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  • kithalloyd
    kithalloyd Posts: 135 Member
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    Well it looks as if everyone of you are getting benefits from zumba guess the key thing is to be patient and stick to it. I will def keep this in mind and keep doing my zumba 4 days a week. I found that I have miscalculated my calories giving myself to many a day so I am hopeful that next week I will shed a pound or two. Perhaps thats part of the reason. I must say I love the way I feel after doing zumba I feel that the videos are great and do more than the classes. Videos also make it much more covenient for this momma :smile:
  • UZBGIRL
    UZBGIRL Posts: 35
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    I have been doing Zumba for over a year. I absolutely LOVE it. I have not lost any weight since I gained muscle weight. I do Zumba 4 times a week and yoga 3 times. I started counting calories last month. I've noticed good results. I found this application today. I think now i will loose some weight.

    I have an instructor who lost 50Lb. here is her page on facebook.

    http://www.facebook.com/aminta.lucerogreene

    Here is another one, who lost tons of weight, healed by Zumba and fitness. She had 10 surgeries, shoulder replacement but look at her picture. She looks amazing now.

    http://www.facebook.com/lynda.puglisiskluzak

    I would recommend you to keep practicing. Purchase a pair of bloch dance shoes in order not to hurt your ankles and knee. Good Luck!
  • senyosmom
    senyosmom Posts: 613 Member
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    They dont have the zumba count on here because it reallly doers depend on the intensity of the class, your weight and how much effort is put in. Personally, I LOVE zumba (going tonight) . Most fitness trainers say you burn between 500-1000 depending on the before mentioned factors. I usually say I burn 550 but I hope I burn more. I added it as a "personal" exercise so I dont have to manually do it each time. If you can get your hand on a HRM you can find out exactly how much you burn at Zumba (I hope my hubby gets me one for my Bday at the end of the month).
  • UZBGIRL
    UZBGIRL Posts: 35
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    My friend uses HRM. She wears wrist weight (1lbs each hand). IT shows 400 cal per class. I checked my weight, i burn around 600 per class. Here is Zumba Calories calculator:

    http://www.caloriesburnedhq.com/zumba-calories-burned/
  • kithalloyd
    kithalloyd Posts: 135 Member
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    Thanks everyone I am going to stay focused I am at the 3 month range right now. I will def check out those fb page links. :flowerforyou: Thanks:flowerforyou:
  • HeidiYogi
    HeidiYogi Posts: 81 Member
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    My friend uses HRM. She wears wrist weight (1lbs each hand). IT shows 400 cal per class. I checked my weight, i burn around 600 per class. Here is Zumba Calories calculator:

    http://www.caloriesburnedhq.com/zumba-calories-burned/

    Great name! ;-)

    I wear my HRM and it does depend on the intensity of the class/instructor - last week I went to a fun, super high-energy Zumba class and burned 923 calores in 60 minutes!! Last night I went and it was a different teacher - much more mellow - and in 58 minutes I burned 591 calores - BIG difference but still had so much fun!! The link above is a good estimator for sure but nothing compares to having that HRM - I use the Polar FT7 and this place had it cheapest - it seems pretty accurate and helps with your personal workouts! :-)

    http://www.heartratemonitorsusa.com/polar-ft7.html
  • taintedbutterfly18
    taintedbutterfly18 Posts: 189 Member
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    I take one zumba class a week and alternate it with aerobics classes. I have lost more inches and lbs, but I feel fantastic. I have done it for almost 10 months now.
  • kithalloyd
    kithalloyd Posts: 135 Member
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    Congrats to every one seems like we are all doing good as far as inches and Im gonna try to not focus on the numbers. Im watching my calories close this week so maybe just maybe thatll help

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