Has anybody tried any Zumba DVDs?

AmyL1987
AmyL1987 Posts: 9
in Fitness and Exercise
I just started on MFP a couple of days ago and I really want to start incorporating some exercise.

I'm at uni and live away from home 5 days a week in term time in a very rural location which makes exercising (except for walking) difficult.

I was thinking of buying the Zumba Exhilarate DVD pack and giving that a go as I can do it both at home and in my room at uni. Has anybody tried these (or any other zumba DVDs) and if so are they worth the investment??

Thanks!!

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  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I think they are worth it. Zumba is so much fun that it doesn't feel like exercise, but you will be soaked with sweat by the end. Zumba is how I met my original weight loss goal (27 lbs and 2 sizes lost in 4.5 months).

    I'd definitely buy another set if they'd release it.
  • rachface1234
    rachface1234 Posts: 227 Member
    Hey friend! When I was in graduate school, I often left my house at 6 am and didn't return until 8 or 9. I made it a goal to NOT gain 10-20lbs as many people in my program did. So I scheduled Zumba time about 5 times a week.. I used the old fashioned videos from before the most recent set, and I loved it! I could thump around, giggling and sweating in my living room, get a great workout any time of day, and fit it into my crazy schedule. I was in probably best shape of my life when I combined those workouts with hiking and adding weights to some of the zumba tapes :). Good luck my friend! If you have a game console they also sell video game workouts, but I liked the videos better!
  • AmyL1987
    AmyL1987 Posts: 9
    That's great, thanks for the advice. I've just reserved the DVD box set to collect tomorrow and at the moment it includes free zumba toning sticks so it seems like a good investment. Will start small 30 mins a couple of times a week as I'm currently super unfit but will try and build from there :)
  • KRB28
    KRB28 Posts: 248 Member
    I do Zumba on my Wii. The DVDs are deffinitely something you can do in your dorm room :)
  • AmyL1987
    AmyL1987 Posts: 9
    I was going to get the wii game but we're currently in the process of moving house and I just found out today that the controller has been packed away!! Frustrating.
  • nena49659
    nena49659 Posts: 260 Member
    I watch and follow along with Zumba on youtube. Love it!
  • Sunnygirl949
    Sunnygirl949 Posts: 3 Member
    I've been alternating Zumba sculpt and tone and Zumba fitness 2, 6 days a week 1 hour a day + MFP = 22 lb loss in 2.5 months!
  • parabuds
    parabuds Posts: 6
    Zumba is great, me and my sister do the DVDs in the living room all the time. But motivation wise you may want to join a class as once you've done the DVDs a few times it gets quite boring and repetitive.
  • MamaMaryC
    MamaMaryC Posts: 142 Member
    I have a Zumba set I bought 3 years ago, Zumba for Xbox Kinect, and have been to a couple live classes at the gym. It is fun and a really great way to get active. I don't know about Exhilarate because I haven't done it. But the Zumba I have done has been fun and you almost forget you are exercising.

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