At Skimble, we love inspiring others to embrace a healthy and active lifestyle using some of the latest mobile tech innovations!  It's an idea we think is worth spreading. Fittingly, Skimble's co-founder Maria Ly recently gave a TEDx Talk at her alma mater, the University of Waterloo, in Canada.  Here's Maria's talk...backflips, twists 'n all:

Before hitting the stage, Maria met up with her impromptu stunt team consisting of three all-star gymnasts/dancers from the uWaterloo Cheer team.

They practiced for only a couple of hours before busting out their fit moves!  From Right to Left: Olivia Turi, Amanda Whaling, Maria and Glynnis Marie Pardo. Thanks Samson Yan for teaming us up :)

These aren't dance moves for the club.  This Front, Back, and Side-to-Side workout is designed to hit muscle groups on various sides of the bod.  It could be more fun than clubbing...you won't know until you try it!

Be sure to have a pair of dumbbells or soup cans handy for the exercises at the end.

After the workout, you may just go from party rockin' to sexy-and-i-know-it!

There are perks to taming those two left feet.  Learning a few dance steps will help you be positively memorable at your upcoming reunion.  Finetuning your footwork may also be what you need to enchant that special someone.

It's National Dance Week (Friday April 22 - Sunday May 1, 2011).  Time to get your 'so-you-think-you-can-dance' steps on at over 400 venues offering free classes in the bay area.  Check out the Bay Area's National Dance Week free classes calendar listing and get your move on!  Some participating studios and theatres include:

Beyond Blues

China Dance School & Theatre 

Dancers' Group

Moving Beyong Productions & The Marsh

ODC (Oberlin Dance Collective)

Smuin Ballet

Alonzo King LINES Dance Center

Breema Center

Company C Contemporary Ballet

FatChanceBellyDance, Inc.

Intimate Embrace Tango

LEVYdance

Lily Cai Dance Company

Metronome Dance Collective

MoBu Japanese Dance

San Francisco Conservatory of Dance

Temple of Poi

Zumba SF

ABADA Capoeira San Francisco

Kathy Mata Ballet

Moving Beyond Productions & Marsh Youth Theater

Rasa Vitalia, Dance Artist

San Francisco GYROTONIC®

Lines Ballet

Chinese Dance Company

Hire Fire Dancing Performers

& many more!

Last fall, we held Fitness Fair to raise awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Back by popular demand, Fitness Fair will help support two great causes, Not for Sale and Lifting Up Lives. The two-day event will be held at Lombardi Sports and will feature an ensemble of trainers and exercise gurus from gyms and fitness centers around the neighborhood.  Free classes include Zumba, yoga, free-runs, urban bootcamp, boxing, rock climbing and more!

Skimble is getting psyched to teach you to climb on Sunday...just bring your positive self and we'll supply everything else you'll need to get started. Here's the schedule:

See you this weekend at Lombardi Sports, located at 1600 Jackson St. San Francisco, CA 94109.

Okay, admit it: you saw the end of Slumdog Millionaire and wished you knew how to dance to songs like "Jai Ho" and "Desi Girl":

Bollywood dancing is a good workout, a great way to learn some new dance moves, and above all, a lot of fun. You can learn a simple choreographed dance to "Desi Girl" here:

Shake those hips! And, of course, show your desi dancing skills on Skimble.

Here's some creativity to get you pumped up and ready to get out and track something!

Dance on, Dance on!