! We topped our record with a huge turn out and everyone was sporting all that green!! Everyone got some good food, lots of sweat, and quite a few people left with some prizes!!

April Fab Friday goes down April 29th at 7:30pm, $5 gets ya in the door and registered for awesome give a ways! April Fab Friday we will be bringin the 80's back!!! Start digging through your closet now for the perfect 80's outfit, this could get interesting!! Much love family..... check out all the great pics! :)

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