Jazzercise Firsts
When Judi Sheppard Missett originated Jazzercise more than 37 years ago,
fitness was just beginning to evolve into the lifestyle it is today. Throughout
the years, Missett has built a long list of fitness 'firsts' for Jazzercise
that have provided the foundation for today's fitness industry.
Jazzercise was the first:
- To insist that exercise can and should be fun.
- To train and certify instructors. Jazzercise created the first industry teaching standards and held the first instructor conventions.
- Aerobics program to franchise its instructors.
- To utilize pre-existing public facilities for classes such as Y's and community centers.
- To offer low-impact and other less strenuous options to exercisers.
- To use of videotapes for instructor training.
- To produce aerobic dance exercise albums. Those albums achieved gold and platinum status.
- To organize large-scale dance-a-thons for charity organizations.
- Aerobic dance organization to perform in large-scale public events, including
- NFL halftimes,
- Opening Ceremonies of the 1984 Olympics,
- Statue of Liberty festivities,
- Super Bowl halftimes,
- and many others.
- Aerobic-dance program to appear on Entrepreneur Magazine's annual 'Franchise 500' list of most successful franchised businesses.
- Aerobic dance program to successfully market brand name licensed products, through Jazzertogs.
- Aerobics program to host an international convention bringing together instructors and customers for a celebration of dance, fitness, beauty and fun - Jazzerjam Chicago '89.
- To develop a computer safety program, CyberStretch by Jazzercise, which demonstrates effective stretching and stress-relieving techniques designed to prevent problems such as repetitive stress injuries.
- Fitness company to launch a free School Giveaway Program donating software 'CyberStretch by Jazzercise' to schools nationwide in an effort to teach children the importance of safe computer habits.
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