Britany Lousberg

Hello everyone! My name is Britany and I have been in the active excersie community for 8 years. After graduating college in May 2010, I moved back home only to be diagnosed with high blood pressure and hypothyroidism. At 22, they wanted to put me on blood pressure medication for the rest of my life. I weighed 285 pounds and had really poor eating habits. I was scared. What was going to happen to me? Was I going to die young? Was my heart going to give up on me? I needed to do something and fast. Luckily for me, my aunt came to the rescue. She had just started teached Zumba and had a lot of people loosing weight like crazy! She told me to come to one class and see if I liked it. So I went...AND LOVED IT! Dancing had never seemed like a work out until now. I absolultely fell in love and was hooked. I also met up with a nutritionist who helped me with the diet side of my new found health care plan. With the two combined, I was unstoppable. After a two years, I had lost 155 pounds. I felt great and my friends and family didn't recognize me. I was a new person. I got a wild idea in the summer of 2014 and moved back to Colorado to start a new life. I went to find a Zumba class...but sadly they catered to stay at home mom's and being a teacher, I was not able to go to a class at 9:00 am or 3:00 pm. I was depressed. I got into a funk and didn't like it. I began running 5k, 10k, and 15ks to occupy my time but it wasn't the same. I needed my Zumba family again. I found a Chuze and wouldn't you know it, they had ZUMBA at 6:30 pm 5 nights a week. I was home! After a year of bouncing back and forth between instructors, and being told I was a great dancer, I decided to finally make the jump and take the Zumba certification class! 8 hours of dancing, networking, and learning, my body was sore but I had done it! Now it's great to be in the front of the class leading. I get the pleasure of bringing back my favorite songs from my aunt's class while meshing in the new tunes of today for these wonderful people out in Colorado and now you! Old school meets new beats is amazing. I hope you enjoyed my story. If you have any questions, comments, or want to share your story, please do!