Does anyone Zumba and what are your results?

c2mr5721

Was doing some surfing on Zumba shoes, found a site that had a sale on shoes worn for Zumba. Got me a pair for $30 including shipping. Can't wait!

lasombra

For the person asking about Zumba shoes...my daughter gave me Zumba shoes for Momther's Day.....they're great for Zumba...just enough slide. It is a Nike brand and she said she purchased it at Zappos. Good luck and have fun shopping!

Zumba is fabulous for dance fanatics who love Latin rythyms. The amount of calories you burn depends on how much/or little you move. Even if you can't do the hip rolls, just try it (while making sure that your core is engaged) and you'll find that it is a great workout for your abs. Great for people who have osteoarthritis and osteoporosis (hips)....just be careful and gradually practice the moves.

c2mr5721

Just got an email, my ZUMBA has been shipped! I can't wait, I have even taken to watching the Zumba infomercial, lol :blushing:

aerobicgirl

i received my zumba yesterday so im doing it tonight, would have done it yesterday but i had a hair appt. so zumba day 1 tonight. add me to your post. glad we are all excited.. yay!!!!

aerobicgirl

ok so i did the first cardio dvd and wow its amazing, it is hard but bc i don't know the steps and i can't shake my hips like that (yet haha) but its cool i used my hrh and i burned about 300 in about 40 minutes, i think bc i don't know the steps maybe as the steps come easier i will burn more, but its fun , hurry up and get your dvds ladies..

Dragonfly11

Hi Zumba -fans,
still here and still waiting.......... no confirm email or anything!! i can't wait to try this!!!

oh, and i'm checkin the infomercial too, LOL!!!!

Off to P90

Janet

Dragonfly11

Hurray , Hurray - scheduled to arrive on 5/21 !!!! Woo Hooo!!! Can't wait to join the party!!:drinker:

somigliana

Hurray , Hurray - scheduled to arrive on 5/21 !!!! Woo Hooo!!! Can't wait to join the party!!:drinker:

Awesome!
I do Zumba classes at a local dance studio 3x a week--I've been going since January and I'm still loving it. I get around 590cal an hour on my HRM and I usually log 500cal as exercise calories

I credit any weight I've lost to my eating plan and calorie deficit, but Zumba has given me a trimmer waistline and much nicer oblique muscles.

SraArroz

I did zumba tonight and I absolutely LOVE It!! My HRM said that I'd burned 555 calories. So that's pretty cool! Keep dancing, girls! :bigsmile:

erincraig

I have been going to a class 1 time a week for a few months. I love it!!! It has been the best activity for me as a stay at home mom. I go on Monday and it motivates me to keep moving all week. If I miss the class I feel lazy all week. I haven't tried the DVD's but would like to. Our teacher changes her class up often. It is intense! She gets anywhere from 600-800 calories on her monitor depending on which songs she does. (Some are more cardio some are toning).

Once I added counting calories to my routine I have averaged 2 pounds a week loss!

aerobicgirl

I did zumba tonight and I absolutely LOVE It!! My HRM said that I'd burned 555 calories. So that's pretty cool! Keep dancing, girls! :bigsmile:

not sure if you saw my post but i did 40 minutes and only managed to burn 300 calories not sure if its bc i don't know the moves but the dvd is kinda hard. haha i cant move my body like that.

missysmission777

I go to the same Zumba Class as Erin and I agree with everything she has said.. I was diagnosed with Generative Disk Diease last year where I was in Physical Therapy and that about KILLED me, it was hurting me Then I tried my first class with Erin back in September. 2009 . I thought to myself that there would be no way I could even do Zumba because my back was hurting everyday..To my surprise I love it and it's made my body alot stronger and my back does not hurt like it use to ,every once in awhile I'll get a pain....I have ordered the DVD's w/ toning sticks on zumba.com . I strongly recommend the toning sticks, I have lost in my arms, back , through my shoulders, I have TODAY a shirt on that I use to wear but couldn't because my arms, shoulders, it fit too tightly but today I have it on and I've been using toning sticks not even a full month now. I am up to 3 classes a week and I love how our instructor switches it where we don't plato, working different areas in our bodies. I would strongly recommend ZUMBA it's changed my life for the better.

Love & Believe!
Missy

flyinmax

I am also doing Zumba once a week at a "local" (20 min away) community center. This was my 2nd week and I felt like I was able to do a lot more this time. I was kinda lost the first week, but still was sweating after about 15 min. The 60 min class seems to fly away and I take the class with a friend who's 15 yr older but in better shape!
What do the "toning sticks" do for you and where can you get them?

