Jazzercising

Well, Jazzercise is a worldwide exercise and dance phenomenon. Millions of people have gotten in on the action for a total body workout. Today, I'm going to give it a try and I want you to do the same with me. We've got Janet Mohler and her students are joining us today. Ladies, welcome. Yes. Should we clap? She's like, should we clap? Janet, let's start with you. It's all about Jazzercise. It really has been around for a long time. 40 years. Judy Shepard started it in 1969. What exactly is Jazzercise? I mean, what is it composed of? It is a dance-based fitness program. So we do like an aerobic cardio segment for the first half of the class and then we start to get into some weight training for strength and bone density. You know, we want to make sure that you really get a total workout. It's like power in an hour with Jazzercise. Oh, she said power in an hour, everybody. Okay, I like that. What are some of the benefits? I mean, it really is a total body workout and something that's kind of easy for everybody to do? Everybody, all ages can do Jazzercise. We show a high impact, a high impact, high intensity, and then there's a lower impact. So you can, you know, work lightly if you need to, depending. And even if you're pregnant, we have a pregnant girl in class right now, so you can even get through your pregnancy with Jazzercise. How many times do you recommend someone doing this a week to really see results? A minimum we suggest is three times a week. Okay. But you can do it more. There are Jazzercises all over with our classes in Milford, Trumbull, and Easton. You could get in as many as five a week. Wow, okay, good to know. And how long are the classes again? 60 minutes. Oh, wow, yeah, 60 minutes. That's a long time, Janet. We only have about five minutes for today, everybody, so we're going to give everybody a little taste. But, again, the students and people in the room here with us now are representing what areas of Jazzercise? You've got? Milford, Trumbull, and Easton. Perfect. All right, ladies, welcome. Are we ready? Yes, we are. Okay, here we go. We're getting in a good workout. DJ Colleen, hit the music. All right. Okay, we're going to start with hips. Okay. Okay, so it's 5, 6, 7. Right here, march it. Oh, all right. And it's 5, 6, 7. We're going to chasse, back fall change right here. Okay. Okay, Janet. Got that? 1, 2, 3, back fall change. 1, 2, 3, now go forward. 1, 2, fall change. Fall change. Now we're going to cross the arms right here in the center. We're going to jump in and out, so go cross the legs. Cross the arms again. This is like no joke. 5, 6, 7, 8. And back to the hips again. Okay. And 5, 6, 7, and then march it out. All right. Ladies, how are we doing over here? Oh, we're in class, everybody. Chasse, back fall change. Okay. 1, 2, 3, back fall change. There you got it. 1, 2, fall change. Bring it up. Same thing, 1, 2. Fall change. I need some help on this move. Fall change. Ready? Cross the arms right here. Now where are we working here? 5, 6, 7, 8. Upper torso and cardio. You can feel that heart rate getting up. This is the time to be getting fit, everybody. Summer is fast approaching. Okay. Here we go. Jumping it out. Back to the hips. Okay. All right. Ladies, are we doing all right, ladies? I feel like Jane Fonda. March it out. All right. One more time. Chasse, back fall change. Back fall change. 1, 2, 3. Back fall change. And 1, 2, 3. Change. Oh, you got it. Here we go. Bring it up. Come on, girls. Oh, she's good. I'm right now. Okay. Cross the arms. Okay. There we go. What would you do as far as a cool down? We do some stretching at the end. Okay. Should we do a little bit of a stretching, a little breathing? I'm excited. You want to do a little stretching? Let's do a little stretching. Show us a couple of moves. Well, we have a new stretch where we're going to reach up right here. Okay. Nice reach. Press your heel into the floor. Take the arm back. Nice long reach here. One more time. Reaching it up this way. Okay. Now bring it around to the other side. Lunge. Press that heel into the floor. Reaching it back right here. Reach it up again. One more time. Reaching it back. Squeeze and hold. And then facing forward, we can stretch to the right. Flat back. Okay. Bring it up in the center. We're going to take it over to the left. Now, Janet, if you want to do a little bit of a stretch, If people want to get in touch with you, how do they get in touch with you? What's your website? Go to Jazzercise.com and they can get in touch with you. Stretch it forward. Take it down. And what I like about this, Janet, as we're stretching, is that this really is for every woman, any shape or size. It doesn't matter. And it's not about being thin, right? No. Is it about being thin? No. It's about being fit. I like that. Bring it up. All right. That sounds good. Ladies, give yourselves a round of applause. I don't know why they're doing that because they're looking at me saying, Desiree, we do an hour of power. You have five minutes. All right. All right, girls. Thank you so very much. High five. Ladies, thank you so much for being here. It's all about that Jazzercise. Let's just keep chasseing. And in the meantime, everybody, or whatever this is, we're going to have much more Connecticut style coming your way right after this. I want my Jazzercise queens. I love it. All right. Boop.