For those days when you feel negative thoughts pulling you away from doing something good for your body, remember this inspiring story from Zumba instructor Adela Crufe-Alvarez. One day, Adela collapsed after teaching class, unresponsive. Luckily, she was saved by a student who had taken her class on a whim and who happened to have just completed a CPR class the week before. The student worked on her until the paramedics came, even though Adela was technically dead for over 20 minutes.
After waking up from a weeks-long coma, Adela found that the doctors had amputated her infected leg to save her life. Adela's response when she heard the news? "I have another leg, and I have my two hands!" Now, Adela still takes Zumba classes, and her students hold Zumbathons to help raise money for her medical bills. Watch Adela's inspiring story above; her positive attitude will definitely inspire you the next time you feel like you just can't make it to the gym.