LIARS!!!!!!!!

polar5554

OK...for all of you who said that Zumba will be fine to do EVEN IF YOU'RE A NON-DANCER AND UNCOORDINATED PERSON....SHAME on you!!!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO not the case!!!!! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

I am sooooooooooo disappointed that I could not follow or keep up with the steps my Zumba DVD....

I looked completely ridiculous and would never attempt to do this in public...

Oh well...on to find another source for a high calorie burning exercise...SIGH...


PS...Obviously this topic "LIARS" was meant in jest and should not be taken literally.... :flowerforyou:

live2smyle

I am sorry it did not work out for you hun. I did not recommend the dvd but am dying to try it. After reading your post I will def try to find it on ebay or something cheap though just in case I suck at it too lol. :flowerforyou:

AlwaysWanderer

Dont give up! I was the same when I started... My husband was laughing to tears watching me! Now I just shut the curtains and lock the door! If noone can see me then I dont pay attention to how silly I look. And it does get easier after few tries. Have you tried the basics video first? it teaches you the moves step by step.
Good luck!

hroush

I'm guessing you only tried this once? If that is the case, I wouldn't expect you to get it on your first try. That's like trying to pass a math test with an A+ while learning what's on the test at the same time.

I personally lost 90+ lbs in spin class, no skill required there.

polar5554

I tried and tried and tried...and tried some more....Just wasn't catching on....

It was very frustrating and the opposite of what everyone else says....GOOD for you all that can keep up!!!

jmncolts

Hey..the way I look at it...even if I look silly I'm still moving and burning lol!

mommaski4

I have never tried the zumba DVD's but I did take the class several times a week when I belonged to a gym last year. I loved it. I felt completely spastic and uncoordinated and laughed so much at myself the first few weeks. But eventually you catch on (just before they change to routine up to 'keep it fresh') and it is a fun calorie burn. Try it again. Or try another zumba DVD. It can be fun, especially if you can laugh at yourself.

steffilily

I have absolutely no rhythm at all! I do what I can because it gives me a good cardio workout. I REFUSE to let my hubby see me do it. I wait till he is not at home or he has gone to bed. My kids (1 and 3 yrs old) can see me because they think I'm so cool when I do it, haha. I do notice that after a week, I am getting 0.5 percent better. :bigsmile: Imagine how much i'll improve in few weeks !

There are a lot of steps where I could not keep up. The speed of their feet is just too fast for me! But I just keep moving during that part till they get to a part that I can almost do and follow that.

vox23

I so want to try this! I saw some clips on youtube for some of the moves, and they sure are fast at it, but they did do the slow step by step breakdown first, so I would imagine that's what the classes would be like? I LOVE to dance, so I can't wait to try this, even if I look like a damn fool at first.

I think you should keep at it. That's if you enjoyed it at all. Who cares if you couldn't keep up. You soon will.

AngelsKisses75

If at first it kicks your butt ..... well kick back! I have some great videos that start out with me fumblign to keep up, goodness knows I would nto want a witness to this display of grace. :blushing: IF you like it keep workign with it. Make it fun, if it is not fun move on to the next one. I do have videos that I do not care for the way they do things. Maybe this is the case?

Do what's rigth for you. :flowerforyou:

Improvised

Lol, I haven't tried it, but I'm pretty much the worst dancer ever. My husband would laugh himself to tears to watch me try something like that. HOWEVER, I would get it regardless, since even dancing like me would burn something. I'm just so totally NOT into Zumba music.

sassylilmama

I know the feeling, I try to do the dance workouts and look like I am having a seizure or something.

DoReMiFaSoLaTiDo

FWIW, I have a hard time with DVDs because the instructor faces you & I get her left mixed up with my left...

in Zumba class, my instructor faces the mirror just as we do so we are all on the same foot at once....

foxxybrown

Can I have those DVDs then? LOL.

mandamama

once you do it a few times you will get the hang of it. the humiliation with a great friend in public is half the fun LOL I never laughed so hard and sweat so hard in my life than my first zumba class LOL!

KTGator

Don't give up on it just yet! The first time doing anything is always more difficult. And if you're doing it in the privacy of your own home, who cares how uncoordinated you look! Just shake your booty the best you can and have fun with it! No one's going to judge you!

wsheaf82

Now I just shut the curtains and lock the door! If noone can see me then I dont pay attention to how silly I look.

That's what I do when playing Just Dance 2 without my wife. :laugh:

Can't let anyone see me trying to dance without the excuse of my woman beside me. Besides, can't let her have all the high scores. :happy:

biggiwig

I thought about buying ZUMBA, because some people said, it was so great. Already have YOUR SHAPE, which is a lot of fun for me. But then I checked out some videos of ZUMBA (Kinect) in the Internet and thought, that it looks so stupid, it is not even a real dance you learn there, its just shaking your body all over the place, with no rhythm. My mother in law loves it, even though, she can't follow the moves. I used to dance classical dances and rock'n roll, but ZUMBA??? No thanks.

jcg926

I would suggest going through the basic DVD a few more times, and not going into an actual workout yet. They break everything down in little steps in the basic DVD (it runs about an hour!).