SraArroz

"not sure if you saw my post but i did 40 minutes and only managed to burn 300 calories not sure if its bc i don't know the moves but the dvd is kinda hard. haha i cant move my body like that."

I've increased my calories burned each week. I think it's because I'm starting to learn the moves and am actually doing more of them. LOL Keep it up, you'll get it. I really wanted to do zumba today but there's no class.... I want a 24 hour zumba studio to go to whenever I want.

aerobicgirl

"not sure if you saw my post but i did 40 minutes and only managed to burn 300 calories not sure if its bc i don't know the moves but the dvd is kinda hard. haha i cant move my body like that."

I've increased my calories burned each week. I think it's because I'm starting to learn the moves and am actually doing more of them. LOL Keep it up, you'll get it. I really wanted to do zumba today but there's no class.... I want a 24 hour zumba studio to go to whenever I want.

thanks for the encouragement i tend to get discouraged easily, its been really hard to lose the last 15 lbs of post pregnancy weight andi have to admit my eating habits have not helped so, i decided to buy the zumba bc ive heard so much about it, so i just have to learn to move my hips like them.

aerobicgirl

oh ya i was wearing my cross trainers for the dvd's nope i could not move my feet so i took them off and just wore my socks and well, then i was to slippery, haha need to find something.

c2mr5721

Just got my shoes in the mail today. Put them on and they fit ( I never order shoes online). Still am waiting on my Zumba DVD. I can't wait. While I was cleaning house today I turned on the Sirrius satellite and found myself dancing to the music. LOL Anyone walking by would of wondered what I was doing in here.
I can't wait to get my DVD's got an email and they are "in transit". Am so excited, my other half walked in today as I was watching the infomercial and just looked at me and walked back outside. LOL

donna56

It took me 8 days to get my dvd's but I guess it was worth it bc I love them lol

XcarlyX

MY dvd's are due to arrive tomorrow...i cant wait lol im so crazy excited

hooah_mj

Hey Janet & All.....I've read ya'lls posts and hoping the DVDs arrived finally.....
I absolutely love Zumba & would love to check in with results on a running thread.

3 x weekly for me....I have special dance shoes that I wear. Not sure if they're Zumba, but the arch can bend a 180!

Our instructor is absolutely awesome! We do it all....from salsa/cumbia to a boxing shuffle of sorts....I can't get enough of the fun. Burn those cals like nothing else....& such a blast doing it :bigsmile:

eclairuk

I'm going to my first Zumba class on Wednesday!!!! Excited!!!!!! Need to go early though because the classes are queued out the door.

c2mr5721

Got my Zumba dvd's today. Can't wait to start. Unfortunately I am leaving Tuesday night and will be gone for a week.
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hooah_mj

Got my Zumba dvd's today. Can't wait to start. Unfortunately I am leaving Tuesday night and will be gone for a week.
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Take 'em with

eclairuk

Got my Zumba dvd's today. Can't wait to start. Unfortunately I am leaving Tuesday night and will be gone for a week.
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Awww that's a shame!! You'll be bursting to do them when you come home then :laugh:

c2mr5721

I thought about taking them with me but I don't know that we will have time. We will bet getting up at 6 to hit the road and driving all day and as far as we can til we are ready to drop. Trying to do 3000 miles in 3 days 4 tops.

AHHH, maybe I will sneak out a little early and go do me a li Zumba.

Confession: I dvr'd the infomerical just in case I couldn't find it anymore, lol

mandyshell

I take 3 Zumba classes a week. I burn at least 950 calories a pop. But I'm a big girl It's soooooooo fun. I don't have the dvd's yet, so I've never done it at home.

hummingbird314

I saw the Zumba infomercial last weekend and I was unsure about ordering the dvds. It looks like so much fun and everyone's posts have made me want to order it. I think I'll give it a try. Has anyone seen the kids Zumba dvd's? I'm trying to find more fun ways to get my kids moving this summer.

MisdemeanorM

I love it. You have to let your inhibitions go! and if you don't know the steps just to whatever keeps your heart rate up! I regularly would burn 700+ an hour.

NewImprovedCnbethea1

I saw the informercial yesterday :sad: it made me miss my classes at the gym I think this summer we will get the membership back and then I will be able to go back to the zumba classes they are totally fun!! Can't wait to get back in there and shake my stuff lol!!

SraArroz

I looked at the site to possibly order the dvd's b/c I love my classes and sometimes zumba is what I want to do, but the workouts are to the latin music. My classes are the same moves but done to current hip-hop music. Have you all seen any dvds that are to the hip-hop music??