Zumba

rebeccaS85
rebeccaS85 Posts: 141
edited September 25 in Fitness and Exercise
I have never done Zumba before.....so I looked it up on youtube and found this 10 minute Zumba

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lcTWHXvvBI

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  • monicat623
    monicat623 Posts: 12
    I just did it for the first time tonight and it's so much fun...just wondering how people log it??
  • msproducer
    msproducer Posts: 101 Member
    Zumba is my favorite class at the gym. Have fun!

    Sharon
  • rebeccaS85
    rebeccaS85 Posts: 141
    I was wondering that as well??
  • kirstinkrueger
    kirstinkrueger Posts: 346
    I just did it for the first time tonight and it's so much fun...just wondering how people log it??

    calorie count has zumba listed as aerobic at 657.48 cal/hour
  • HotSouthernMess
    HotSouthernMess Posts: 474 Member
    I just did it for the first time tonight and it's so much fun...just wondering how people log it??
    i do it at the gym and it seems the only way to know is with a heart rate monitor. you can usually burn anywhere from 500-1000 cals in an hour. it is SO much fun!!!
  • kirstinkrueger
    kirstinkrueger Posts: 346
    i love love love the zumba classes at my gym too
  • jellyfishjen
    jellyfishjen Posts: 1,787 Member
    Just started also, I logged it as aerobic.
  • kkrause2
    kkrause2 Posts: 9 Member
    I log it under "Dancing, aerobic, ballet or modern, twist" It is a little more modest than what Zumba lists but I rather under estimate than overestimate. It's great exercise though, and so much fun!
  • AngelaPowPowPOW
    AngelaPowPowPOW Posts: 293
    I start mid-April. I can't wait! My best friend and I have a goal to eventually wear matching mesh tops like in most of the viddies on YouTube. lol
  • SunLovin1
    SunLovin1 Posts: 682 Member
    I've done Zumba for two plus years now. I use an HRM and burn about 400 calories per 45 minutes. Much depends on your fitness level.
  • megsta21
    megsta21 Posts: 506 Member
    I love zumba... if you dont have a HRM i would log it as Aerobic - High Impact. This worked out the same as my HRM to within 5 Cals. =]
  • lionempress
    lionempress Posts: 126 Member
    Best way is probably to use a HRM but I log it as aerobic dancing, I have been doing the 20 min workout for about a wk and I love it. I plan to do the full workout on wknds
  • justsummie
    justsummie Posts: 320 Member
    I'm gonna start this week!
  • dmmarie21
    dmmarie21 Posts: 254 Member
    I use a HRM. Sometimes, I burn over 700 cals an hour, sometimes, like tonight, I only burned 335 in about 35 minutes. I didn't work too hard tonight.. lol
  • jacque1109
    jacque1109 Posts: 129
    I am a zumba-holic and zumba 3-4X a week. In class. I tried the DVDs but didn't like them as much as the class. I would like the Wii game but look too expensive.
  • atrayubrandy
    atrayubrandy Posts: 188 Member
    I love zumba but I never feel like I'm burning that many calories. Don't get me wrong, I definitely build up a sweat but I feel like spinning or step aerobics is more calorie blasting. Am I wrong? I don't own a heart rate monitor. I'm just judging it by how I feel. I feel like I only burn like 350-450 calories.
  • alex063287
    alex063287 Posts: 61 Member
    Zumba is by far my favorite workout! I have been doing it for almost 2 years now and love it! You are working out but it doesn't feel like you are! I use a HRM watch to accurately track calories. I burn usually an average of 700-800 calories in an hour!
  • WendyB1
    WendyB1 Posts: 7
    bump
  • monicat623
    monicat623 Posts: 12
    Hmm...so there's no way to add an exercise like we can add food huh? Hope a mod sees this b/c Zumba should be an entry in its own right! =D
  • Athena413
    Athena413 Posts: 1,709 Member
    I am a zumba-holic and zumba 3-4X a week. In class. I tried the DVDs but didn't like them as much as the class. I would like the Wii game but look too expensive.

    I agree...the DVDs are NOTHING like a live class! I LOVE zumba. I've been doing it on and off for about a year now, but one of my friends recently became a zumba instructor so I'm going to her class every week now. She lost about 60 lbs and zumba was pretty much the only exercising she did...but she did it for about 4 hours a week. :wink:
  • suzooz
    suzooz Posts: 720 Member
    I just tried the Wii version of Zumba a couple days ago and had a blast. How many calories do you burn while laughing? I had to laugh when the training said, "looking good." I could picuture myself flailing around trying to keep up, parts moving and shaking, sweat pouring off my forehead, and responded "I'm sure it doesn't!' But it was FUN! I will try again tonight.
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