Dancing for daily cardio.... Who would've known it'd work so

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  • Islandgirl3747
    Islandgirl3747 Posts: 3
    Started Last night, as soon as I got home dance for 45 mins, like it was nobody's business. my heart rate was up and it felt SOOO good. I was sweating like crazy and taking in alot of water!

    This is so fun!
  • xDeannaGarciax
    xDeannaGarciax Posts: 675
    okay so it is one in the morning just got home from my bars Karaoke night. Danced a total of 45 minutes had a great time.
    Love this challenge so far awesome
    Sounds like you had a great night of fun and and a great workout all rolled into one:wink::tongue:

    I'm jumping in on this one, sometimes I dance when I clean. hahah I know I know, it would sound crazy to some but not all my new best friends here on Dance ourselves silly having loads of fun and awesome cardio to boot:drinker: :tongue:

    I'm in Girls:bigsmile:

    2 by Friday I can do that and then I'll be watching for the next challenge:wink:

    Fun Fun Fun
    Becca:heart:

    Heeey, welcome! Not silly at all! I do it too, as I'm sure most women on here will agree that they do it too! It's just fun. Plain and simple and a great way to loose weight! :)
  • xDeannaGarciax
    xDeannaGarciax Posts: 675
    I'm jumping in on this one, sometimes I dance when I clean. hahah I know I know, it would sound crazy to some but not all my new best friends here on Dance ourselves silly having loads of fun and awesome cardio to boot.

    LOL, I dance while I am cooking! My favourite is selections from the "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack!!


    Ugh I love Moulin Rouge! Gonna dance to that today I think:wink:
  • Positively_Me
    Positively_Me Posts: 1,499 Member
    Started Last night, as soon as I got home dance for 45 mins, like it was nobody's business. my heart rate was up and it felt SOOO good. I was sweating like crazy and taking in alot of water!

    This is so fun!

    Yes it is..can't wait to dance my a** off tonight...keep it up girl :)
  • xDeannaGarciax
    xDeannaGarciax Posts: 675
    Hello gang :)

    Did my dancing yesterday while i cooked dinner. I managed to dance my heart out for about 2 hours...on and off...based on my hrm i burnt 290 calories.

    Thanks for the challenge :)
    see ya later!

    Great job!!! Funny how you get lost in it and time just fly's by!!!
  • xDeannaGarciax
    xDeannaGarciax Posts: 675
    I love dancing too! Will have to try zumba out :)


    Oooooh yes some of us were wondering and a couple ladies asked me earlier about trying Zumbe out! Any recomendations on some videos to purchase or download? Heck even some of your own would be FANTASTIC:happy:

    I just ordered some zumba dvd's off of t.v. I can't wait for them to get here lol. Should get them in 3-7 days.

    Right on! Let us all know how it goes! I'm really interested in purchasing myslef!:smile:
  • xDeannaGarciax
    xDeannaGarciax Posts: 675
    Started Last night, as soon as I got home dance for 45 mins, like it was nobody's business. my heart rate was up and it felt SOOO good. I was sweating like crazy and taking in alot of water!

    This is so fun!

    Good for you!

    Isn't it! I love dancing, does so much more then just raise your heart rate and it's fun too, that's what I love about it:smile:
  • phollywood8785
    phollywood8785 Posts: 52
    Im in! yay Im pumped!!
  • Mom2Emery_Liam
    Mom2Emery_Liam Posts: 149
    Count me in too! I do this already, a few times a week! Usually with Lady Gaga while putting away my dishes LOL.
    As far as moves go, I try to constantly keep my feet moving and I incorporate a lot of squats. Keep your core/tummy engaged as well. Try to keep the arms above heart level.
    It's amazing how just 10 mins of this gets my heart rate up far more than walking for an hour. Plus it's crazy FUN! My boys are still young so they just look at me like I'm weird and keep on playing:-)
    I'd love to try Zumba too- they offer it twice a week at our town center so I need to check into that and see if it's full yet.
  • xDeannaGarciax
    xDeannaGarciax Posts: 675
    Count me in too! I do this already, a few times a week! Usually with Lady Gaga while putting away my dishes LOL.
    As far as moves go, I try to constantly keep my feet moving and I incorporate a lot of squats. Keep your core/tummy engaged as well. Try to keep the arms above heart level.
    It's amazing how just 10 mins of this gets my heart rate up far more than walking for an hour. Plus it's crazy FUN! My boys are still young so they just look at me like I'm weird and keep on playing:-)
    I'd love to try Zumba too- they offer it twice a week at our town center so I need to check into that and see if it's full yet.

    WELCOME :)
    Good for you! My youngest looks at me like I'm crazy too...lol I can usually get him to join in for a little bit then he's bored...lol unless I dance with him on my hip:) I love dancing to Lady Gaga's music too! Love doing squats while dancing, except when I do them I make a figure 8 with my hips and I feel the burn all over! You should give it a try ;)
  • xDeannaGarciax
    xDeannaGarciax Posts: 675
    Im in! yay Im pumped!!

