Regine Tolentino, pinangunahan ang launching ng U-Jam Fitness

GINANAP ang mata-gumpay na launching ng U-Jam Fitness sa Pilipinas sa pangunguna ng undisputed Zumba Queen ng Pilipinas na si Ms. Regine Toletino sa Robinson’s Magnolia last Tuesday, April 26. Kasama rito ni Regine si Master Chin na mula USA, Philippine All Stars Madelle Paltu-Ob, at iba pa.

“We are the first batch of licensed U-Jam Fitness Pinoy instructors in the Philippines!” saad ni Regine.

Nagbigay naman si Master Chin ng kaunting background about U-Jam Fitness

“U-Jam Fitness was founded in January 2010 by Susy C. and Matt Marks, the philosophy of the program is to be able to share the peace, love and unity and we do that on the dance floor. Everybody is welcome, everybody is invited, there’s no discrimination. We’re just here to have a party, We have a tagline that says: United we Jam. U-Jam worldwide, so in that way, everybody gets a great workout.

“We are very blessed to have people like Regine (Tolentino), She is a blessing to us. We’re very blessed to have this opportunity to work with her because we believe, for someone that’s been so successful not just in the showbiz business but also in the health and fitness, that’s what’s important to us.”

Ibinalita rin ni Regine na bahagi si Master Chin ng kanilang event sa Boracay.

“He’s also part of Sun, Sweat, Sparkle: LaBoracay Festival on April 29, 2016. It’s the first ever dance fitness festival in Boracay and we have different instructors all over Asia, and now even the world since he’s from the States. And yon, puro iba’t ibang klaseng fitness, the U-Jam, Belly dancing, Zumba, Yoga, and so many others. So ‘yon, parang U-Jam United, pinagsama-sama namin lahat para masaya, bakasyon tapos, fitness pa.”

Paano niya ide-describe ang U-Jam fitness?

“It’s dance fitness sa iba’t ibang klaseng modern na music, halo siya ng hip-hop, Belly dancing, Latin, Reggaetone, a lot of different kinds. Nag-a-appeal siya sa mga bata at matatanda, so para sa lahat, kahit mataba ka, kahit payat, kahit matanda na, puwedeng puwede. Pwedeng icombine ang Zumba, I mean we can… What we do is we like to encourage to respect these programs, so when we do an event, we’ll do an event like Zumba, but zumba will go for 45 minutes and then it will be U-Jam for 45 minutes. Isa rin siyang program, Zumba program, U-Jam program pero support-support naman.”

Paano ka napasali dito sa grupo ng U-Jam? “Kasi licenced ako sa AFA, which is Aerobics and Fitness Association in America, tapos doon nila itinuro sa akin kung ano yung U-Jam. So when I learned kung ano yung U-Jam, it was super fun siya, ayun I also invited my friends to join and we got our licence instructor. Tapos yun, ngayon parang isini-share namin yung love for U-Jam and Zumba, kumbaga it’s our advocacy for fitness,” esplika pa ng masipag na aktres/TV host.

ALAM MO NA! – Nonie V. Nicasio