HELLO NIGERIA, MEET YOUR ZUMBA EDUCATION SPECIALIST!

Ibifaka BenKalio Akinbinu
Zumba Education Specialist

Every serious zumba fitness enthusiast would be farmiliar with the term "Zumba Education Specialist", popularly shortened "ZES". A ZES is the only person authorized by Zumba Fitness LLC to hold training and certify prospective zumba fitness instructors. For those who believe zumba is a type of dance, Zumba is not a dance genre, but a dance fitness program inspired by Latin and International dance and rhythms. Beyond a dance fitness program, Zumba is an incorporated company with headquarters in Miami, Florida. ZES' work closely with the headquarters, or in some countries were the company runs regional home offices, ZES' liaise with such regional home offices.

The first step to becoming a Zumba Fitness Instructor is to take the Basic 1 Instructor Training. These training are held in virtually every continent and are run by Zumba Education Specialists. Until December 2017, if you lived in Nigeria and wanted to take this training, you would have had to travel to either South Africa or to Europe or America. All this has changed as Zumba appointed its first Zumba Education Specialist for Nigeria "Ibifaka BenKalio Akinbinu. With this new development, you can now save on huge travel costs and get the same quality training right here in Nigeria!

To become a Zumba Education Specialist, applicants go through an audition process and when chosen, go through a rigorous training program to ensure quality.

Zumba Fitness is undoubtedly the best dance fitness program and the company through its Zumba Instructor Network (ZIN) ensures that its Instructors have continuing education and a rewarding Zumba Fitness career.

Do you think you have what it takes to succeed as a zumba fitness instructor? Go ahead then and Register for a training. You can find Ibifaka's upcoming training by logging unto www.zumba.com and searching for trainings in Nigeria, or just CLICK HERE

NUTRITIONAL/HEALTH BENEFITS OF PLANTAINS

P lantains are widely eaten in West Africa. Plantains are similar to bananas but larger in size. While bananas are termed fruits, plantains are vegetables. Bananas are mostly eating raw, while plantains are usually cooked before consumption. Plantains can be eaten unripe, ripen or over-ripe. When unripe, plantains are usually green in colour, when ripen, they turn yellow. In Nigeria, for example, unripe plantains are usually used to cook plantain porridge, ripe plantains are mostly fried and used as a supplement to main dishes like rice and beans. Over-ripe plantains are used to make snacks like plantain fritters.

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF ZOBO/SORREL DRINK

z obo/sorrel was a must have during family gatherings. As children, we loved drinking it, not only because of how nice it tasted, but also because it coloured our lips and tongues red. Zobo (Nigerian) or Sorrel (Jamaican) is a red coloured drink made from a flower called Hibiscus sabdariffa. The sorrel plant contains a wide range of vitamins and minerals including vitamin C, calcium, niacin, riboflavin and a group of compounds called flavonoids. Flavanoids not only gives the sorrel plant its deep red colour, but, are also rich in antioxidants which rids the body of toxins. The sorrel plant also contains nutraceleuticals, which are said to be helpful to the health. Nutraceleuticals can help prevent and treat several diseases including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF LIME AND HONEY

L ime and Honey are two must haves in my house. I use honey as a substitute for white sugar. I remember a friend of mine visited me once and she wanted to drink garri (drinking garri is local to Nigerians, i.e. eating dried cassava with cold water as opposed to hot water), she was astonished when I told her to use honey to sweeten her garri. I'm not a tea person, but my parents are, and a cup of tea for them is not complete without limes.

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