Good luck! I have the newest DVD set and I love it. Hopefully you'll be able to catch on and love it too!

arewethereyet

Send them to ME!!! :laugh:

arewethereyet

Honestly I have felt this way about every DVD I have ever purchased, borrowed, or watched on TV. I have now learned the idea is the newness of it all..................your body doing something it is not used to. THIS is what helps you keep losing weight.

Just moving is great................dont worry about the steps. do some, adlib the others.............you WILL burn calories.

Good luck:flowerforyou:

kf210763

Hi
I soooo know what you mean! I did do it in public in a class 3 times but have decided to leave it to those with some co-ordination. I did sweat alot and burnt some calories but did look silly.
Have decided to stick with spinning...no co-ordination required!

rct1234

The Zumba instructor can make a world of difference! I have been to 4 seperate zumba classes and only like how 2 of the zumba instructors taught the class. My instructor is good at teaching the basic moves needed during the song, and then as you progress you pick up on the rest of the steps that are added to complete the routine. An added benefit in taking a live class is that you get to see people who are probably just as bad if not worse than you are. Of course all of the people in the video know every step by heart and can hit each move perfectly. My instructor always mention that zumba is not a dance class but your own personal workout party, so drop the inhibitions and join the party (what happens in zumba stays in zumba :-).

tashjs21

I tried and tried and tried...and tried some more....Just wasn't catching on....

It was very frustrating and the opposite of what everyone else says....GOOD for you all that can keep up!!!

I hear ya!!! I have zero coordination and felt ridiculous. I wanted to like it so bad but I have a feeling I was not getting the same workout as everyone else since I couldn't even get the moves down.

The moves are coordinated to work certain muscle groups. If I am flailing like I am wearing rollerskates on an ice rink...I don't think I am getting the benefits. :laugh:

catcrazy

You will get better tho...if you have a playstation 3 you could watch/do it at a slower pace until youre feeling more co-ordinated.

The very first exercise video I did was years ago and I felt the same, the pace was too fast etc...by day 7 i was ready to go to level 2.

Crystel22

I have the Zumba for the Wii and I love it. I am not sure what the dvd's do, but the game isn't too bad. I am not the most coordinate person either, but I did get it. It also starts out on beginner and works your way up. I don't do it every day as I like to change things up a bit.

Keep trying, you will get it. Have faith in yourself!! Good luck!!!!!

Stephanie08

OK...for all of you who said that Zumba will be fine to do EVEN IF YOU'RE A NON-DANCER AND UNCOORDINATED PERSON....SHAME on you!!!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO not the case!!!!! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

I will admit to everyone who told you that Zumba is fine to do even if you're a non-dancer is a LIAR! You do need some coordination and dance basics... But, here's the caveat - who's in you're living room watching you as you're trying it out? Do the basics dvd, keep doing it, keep trying, keep watching. And if you have to make up your own moves what the hell...GO FOR IT! Just enjoy the music and have fun, cause it's a party

Stephanie08

P.S. do you know how many calories you'll burn just trying to do the moves over, and over, and over again until you get it? And how good you'll feel once you can go through a routine

kelika71

OK...for all of you who said that Zumba will be fine to do EVEN IF YOU'RE A NON-DANCER AND UNCOORDINATED PERSON....SHAME on you!!!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO not the case!!!!! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

I am sooooooooooo disappointed that I could not follow or keep up with the steps my Zumba DVD....

I looked completely ridiculous and would never attempt to do this in public...

Oh well...on to find another source for a high calorie burning exercise...SIGH...


PS...Obviously this topic "LIARS" was meant in jest and should not be taken literally.... :flowerforyou:

I'm laughing here because I would love to do this, but I know I have no coordination, 2 left feet and no rhythm (dunno how I ever survived marching band)! Maybe it's 2 right feet? I just don't know my feet!

suzooz

I am totally uncoordinated, and the first time I tried Zumba, I laughed SO hard. I was flailing around trying to get my arms and legs (not to mention my hips) moving in the right direction. Even though I look ridiculous, I am having fun. And moving more than I have in a very long time. And laughing all of the way.

Did you know that you can burn an extra 1.3 calories / minute when you laugh? :laugh: And i need all of the help I can get!

Sorry if I misled you, but I have two left feet and really enjoy it!

SamiCami

That is the same reason why ---mine is still in the box and has been there for the last 3 years.....you are not alone----:)