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She works hard, and she works out for the money By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com Sean Wilson has owned a Jazzercise franchise for 30 years, survived a recession and a pandemic, and she perseveres because of her passion for the program and its people.
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(L-R) Rebecca Parker, Sean Wilson and Jill Jacobson before a class at Jazzercise Riverton Fitness Center. Classes are offered seven days each week with morning, afternoon and evening classes to choose from. Child care is offered during some classes. (Mimi Darley Dutton/City Journals)
s the Donna Summer song says, “She works hard for the money.” In this case, she works out for the money, to music by Pitt Bull, Usher, Taylor Swift and more. She’s Seandra “Sean” Wilson, owner of Jazzercise Riverton Fitness Center, and she just celebrated 30 years in business. Most of the money Wilson makes goes right back into the business. In addition to operating her Jazzercise studio, she also cleans houses. But it’s her passion for the fitness program and the people she’s met along the way that keep her working hard. “I do it for the love of it. And no matter who you are or what phase of life you’re in, you have to exercise. For me, it’s almost healthcare at this point rather than self-care,” she said. Rewind to 1989; Wilson was a young
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801-254-4840 1381 W Stone Ridge Lane, Riverton mom living in West Valley. “I was seeking out exercise after my first baby. Almost the first minute of the first class, I just knew I wanted to be an instructor. I started saving something like $5 per paycheck for six years to come up with the $600 franchise fee. (Wilson explained you must purchase a franchise to use the Jazzercise name and choreography.) I was a customer first for six years,” she said. “Back in the day,” she remembers working out to the music of both Michael and Janet Jackson, Prince and others. In 1994, Wilson and her family moved to Riverton. “There was no Jazzercise, there weren’t even gyms,” she said. She missed the camaraderie and community she’d found Continued page 9