Where my Zumba fanatics at!?

Island_Style20
Island_Style20 Posts: 98 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Any others out there that LOVE Zumba? Share your thoughts, favorite DVD's, etc! :)
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  • PhoenixRising7
    PhoenixRising7 Posts: 194 Member
    I love it! It's not the only exercise I do, but it is by far my favorite. I haven't done any of the DVDs, but I do take a live class, and I also use Zumba Fitness Rush and Zumba Fitness Core for the xbox.
  • StephD1185
    StephD1185 Posts: 46 Member
    Do you track your Zumba sessions on MFP? I went to add my class from today and Zumba was not an option -- MFP suggested I find a similar activity to use for the calorie burn rate, I'm curious what other people chose to use.
  • Island_Style20
    Island_Style20 Posts: 98 Member
    Do you track your Zumba sessions on MFP? I went to add my class from today and Zumba was not an option -- MFP suggested I find a similar activity to use for the calorie burn rate, I'm curious what other people chose to use.

    It's a shame MFP doesn't have Zumba as an option. I went on the website and you can insert your intensity and how long and it gives you a rough average of how many calories you should burn doing the workout. I put mine in as high impact aerobics since I do go all out during the routine, and it actually comes out a bit lower than what Zumba says you should be burning. So I figure if it's a little lower, than I can't complain much!
  • hazymary
    hazymary Posts: 190 Member
    MFP doesn't have it listed but YOU can add it...then go to zumbacalories and calculate approx. calorie burn, I error on the low side.
  • new2locs
    new2locs Posts: 271 Member
    Here I am!!!! Instructor here, I do zumba about 6 times a week in addition to my Kettlebell workouts. I wear an HRM which is best since your intensity levels differ all of the time.
  • NurseAshoRN
    NurseAshoRN Posts: 68 Member
    When I started losing weight I was a zumba fanatic! Going to classes 2x weekly. I ended up buying a heart rate monitor so I knew how many calories I was actually burning per class. I was shocked to see that I was burning between 700-800 calories per class! Because of a hectic school schedule, I stopped going to zumba in the early summer. Tonight it my first class back. I am nervous but so ready to 'get back to basics'.
  • jesse1379
    jesse1379 Posts: 239 Member
    I used to love Zumba but my favorite instructor just got in big trouble. I think I even heard she got arrested. :devil:
  • RosaC773
    RosaC773 Posts: 126
    Yes, Zumba junkie here.

    http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

    I use this site for right now, but I would like to get a good HRM soon.
  • HMToomey
    HMToomey Posts: 276
    I :heart: Zumba!

    -45 pounds from doing Zumba. I started with the Wii game and then went to a live class and now do 2 classes a week plus work out at home an hour a day. I have downloaded the songs my instructor uses and I memorized the choreography so that I can do it at home. I push harder, move faster, jump higher and all around enjoy myself more in a live class then at home! You really have to push when you are at home by yourself!
  • Quanda1972
    Quanda1972 Posts: 20 Member
    Love Zumba!!!!! I use the Zumba Fitness System DVD.......I use an android application called cardio trainer. It has zumba listed as a workout. I actually use cardio trainer for all workouts. I downloaded a new app today called Endomondo. I am going to try it out tomorrow.
  • summergirl73
    summergirl73 Posts: 70 Member
    Do you track your Zumba sessions on MFP? I went to add my class from today and Zumba was not an option -- MFP suggested I find a similar activity to use for the calorie burn rate, I'm curious what other people chose to use.


    Heart rate monitor is the best way.
  • Denjo060
    Denjo060 Posts: 1,008
    Or ycan google calories burned doing Zumba that is what I used before getting an HRM
  • DaniJeanine
    DaniJeanine Posts: 473 Member
    Zumba = love <3
  • Denjo060
    Denjo060 Posts: 1,008
    I used to love Zumba but my favorite instructor just got in big trouble. I think I even heard she got arrested. :devil:



    Is she the same on that got it for running the prostitution ring?
  • DaniJeanine
    DaniJeanine Posts: 473 Member
    Do you track your Zumba sessions on MFP? I went to add my class from today and Zumba was not an option -- MFP suggested I find a similar activity to use for the calorie burn rate, I'm curious what other people chose to use.


