Just Zumba or Other Workouts as well??

ashleighasbury12
ashleighasbury12 Posts: 5
edited October 2 in Fitness and Exercise
I am a huge zumba fan...I have been doing it for a few months now...Im not getting huge results...just maintaining and gaining a few every now and again...should I change to a different workout or do something in addition to my zumba workouts??

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  • lmh0111
    lmh0111 Posts: 11
    bump
  • dragonbug300
    dragonbug300 Posts: 760 Member
    Add strength training. Even the 'toning' exercises in some zumba classes are really ineffective as far as body composition goes.
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    Oh yeah, lift weights!
  • rachelrox81
    rachelrox81 Posts: 26 Member
    Yes! Add strength training and different cardio workouts. You need to change up your workouts because your muscles have memory and will get used to doing something over and over again and you will stop seeing results. Change it up!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    What are you eating? Exercise won't help if you're eating more than you burn.
  • snookumss
    snookumss Posts: 1,451 Member
    Yes! Add strength training and different cardio workouts. You need to change up your workouts because your muscles have memory and will get used to doing something over and over again and you will stop seeing results. Change it up!


    EXACTLY! You need to vary your workouts so that your body doesn't adjust to the type of exercise you are getting! Try yoga, lifting weights, strict cardio or swimming!
  • yeabby
    yeabby Posts: 643 Member
    What are you eating? Exercise won't help if you're eating more than you burn.

    This is what I was going to ask. How often are you doing zumba? What are you eating? Unless you open your diary it's hard to help.
  • ashleighasbury12
    ashleighasbury12 Posts: 5
    I eat OK but not very well...I do zumba 3-4 times a week for 1-2 hours a session. I'm on here now to hopefully get my eating habits in a better soot and get some results! ;)
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I eat OK but not very well...I do zumba 3-4 times a week for 1-2 hours a session. I'm on here now to hopefully get my eating habits in a better soot and get some results! ;)

    I know scores of people who lost a lot of weight (and look fantastic) without ever doing a second of any kind of exercise.

    I know one person who got to a size 2 only doing Zumba. I lost 34 pounds with my only exercise being nightly walks.

    It sounds like you need to adjust your calorie intake and then worry about the exercise part. Zumba's a great workout. Strength training is a good idea, but not necessary to see weight loss. And while your body will adjust a bit to the same exercise (you'll burn slightly fewer calories because your HR won't get up as high), it won't stop burning calories and will still be effective.
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