Rebecca Swanson

My name is Beckie and I live in Minnesota!  My Husband Greg and I live in Mankato, MN with our two Sons, two puppies Winston & Revy and our orange Kitty Pumpkin!  They keep us very busy! 

I have been an instructor for 12 years.  I remember my very first Zumba class and thinking this is me, my passion and soon after a few classes I knew I had to become an Instructor. I started with my Basic 1 ZUMBA training in 2012.  I added ZUMBA Kids in 2012, Aqua ZUMBA in 2020 and Zumba Step in 2024.  Along with ZUMBA I instruct: Cycle Classes (HIIT and Spin & Sculpt), I can set up circuit training classes that are full body and 30 mins long and I have added Les Mills certifications: Bodypump, BodyFlow, and Tone. In 2020 I made a big leap to teaching full time and working at my local gym. I had been working for a school district for 6 years and teaching fitness classes part time. I was so excited to make the leap and follow my passions! The pandemic didn't slow me down. During that time I taught online classes and participated in online classes with fellow instructors all over the world! The summer of 2021 we launched a free Aqua Zumba class at our local outdoor pool and it was incredible! I led the classes and organized the event, it was so successful we offered it 2 more summers 2022/2023. The first night we had over 200 people attend! The summer of 2024 The city pool hired me to teach Aqua Zumba for the entire summer! For the first inital years we only offered 6 weeks of AZ, but this year we have 12 weeks!  

I love to travel and I'm excited to combine my passion for instructing fitness classes with traveling and visiting different countries! I love Fitbodies and my Husband Greg and I took our first Fitbodies trip March 2023 to Jamaica! The staff and people at the resort were amazing! We found out shortly after getting back that I was pregnant with our second baby! He came later in the year November 2023! Both of my pregnancies I taught Zumba up unitl the week before delivery! I think thats why both boys really like to have dance parties!