{"id":54282,"date":"2020-11-27T20:39:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T20:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=54282"},"modified":"2020-12-29T18:58:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T18:58:16","slug":"i-went-from-teaching-four-classes-a-week-to-none-overnight-when-gyms-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2020\/11\/27\/i-went-from-teaching-four-classes-a-week-to-none-overnight-when-gyms-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I went from teaching four classes a week to none overnight when gyms closed\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Turnd Up Fitness instructor Wendy Tartarai talks about the impact of lockdown and shares how she took her classes online during the pandemic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy walking through an autumnal park\" class=\"wp-image-54290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-1366x683.jpg 1366w, 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src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy walking through an autumnal park\" class=\"wp-image-54290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-1500x750.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfintess_cover.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Alongside her Turnd Up Fitness classes, the bouncy brunette is juggling freelance art work and a part-time job in a local Italian restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Listen to this story<\/strong>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/926062483&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/926062483&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\" title=\"CardiffJomec\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CardiffJomec<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\/i-went-from-teaching-four-classes-a-week-to-none-overnight-when-gyms-closed\" title=\"\u2018I went from teaching four classes a week to none overnight when gyms closed\u2019\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018I went from teaching four classes a week to none overnight when gyms closed\u2019<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wendy Tartarai is bubbling with energy, which helps her thriving career as a <a href=\"https:\/\/turndupfitness.com\/\">Turnd Up Fitness<\/a> instructor.&nbsp; The fitness dance class created by <a href=\"https:\/\/turndupfitness.com\/team\/\">Shekira Johnson<\/a> combines RnB, hip hop and dancehall music, and can burn as many as 900 calories in an hour &#8211; a feat Wendy herself certainly manages, judging by her post-workout snaps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally from Greece, the petite 24-year-old brunette has lived in Cardiff for three years. She has a varied dance portfolio to show for herself, including dabbling in belly dancing, Latin dance, and the popular Dominican social dance bachata. Wendy&#8217;s dance background inadvertently kickstarted her career when the JD Gyms manager discovered her dancing prowess and encouraged her to teach classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d always wanted to combine dance and fitness,\u201d Wendy explains. Once she was qualified as a Turnd Up Fitness instructor, she kept perfecting her technique, until a leg injury incapacitated her for a month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wendy\u2019s Turnd Up Fitness break came when she filled in for the Zumba teacher. \u201cThere were 40 people there! But I had practiced these routines so much, and I was so ready for it,\u201d she shares. After that demo, over 30 people showed up for the first official session.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, after just two years as an instructor, Wendy has a dedicated Turnd Up Fitness following. In fact, she runs all dance classes in JD Gyms Cardiff &#8211; a responsibility she loves, and one that made the pandemic even more devastating.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Four classes lost to lockdown<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>With gyms shutting for lockdown in spring, Wendy went from running four classes a week to none overnight. But despite the demand from her trainees, she couldn\u2019t simply move to Zoom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking classes online could mean a drop in subscribers for <a href=\"https:\/\/turndupfitness.com\/more-info\/\">Turnd Up Fitness On Demand<\/a>, the digital sessions by programme creator Shekira. But when lockdown stretched on, it became clear that more virtual sessions would bring new people to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy in sports gear sitting on stairs\" class=\"wp-image-54299\" width=\"301\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile.jpg 1035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy in sports gear sitting on stairs\" class=\"wp-image-54299\" width=\"301\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Active_PollyAng_turndupfitness_profile.jpg 1035w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Wendy doesn\u2019t sit still &#8211; in her spare time, she is studying to be a personal trainer and polishing her bachata moves<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Doing it for the girls<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with Shekira\u2019s blessing, the situation was strange. \u201cI wasn&#8217;t sure about online classes at all,\u201d Wendy confesses. After all, people go home to relax, so she worried they wouldn&#8217;t be as motivated to join the class remotely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, Wendy embraced the new format for the sake of the girls in her community, who wanted to keep dancing. \u201cI was getting 20 people on Zoom,\u201d shares Wendy. \u201cI was very nervous, because technology can go wrong, but the classes went very well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent firebreak lockdown found Wendy much better prepared. Backed up by technology and past experience, she jumped on Zoom right away and kept her community moving.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, there\u2019s nothing like the real thing. \u201cIt was crazy, the live classes would get so full,\u201d says Wendy. \u201cI loved having so many people, because the energy is really high.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What you feel inside, you put out<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>For Wendy, a friendly environment is key, and she feels like part of the group. \u201cI have fun in the class,\u201d she adds energetically. \u201cI don&#8217;t see it as work.\u201d It\u2019s all about inspiring people and boosting their confidence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat you feel inside, you put out &#8211; people can feel it. If you&#8217;re not a good person, it\u2019s harder to succeed as an instructor,\u201d she muses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The next steps<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the growing demand for her classes, Wendy\u2019s future plans are low-key. She gives 100 percent to each session, but also values carving time out for herself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, PT work is definitely on the cards. 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