A little bit about Me:
My name is Valeria Soto and I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to an American-Argentinean family. Since i was very very little i had a passion for music, I would always dance my heart out to every single song I heard, I even started Jazz and tap classes at a very Famous studio in Buenos Aires called Maria Amuchastegui's Tap Dance Studio. Later, at the age of 9 I was diagnosed with a very very common Hormone deficiency called Hypothiroidsm, even though I was taking my medicine, very very slowly i became the "chubby" girl in class, but that didn't stop me from dancing every time I could, at the age 15 one of my friends decided it would be nice for me to try a dance class again, since I had stopped for a few years, that when i fell in love with Contemporary Dance leaded by my beloved teacher Vanina Bagli whom i took classes from for over 6 years. Even though I was still pretty active unfortunately that wasn't enough for my metabolism to see changes in my body.
I got up to 176 Lbs and when I was 21 years old I felt something needed to change and I completely turned around my life. I stopped feeling sorry for my self, and took action, I decided to drop Veterinary school and moved to California to Pursue a career in a field that would make me even happier than being surrounded with animals, and that is a lot to say!. I moved all the way to San Jose, California, Valeria and immediately pursued further dance and music studies and activities taking Contemporary, Modern, Jazz, and Lyrical classes at Studio 10 in Cupertino where I was surrounded with some of the greatest inspirations and teachers of my life and Bellydancing at Ariel Dance Pructions, with Bellydancer Maria (Bellydancer of the universe), where she is part of the performance group "Almaz" another experience that I never thought I would have ever done. I lost about 20 lbs and on my research for other challenges in my healthy new lifestyle I found Zumba fitness, I went straight to get licensed and Never stopped since June 2009. Not long after I was able to loose another 20 lbs!.
Later in my life I decided It was time for me to move and be a little more independent. That when I moved to Los Angeles, CA. And even though I miss my san jose Family I think it was one of the best decisions of my life, of course it wasn't easy at first, i had 4 jobs at the same time for a while and still had a hard time at the end of the month. But Now, Health and fitness is my full time Career, It is my passion, and my gift to be able to help others to feel the satisfaction that comes with feeling good with your body, and even though i am still working on some of my insecurities, I am a woman! They will alway bug me, but not as much and as hard as before. I am a Health Coach, I found Beachbody wich helped me tremendously in learning about nutrition, I found Pound Rockout workout anoher format that I LOVE where I am able to rock to my favorite music, and feel like a drummer every week (I have a drummset at home too HIHI- always loved the drums) while reshaping my body. Now I am going even further by pursuing a career in Kinesiology and as a Personal Trainer. Can't wait to see where life takes me, and I hope I get to share with you this fabulous and Fun life that wouldn't be possible without the support and inspiration I get from people like YOU.
MY CREDENTIALS:
Lincensed Zumba® Instructor, qualified and licensed to teach:
Zumba®,
Zumba® Toning,
Zumba® Gold,
Aqua Zumba,
Zumba Sentao,
Zumba Kids™ and Zumba Kids Jr.
Certified Group Fitness Instructor by AFAA (the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America).
Licensed Pound Rockout workout Pro
Beachbody Coach.
I got up to 176 Lbs and when I was 21 years old I felt something needed to change and I completely turned around my life. I stopped feeling sorry for my self, and took action, I decided to drop Veterinary school and moved to California to Pursue a career in a field that would make me even happier than being surrounded with animals, and that is a lot to say!. I moved all the way to San Jose, California, Valeria and immediately pursued further dance and music studies and activities taking Contemporary, Modern, Jazz, and Lyrical classes at Studio 10 in Cupertino where I was surrounded with some of the greatest inspirations and teachers of my life and Bellydancing at Ariel Dance Pructions, with Bellydancer Maria (Bellydancer of the universe), where she is part of the performance group "Almaz" another experience that I never thought I would have ever done. I lost about 20 lbs and on my research for other challenges in my healthy new lifestyle I found Zumba fitness, I went straight to get licensed and Never stopped since June 2009. Not long after I was able to loose another 20 lbs!.
Later in my life I decided It was time for me to move and be a little more independent. That when I moved to Los Angeles, CA. And even though I miss my san jose Family I think it was one of the best decisions of my life, of course it wasn't easy at first, i had 4 jobs at the same time for a while and still had a hard time at the end of the month. But Now, Health and fitness is my full time Career, It is my passion, and my gift to be able to help others to feel the satisfaction that comes with feeling good with your body, and even though i am still working on some of my insecurities, I am a woman! They will alway bug me, but not as much and as hard as before. I am a Health Coach, I found Beachbody wich helped me tremendously in learning about nutrition, I found Pound Rockout workout anoher format that I LOVE where I am able to rock to my favorite music, and feel like a drummer every week (I have a drummset at home too HIHI- always loved the drums) while reshaping my body. Now I am going even further by pursuing a career in Kinesiology and as a Personal Trainer. Can't wait to see where life takes me, and I hope I get to share with you this fabulous and Fun life that wouldn't be possible without the support and inspiration I get from people like YOU.
MY CREDENTIALS:
Lincensed Zumba® Instructor, qualified and licensed to teach:
Zumba®,
Zumba® Toning,
Zumba® Gold,
Aqua Zumba,
Zumba Sentao,
Zumba Kids™ and Zumba Kids Jr.
Certified Group Fitness Instructor by AFAA (the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America).
Licensed Pound Rockout workout Pro
Beachbody Coach.
A little more on My Weight Loss Journey
After I finished High School, I started School of Veterinary medicine, in Argentina Where I was born. I was very VERY unhappy with my weight, I was at about 76 Kilos (176 Lbs) and I even got to the point where going to the stores to get new clothes made me so uncomfortable that started Sawing my own garments ( not very good by the way!). I was always In LOVE with Dance and Music, I have been dancing since a very young age, but I was very shy about it, I would turn Dance recitals down just because I was very uncomfortable with my body, Getting into Costumes was my worst Nightmare. I always wanted to do something about this passion but i would not even see it as a possibility for me.
After a trip to the US in 2007, I felt the need for a change, and I started taking dance and music classes, I was taking 4-5 Hs of Jazz, contemporary, Modern classes a day and Loving it. I had lost already about 20-25 Lbs in about a 1 1/2 Years, when I heard there was something called Zumba and that it was a fun, latin inspired fitness program, and I thought to my self "It sound Awesome!!", Being From Argentina the rhythms where very Familiar and I loved them so much that I had to see what this Latin Fitness Craze was all about, on June 9 2009 I went for my License with the one and only "Beto Perez" And i fell in LOVE with the program, 2 weeks after that I had my first Zumba Fitness Class And Never stopped Since and you know I never will!! I lost 20 more pounds in the course of about 8 months and kept them off for 6 Years now, I feel much more comfortable with myself, and I can say it change how I see life: I am now a confident, positive woman, and I believe in Myself. I continue to challenge my self with awesome programs like POUND, P90X and 21 day fix, and I feel Healthier than ever.Nothing can take that away from me and it is ALL because the Zumb, Pound and Beachbody programs, and The Club V Fitness Family Support!!! I can't wait to take you on this Journey with me! Whatever your story is, I know I can help you get where YOU want to be, either is losing weight, learning how to salsa, releasing stress, getting more social, or just adding a lot of FUN to your week... Club V Fitness is the way to go! |