    Heart rate monitor is the best way.

    Def use an HRM. Online says between 500-1000 calories, but since I'm smaller, I burn less calories--about 380-400 per class. That's a big difference from what they estimate! If you want to use MFP, just type in "dancing" and see what comes up.
  • staop
    staop Posts: 3
    Here is a great website to track what is being burned off! I am Zumba for LIFE!! http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc
  • Jennicia
    Jennicia Posts: 409 Member
    Im here, Im here! LOVE ZUMBA! I go at least twice a week! Just to the class my gym has to offer and I have zumba for the Wii (which is fun- but not the same kind of burn) .
  • dynamicwon
    dynamicwon Posts: 175 Member
    I love Zumba....any suggestions on shoes besides the ones you have to order online. I have wide feet so I need to try my shoes on.
  • Denjo060
    Denjo060 Posts: 1,008
    I love Zumba....any suggestions on shoes besides the ones you have to order online. I have wide feet so I need to try my shoes on.




    I wear cross trainers they do not have as much of a tread like running shoes do
  • kitigonkukoo
    kitigonkukoo Posts: 218 Member
    LOVE Zumba! I take classes 3 nights a week, and we have the DVDs, although we rarely use those to be honest. Much more fun in person !!

    I've lost 20 inches total so far- 9 of which were around my waist!!!

    I've never lost weight there like that... it's always the very last place I loose it, and it's steadily dropping, even more so than other areas. Pretty amazing.
  • dynamicwon
    dynamicwon Posts: 175 Member
    BTW I go to a Zumba studio. The Instructor there is amazing I have an HRM and burn between 700 and -770 per class. I also just bought Zumba 2 for Wii and a Wii but havent tried it yet.
  • ladyluch99
    ladyluch99 Posts: 264 Member
    I do a Zumba class 4 times a week! LOVE ZUMBA!!!!
  • DeneshaS
    DeneshaS Posts: 21 Member
    I love Zumba. I work out in the mornings with my command and then after work it's all about the Zumba. I started out doing the class but now I stick to my Xbox connect just because I have a lot of things going on.
  • pineappleroo
    pineappleroo Posts: 47 Member
    I do Zumba on the Wii after I put my baby to bed. Love it!! So fun!!
  • tmgibson
    tmgibson Posts: 40 Member
    I went to this website: http://caloriesburnedhq.com/zumba-calories-burned/ to get the calories burned doing zumba and added to my exercise. Not sure how accurate it is but it gives me a little over 600 calories based off my weight, mins and intensity.
  • tetracat
    tetracat Posts: 74 Member
    I :heart: Zumba. I had no idea what I was getting into when I stepped foot into my first class. It is responsible for my weight loss! I was too out of shape to do the moves so I was forced to get healthier to be able to have more fun. :smile: I have met so many people and made new friends. Zumba rocks!
  • lik_11
    lik_11 Posts: 433 Member
    I use a HRM- used to burn over 10 cals/minute, but after losing some weight- I now burn about 8 cals/min. Still works for me! Love the Zumba. Once I heard it's like "line dancing on crack". heehee.
  • zevizardofoz
    zevizardofoz Posts: 13 Member
    Just bought Dvd, received saturday! and trying to learn the basics. It seems really fun, but I'm sure attending a good class gives more fun and technics than the DVD! But I want to stick to it!
  • bluestocking01
    bluestocking01 Posts: 71
    LOVE Zumba!!! I do two live classes a week. Thinking of adding a third but don't know when. :indifferent:
  • plmtrprsn
    plmtrprsn Posts: 15 Member
    After 4 years, I have become such a fan that I will become a certified instructor on November 3! If you had told me 5 years ago that I would be a fitness instructor in 2012, I would have laughed out loud in disbelief! The reality is that there just aren't enough classes in my area for me to get my fix, so I am going to get certified and add to the offerings.

    I have a friend who lost 70 lbs doing Zumba every day. She lives in a big city that can support that volume of classes. My small town has no classes offered and the larger town where I work has only 2-3 classes per week that I can get to. I do lose inches doing Zumba. (and I am currently doing Jillian Michaels DVDs to supplement.)

    Zumba is the only fitness class I have ever atteneded where I wasn't staring at the clock waiting for the class to end halfway through.

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