    Great....WELCOME =)
  • xDeannaGarciax
    xDeannaGarciax Posts: 675
    ZUMBA-
    Here it is ladies Lesbionairre posted the link to you tube for this Zumba video! We both really really like this one! It's only 9minutes. So for anyone who was curious about it watch it or give it a try, but be ready to sweat your butt off, I did :happy: :happy: :happy:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu1MAzQBZ0k&feature=related girls

    Oh and her and I are going to do this dance once a day! I know I said new challenge every week but I wanted to share because I thought this was great and only takes 9minutes....ANYBODY IN?

    Think of it as a challenge for those who would like to participate on top of our other challenge! I don't want to push anyone too hard so only do what your body can handle :)
  • amesnc
    amesnc Posts: 32
    This sounds like fun! I will have to add dancing to my cardio tonight!
  • pressica
    pressica Posts: 361
    This sounds like fun. I am going to have to check out the video when I get home.
  • Bleux
    Bleux Posts: 186
    I'm up for the new challenge. Got in a 35 minute dance session with my 2 year old and 3 year old today. We chose the "Mama Mia" soundtrack!
  • Positively_Me
    Positively_Me Posts: 1,499 Member
    I'm in too...
    check back later or tomorrow :)

    Happy dancing girls!
  • barty
    barty Posts: 729
    Hi Everyone, I have just done 50 minutes of zumba :happy: I love zumba and although still not feeling 100% i do feel better than I did before!!! Have fun !!!!!
  • kjrosa
    kjrosa Posts: 34
    WOW...I lost 4lbs doing 4hrs of exercise yesterday (3hrs of it dancing; 2 hrs of that dancing while holding my little girl)...I can NOT believe it 4lbs in 1 day!!!

    Today I danced for 1 hr while holding my daughter; my boys and I kicked off with "The Mexican Hat Dance", while listening to a personal mix of variations of the "Mexican Hat Dance" (that was for 13min). Then we danced to "Floggy Molly" for 30min, doing traditional Iris dance; that was the biggest dance work out I've EVER done, it is very hard to do the popping foot work while carrying an infant! And finally we topped it off with sprint laps listening to Nelly Furtado's "Whoa Nelly" album for 17min.

    Don't know if I'm going to do more later; pretty tuckered out at this point...
  • xDeannaGarciax
    xDeannaGarciax Posts: 675
    WOW...I lost 4lbs doing 4hrs of exercise yesterday (3hrs of it dancing; 2 hrs of that dancing while holding my little girl)...I can NOT believe it 4lbs in 1 day!!!

    Today I danced for 1 hr while holding my daughter; my boys and I kicked off with "The Mexican Hat Dance", while listening to a personal mix of variations of the "Mexican Hat Dance" (that was for 13min). Then we danced to "Floggy Molly" for 30min, doing traditional Iris dance; that was the biggest dance work out I've EVER done, it is very hard to do the popping foot work while carrying an infant! And finally we topped it off with sprint laps listening to Nelly Furtado's "Whoa Nelly" album for 17min.

    Don't know if I'm going to do more later; pretty tuckered out at this point...

    CONGRATULATIONS! That's wonderful!!! Keep up the good work!
  • xDeannaGarciax
    xDeannaGarciax Posts: 675
    Hi Everyone, I have just done 50 minutes of zumba :happy: I love zumba and although still not feeling 100% i do feel better than I did before!!! Have fun !!!!!

    That's GREAT! What a good workout it is!
  • xDeannaGarciax
    xDeannaGarciax Posts: 675
    I'm up for the new challenge. Got in a 35 minute dance session with my 2 year old and 3 year old today. We chose the "Mama Mia" soundtrack!

    Good music to dance to! Great job!
  • donna56
    donna56 Posts: 412
    Hi Everyone, I have just done 50 minutes of zumba :happy: I love zumba and although still not feeling 100% i do feel better than I did before!!! Have fun !!!!!

    That's GREAT! What a good workout it is!

    I just ordered zumba dvd's earlier today, can't wait for them to get here lol
  • sissy56
    sissy56 Posts: 108 Member
    I just found the thread and I am so in. 15 minutes tonight.
  • oomalmal
    oomalmal Posts: 219 Member
    I did 40 mins tonight. Same as yesterday with a little just dance mixed in.
  • Dragonfly11
    Dragonfly11 Posts: 672 Member
    Hey Everybody,
    hopeyou all had a fine day!! Got up early and got in 55 minutes of strength training before work and did 30 min of latin dancewhen I got home!! yea!!it was great , even though my footwork needs much work! ::laugh: I won't quit my day job!!

    I'm looking for a good zumba /salsa dvd that isn't going to break the bank and is challenging and fun~ anyone have any ideas??

    Will check in later have a great nite all,
    Janet:heart:
  • Bleux
    Bleux Posts: 186
    Frustrating weigh-in this morning, no change. Going to go crank up some tunes and try to put myself in a better mood.
  • denitchy
    denitchy Posts: 445
    Good morning everyone! I got in 35 minutes last night, felt great!!
    My cousin is getting married today, so I have a reception to go to tonight and will be a dancing fool...... LOL
  • Positively_Me
    Positively_Me Posts: 1,499 Member
    I managed to dance for 15 minutes .
    Happy dancing girls, i will be back later...
  • Keemeri
    Keemeri Posts: 74
    I would love to Zumba...do they have DVDs for home? I love to dance!:happy:
  • xDeannaGarciax
    xDeannaGarciax Posts: 675
    I just found the thread and I am so in. 15 minutes tonight.

    GREAT! Welcome :)
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