Workin' Out with Sheela!!

Who works out to music? *Raises hand*. I'm sure we all do. We use music to give us an adrenaline rush, motivate us, and add excitement to our workout routine.

Lately, I have been attending Zumba classes with a friend. We normally go twice a week (Monday and Wednesday) and we have a great time! For those who have never been to a class, you should go! It is an exhilarating way to achieve a full body workout.

For the first few classes, we had the same woman as our instructor. Although we could "feel the burn", she lacked the passion, drive, and enthusiasm needed to motivate us. And, she did the EXACT same routine repeatedly with the same music. While the music choices were lukewarm, the routine was cold as ice.

However, when we went last week, there was a new instructor. HE rocked! He was in our face, pushing us to our limits, and he had a phenomenal soundtrack to accompany his "Latin dance meets hip-hop" routine.

Out of all the songs he uses, there was one song that lodged in my head. This song has been in steady rotation in my head since last Thursday and, after doing a routine to it again tonight, I looked the lyrics up on YouTube to see if I could find the song.

"Sheela ki Jawani" is a song featured in the 2010 Hindi comedy "Tees Mar Khan" and is sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and Vishal Dalani. "Sheela" is sexy with an infectious beat that holds your body hostage and coerces it to dance.

As far as the song itself, majority of the lyrics are in Hindi, but there are a few English verses sprinkled in and I do know those :). I have said this before, any genre of music can be used to inspire you, even if it only inspires you to get active and dance! So, if you are looking for a great workout song to get you amped up, look no further:

"Sheela ki Jawani"  *All rights reserved to the respective owners*

Go on and dance in the mirror. Even if you are a "manly man". I won't tell...

Let music move you,

-T. Amour