Zumba Lovers talk to me! bring pics if you got''em!

Just as a side note, I am using the first Zumba for Kinect not the new one. Getting the new one this weekend.

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As a Zumba enthusiast let me just say:

Bahahahahahahaha! Soo been there! :laugh:

Love it!!! I have been doing Zumba for Kinect for a week now and can already see a difference, especially in my thighs and butt. It is AWESOME!

I've been going for about 2 months, usually once a week, twice if my schedule allows it. I've had the DVD set for about 18 months also, i prior to starting classes (none were available for a long time!), i did the DVDs about 3 times weekly. Since finding a good Zumba class, I've tried using the DVDS again and ugh...SO BORING!! I'll never do them again!

I've gone to several different facilities with different instructors and have had mixed results - if your instructor isn't into it, is fairly out of shape or has no energy or rhythm, the class sort of sucks. I got lucky and on my third try, found a Zumba studio that I LOVE. I run 3-4 miles 2-3 days weekly and I can definitely feel an improvement since I've been going to Zumba, which seems wierd since I'm only able to go once weekly. Zumba classes are definitely fun and though I've not used the Kinect or Wii versions, friends who have have had a similar reaction as I did with my DVDs - all good until you actually experience a class and then they are really, really boring...and definitely not as good of a workout.

there's definitely a learning curve to Zumba, but the choreography to each song is pretty repetitive, sort of like a song, actually. Like, a set of moves that go along with the verses, a set of moves for the chorus, a set of moves for the bridge, so it's pretty easy to learn, especially if you have a dance background or have done Zumba (in any of its incarnations) before. Definitely check out several classes and find an instructor that you like, you won't be sorry!!

...also, if you're worried about looking out of place in a Zumba class - DONT!!! There's a huge range of people in the classes...some are super fit and look awesome doing moves, some look awfully awkward. Some are 20, some are 60, some graceful, some not, some 300 lbs, some 110 pounds. You'll almost always be somewhere in the middle of the range...and, every single person in that class felt just as ridiculous when they started as you will!

I love Zumba, we have it for Wii. I started "just dance 3" on Dec 25th and I purchased zumba about a month ago. Between the two games, I've lost 24 lbs. It works!

I don't wanna hijack your thread I'm just curious from the ladies who go to Zumba regularly- how difficult is it to pickup for someone who has absolutely no coordination? I've been wanting to try Zumba myself but I'm terrified!

I'm not very coordinated either but the moves are very repetetive and you will eventually pick them up (even when you aren't doing them exactly the way the instructor is you are still moving and burning calories). I was really scared when I first went to class because I figured that everyone would be staring at me but honestly they are only looking at the instructor. My advice is to stand when you have a good view of the instructor (if you go to a class), concentrate on the feet first (the arm movements will come in time), do the best you can and HAVE FUN!!!

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Love this!!!

Thanks for sharing!
Michelle

Hey! I don't have pics but I can tell you, I LOVE Zumba and have some fabulous results to brag about from it! I've lost 24 lbs. in 2.5 months, starting at 183, now I'm down to 159! My mom was trying to get me to work out with her forever, but every work out she brought me to just wasn't for me. She brought me to a Zumba class one day, and I instantly signed up for an unlimited membership, and began a low calorie diet the next day. I know I've put in some hard work to get this far, but if it wasn't for Zumba, I don't think I would have even started my journey. Let me know how you feel about the Kinect version. I was thinking of purchasing a Kinect just for this game. LOL

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this made me bust up laughing!!!!!! Hahahaha!

i LOVE zumba.. haven't tried the video game because i am afraid i will get bored(i do better when not at home by myself lol)- but i do go 3x a week. my instructor is amazing. she mizes in hiphop/current music with the spanish so its a lot more fun then some of the other instructors i've been too. i also do some circuit training ontop of zumba but so far in almost 4months i have lost 32lbs (counting calories along with it). which i think is pretty good!! if you haven't been to the live classes i would recommend trying one out. its a blast!