ZUMBA ZUMBA ZUM-BA!!!

JDHINAZ
JDHINAZ Posts: 641 Member
edited September 19 in Fitness and Exercise
I just did my first Zumba class. DANG!!!! It's FUN!!!! And although I proved once again I have NO rhythm and dance like a chained elephant, I was smiling ear to ear the whole time! Gotta go again.

...oh...and the 800 calories burned don't hurt none, either!!!
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  • amie1004
    amie1004 Posts: 65 Member
    Isn't it fun! Its my favorite form of exercise! I also probably leave something to be desired dance-wise, but I just hoped it made people not want to watch me! :)
  • KaitieBug
    KaitieBug Posts: 559 Member
    Zumba is waaayyy fun!! I'm the same way, no rythym whatsoever. :laugh:
  • beckyi88
    beckyi88 Posts: 604
    I have said that I've never had so much fun doing something so badly!

    Becky:happy:
  • SkyraBee
    SkyraBee Posts: 39 Member
    We just got a Zumba instructor at my gym too. I can't wait to check it out.
  • dyjames
    dyjames Posts: 5 Member
    i did zumba last week for the first time. it was greta, i did not realize you could burn so many calories/-great
  • nancyat48
    nancyat48 Posts: 11
    they just started a class at my gym. What is it??
  • sben00
    sben00 Posts: 1
    Zumba is a latin dance class or as my instructor says "fitness class" You don't have to know how to dance or just shake it like it's nobodies business and sweat and smile. I have been going two times a week, but I just found out that there is another class on Wednesdays that I wilil be adding in. It flies by and it's a great workout. You push yourself as hard as you like. I sweat more at that class than I do on my 3 mile walks or the time I spend on the eliptical.

    EVERYBODY SHOULD TRY IT, IT'S ADDICTIVE!
  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 6
    I love Zumba!! I went today!! It felt like a big party!!
  • jljohnson
    jljohnson Posts: 719 Member
    I'm so jealous! I want a Zumba class so bad! I don't have a gym membership, but I would pay the non-member price, just to go to that class a few times a week. I love dancing (and shakin' it :wink: )! Oh well, I guess it's the downside of living in a small town. :grumble:
  • kcdore_2469
    kcdore_2469 Posts: 24
    not to brag lol but I am a very good dancer and I am going to my first Zumba tonight! I hope I don't make a fool out of myself. Wish me luck!

    Katrina
    Start: 211
    current: 208
    Goal: 145
  • GetFitBy2010
    GetFitBy2010 Posts: 91
    I love zumba. I feel like I have much energy after the class.
    I go 3 times a week. I wish I can take it 5 days a week but my gym does not have it every day.
    Hip hop is good too. Since you have to remember the routine, you mind got a work out also.
  • kookla33
    kookla33 Posts: 234
    Zumba is my favorite way to exercise! It really does feel like a party, not a workout! By the time I leave I am soaking in sweat!

    Love it!
  • nshartley
    nshartley Posts: 9
    Anybody know of anyplace online that has a Zumba video (for those of us that don't have a gym)???
  • karenamilner
    karenamilner Posts: 5
    Yes, Zumba is AWESOME!!! I have been doing it since Feb 9 of this year!
  • karenamilner
    karenamilner Posts: 5
    sometimes Ebay has the dvd cheap...just gotta keep a look out....you should go to a class though!
  • glandis
    glandis Posts: 89
    Zumba.com has the videos on sale. I also recommend getting to a class with an awesome instructor. You will never want to do zumba in your living room again!
  • neenaleigh
    neenaleigh Posts: 584 Member
    REALLY! 800 ! I think i gotta try this, I saw that my gym offers it a couple times a week, but i didnt know what it was! Thanks for the info!
  • Tiff_09
    Tiff_09 Posts: 5,627 Member
    Zumba.com has the videos on sale. I also recommend getting to a class with an awesome instructor. You will never want to do zumba in your living room again!

    I saw the videos, in brief. The moves will definitely get you sweating and give you a good workout. I didn't enjoy it as well as my class at the Y though!!! I agree, if you can find a fun instructor, that is the best way to go!!
  • karenamilner
    karenamilner Posts: 5
    how did you lose 5 lbs?
  • neenaleigh
    neenaleigh Posts: 584 Member
    I just did my first Zumba class. DANG!!!! It's FUN!!!! And although I proved once again I have NO rhythm and dance like a chained elephant, I was smiling ear to ear the whole time! Gotta go again.

    ...oh...and the 800 calories burned don't hurt none, either!!!

    Hi, my name is Neena, and im a Zumba-holic....and i also have no rhythm!!!! :bigsmile:
  • kandyjo
    kandyjo Posts: 4,493 Member
    Zumba is the GREATEST!!! But all of these Zumba posts make me sooooo jealous!!!! They cancelled zumba at my gym :cry: :sad:
  • m2kjenn
    m2kjenn Posts: 1,671 Member
    going to my first class tonight - Can't wait!!!
  • kandyjo
    kandyjo Posts: 4,493 Member
    ...............again.....JEALOUS!!!! :frown:
  • emarcia28
    emarcia28 Posts: 140 Member
    you should buy the DVDs and do it at home! Its still very fun :tongue:
  • kandyjo
    kandyjo Posts: 4,493 Member
    since Zumba was cancelled at my gym, I started doing the Jazzercise and boot camp class... So, I'm still having fun and getting my butt kicked.... But I really miss Zumba!
  • melissaovadare
    melissaovadare Posts: 191 Member
    i love Zumba, too.......I don't belong to the gym anymore, but I think it depends on the instructor! I had to get to the gym 30 min before class to get in if I wanted this specific teacher....I never sweat so much in my life, but the hour went by so fast!

    Darn, I wish I belonged to that gym!!!!!!
  • karenamilner
    karenamilner Posts: 5
    I have been doing zumba a year now. I had lost about 8 lbs then gained it back when I had to take a break from zumba from pulling my achilles. I commit to zumba twice a week and am trying to eat better. Have not lost any weight but one lb, but that is ok with me, for now....I am trying to eat better. So-hoping that will help that scale go downwards instead up upwards. Now with the weather turning nicer to, I hope to start walking in my neighborhood again, one mile a day, twice a week. WISH ME LUCK!
  • 33KIKI
    33KIKI Posts: 304
    I love it but sadly the gym I go to packs in WAY too many people - I had to leave in 1/2 hour because NO ROOM :mad: - folks came late and squished in all around me:explode: . If I had to stretch out my arms I was going to hit the person next to me:embarassed: .

    Frustrating and I didn't want to hit nobody so I went to the eliptical instead. :sad:

    I want to get the videos but in person it's fun:laugh:
  • Mary_Burris
    Mary_Burris Posts: 120
    Im going to a Zumba Madness event tomorrow! Im so excited I have heard its awesome! we will see....:flowerforyou:
  • SraArroz
    SraArroz Posts: 238
    My gym has Zumba and I hear that class is PACKED! I'd like to try it but I'm a little intimidated by the crowds when I'm so uncoordinated! :blushing:

    A friend's daughter is in a competition dance group and her dance instructor also teaches Zumba classes in her studio on Friday nights. I might got there (it's smaller with fewer folks) to get started and see how I like it. If you don't have a gym membership, try calling local dance studios to see if they offer a Zumba class. It's possible they do and you could try it out there. :happy:
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