Am I the only person who dislikes Zumba???

same here, I go to zumba every week but its my least favourite class.

At first I felt totally stupid as everyone seemed to follow along okay but I coudn't keep up, then after a couple of lesson I realised the instructor repeats the same routines. So its gone from very tricky to boring, but still hard. I keep going as I've been recommended certain types of gym classes, including one long exhausting cardio class a week: which is zumba. My instructor is quite energetic, a lot of people do very low energy versions of the moves but I give it full pelt, and burn around 750 kcal/hour. My advanced aerobics class only burns about 600.

And I LOVE 30DS, my favourite workout ever, lost 10lbs in 30 days just with that, I have a notepad with the routines on and do that in the gym at lunch followed by 20mins on the elliptical/rowing machine

I tried it; didn't like it so much-- although I can see why some people do.

My big thing is that I am not really a good dancer, and I get so caught up inthe "choreography" that I can't concentrate ont he workout. I prefer Jazzercise because there are fewer movements and they're repeated more often.

Oh yeah, and I really don't like Zumba music.

I also hate Zumba. I thought it was the teacher, and have gone to several classes. It's not and I'm done with trying to love it.

I spin twice a week mostly because it's a good workout, not because I really and truly love it. The gym that has the spinning class fills up pretty quick, so if I can't get a bike, I always tell myself that can do Zumba. I once Twittered something like, "if I can't get a bike and have to do Zumba, I may as well just kill myself" and a few people reported me to Twitter for being suicidal!!! I guess I have a flair for the dramatic, plus I want to exercise and like it, so ....

My background IS dance so it's sort of suprising that I don't like Zumba. I DO like bellydancing though but it's not exactly the best cardio workout there is.

See that's why you are one of my friends. I absolutely hate it and don't understand why people love it. I do really enjoy Jazzercise though, I get strength training and cardio and they show you step by step. When I went to Zumba, some of the songs didn't go with the moves so we were off beat and that made me so mad. On top of that I also don't like Latin music, and last but not least they dont tell you when to switch the moves, its like you already have to know the step to do it so unlike Jazzercise. I am glad I am not the only one who thinks its the pits.

Sounds like you had a bad instructor.

Mine is awesome. She gives you advanced warning of the next move, everything is perfectly on beat, and she shows you modifications to increase/decrease impact and intensity. Also, we don't do only Latin music, we have some arabic belly dance type stuff and also some african and pop kind of stuff thrown in there.

The instructor can make or break the class for sure.

I dislike all cardio equally :bigsmile:

All the these dance like aerobics classes at the gyms are discriminating against us coordinately challenged folks!!

I finally tried it for the first time yesterday and thought it was a total waste of time. I was doing as much if not more than most of the other people in the class, including the teacher, and didn't even break a sweat. I burned 222 cals in an hour. I would have been better off all round doing housework.

I dont really like dancing for a workout. May be fun to some, but not for me really. I like workouts that are rough and tough :laugh:

I do like it- it is light relief from all the "serious" exercise that I do. There is no way that it would be my main form of exercise though, it is simply a fun way of burning a few calories. If I do a Zumba class it will always be with something else as well either before or after.

I don't think people should knock it though, it has literally got thousands of people who otherwise would not have exercised at all into doing some form of cardio exercise..and with obesity etc on the increase that can only be a good thing.

Your not the only one! I've gone quite a few times because my friends think it's great, and it can be better if the instructor is good, but I just never have a good time. Yoga and running any day!

Hate is such a strong negative word to use. Let's just say it's a matter of preference.

PS: I have not tried any Zumba. Seen people done in groups and decides it's not really my thing.

I think it depends on the instructor. Each class is different. Some make you feel comfortable and some dont, the same with every kinda class i suppose. I go to zumba every Thursday night and Saturday morning and i have to say i am absolutely LOVING it!! The more i go the more i enjoy it because you start to learn the dances and its easier to follow, therefore you are burning more calories.

I actually really love Zumba. However, there's a few things to this. Firstly, I am NOT a dancer. I have no dancing inclination whatsoever. My coordination is sorely lacking. I couldn't dance my way out of a box. Secondly, I have done Zumba i several forms; video games, dvd, youtube, AquaZumba & regular Zumba classes. I do not like the video games or dvd's. I think they are terrible. Going to an actual class is much much better. The atmosphere and pace in a class are completely different from doing it at home. That being said, I totally agree it depends on the instructor as well. My gym has 6 different instructors, and 2 AquaZumba instructors. Out of all of them, there is only 1 I wouldn't go to for her class, and that's because her class is slower paced and I barely break a sweat. For the other 5 regular instructors, it's high paced and alot of fun. Each of them have different music, all ranging from Latin to Hip hop to Bollywood. I love it all. AquaZumba is the same, though I do get less of a burn and you feel silly dancing in your swimsuit, it's fun. Sure, you look like an idiot at times. Sometimes you just have to let go of your 'image' and pretend you're the only person in the world. Also, re:youtube (since I did mention it), I would not choose it as my "go to" for Zumba, BUT I've found alot of the songs and similar choreography on there that my gym instructors use, so if there's a snow day or I'm home with a sick kid, I will throw it on and pretend I'm in the class. It's not quite the same high energy workout, but at least I'm doing the songs and choreography I know.

No, Zumba isn't for everyone. But some forms of Zumba, or the instructors, are better than others.

Lol, I have it for my kinnect,, maybe I'm not doing it correctly but I hate it too!