Just dance 3 or Zumba 2????

I was wondering the same thing. I played Just Dance 3 this past weekend. It was fun.

I just did Zumba 2 on Wii today and burned a significant amount of calories....comparable to when I take the Zumba class at the gym. I like the music and moves on game more than the class at gym (there is so much jumping at my gym's Zumba class that it starts to hurt my knees and hips after awhile). I do have Just Dance 3 but haven't tried it yet...I'll let you know!

I have HRM so I knew how many calories I burned. You can put in your weight on the game and it will estimate how many calories you burned but mine was less than what showed on my HRM.

I have Just dance 1 and 2 and the first zumba game for the wii. I find I get a better workout (meaning I sweat more) from Zumba. When I track it on here I just put it under zumba. I take Zumba classes and find I get about the same out of the workout. For the Just dance games, I log it under general dance. I have a tracker and they come pretty close. Hope this helps!

ZUMBA 2 ZUMBA 2 ZUMBA 2. DID I MENTION ZUMBA 2. Love that it lets me track burning calories and time goes by so fast. and you earn rewards, thats even better.

I was wondering the same thing.I went yesterday and bought the Zumba 2. I herd good things about it and I LOVE taking the class at my gym.I am hoping to do some workouts at home...:).I wonder how much u burn? In the class at the gym I can burn around 450 cal!Hope someone can give some info on it.

I am hoping to get the zumba game soon so can't comment on that (though I enjoy 'real life' zumba classes!)

However, I got JD3 for Christmas and absolutely love it. It is so much fun. Tonight I did one of the sweat mode programmes and I burned about 200 cals (it took just over 30 mins). I'm *fairly* fit so I was quite impressed by how many I burned. I suppose it depends what kind of music you would prefer to dance to, whether you prefer the mainly Latin rhythms of zumba or want a bit more funk/hip hop with some retro tracks too.

Whichever one you try I'm sure you will love them and have lots of fun!

I have Just Dance 1, 2 but not 3, and Zumba 1, 2. Zumba 2 is by far my favorite. Since I began 5 days ago (at a very slow pace, mind you) I've lost 7 pounds total. The weight loss went up then dove down and now is going slower (so far.) That's probably mostly water weight, as they say, but the results have inspired me to keep at it every day.

Day 1 - 18 minutes
Day 2 - 16 minutes (I started doing the songs instead of practicing the steps)
Day 3 - 19 minutes (short class, I forget which intensity)
Day 4 - 45 minutes (medium class, medium intensity)

Anyone want to do a challenge?

I play them both I love them equally. I play them faithfully I like how Zumba 2 tells you your calories burned. JD3 has more of a veriety of music. my family and I play both of them together

I have Just Dance 2 and 3 and really love them. They get my HR up a lot higher than some of the activities I do on the Wii Fit Plus exercises. I use my HRM and log it under Just Dance that I created so I can keep track of exactly what I am doing. Thinking about Zumba but not sure how much I would use it compared to what I already have.


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I have both games because I like to switch it up. I prefer Zumba 2 slightly more though. It has a progress tracker which includes calories burned (it tells you that after ever song though unless you do a class, then it tells you after the class), weight, time spent playing, and your technique. I've found it to be more accurate than Just Dance 3. In Zumba 2 you place the Wiimote over your right hip and in Just Dance 3 you just keep it in your hand. In the former I tried just shaking it around and about 90% of the time I didn't score anything, thus I didn't burn as many calories. With Just Dance 3 I did the same thing (shook it without really moving around) and it gave me a higher score/"burn".

I've also found Zumba 2 to be a bit easier to learn and get the hang of because it is geared more toward a work out than Just Dance 3. But like most everything else, it's all about the effort you put in! I say if you're starting out with a Wii exercise game get Zumba 2!

I've been looking at both so am glad I found this thread! I am more focused on fun ways to burn lots of calories so think I'm going to get Zumba 2. I have a HRM so will use that for calories burned. I have the Zumba DVDs and they are great but get repetitive and I need more variety. Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences!

inmy opinion i prefer just dance 3 - becuase i enjoy dancing along to song and that. but zumba 2 tell you calories burnt at the end of each song

i would personally get just dance 3 and buy yourself a cheap HRM.

Ive recently bought just dance 3 and i think its amazingg

Im not entirely sure how many calories are burnt but i promise you you`l sweat and ENJOY. I find myself playing it everyday

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I have Just Dance 1, 2 but not 3, and Zumba 1, 2. Zumba 2 is by far my favorite. Since I began 5 days ago (at a very slow pace, mind you) I've lost 7 pounds total. The weight loss went up then dove down and now is going slower (so far.) That's probably mostly water weight, as they say, but the results have inspired me to keep at it every day.

Day 1 - 18 minutes
Day 2 - 16 minutes (I started doing the songs instead of practicing the steps)
Day 3 - 19 minutes (short class, I forget which intensity)
Day 4 - 45 minutes (medium class, medium intensity)

Anyone want to do a challenge?

Oops, I really meant to say my weight itself went up then dove down. Anyway, good news is I have kept the 7 pounds off so far.