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Zumba Lovers

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  • hungryPHATbunny
    hungryPHATbunny Posts: 84 Member
    I am addicted to Zumba- I wear HRM and burn approx. 400 calories in about 50 mins. Great to do Ina class.
  • newme201213
    newme201213 Posts: 116 Member
    I love zumba workout...i used to hate cardio workouts,..and i always loved dancing...
    zumba gave me all that...i am trying to go 3 to 4 times a week.....
    I calculate my calories through zumbacalories.com website and its pretty accurate.

    Do share ur weightloss stores here..
  • ChristinaMcKeever
    ChristinaMcKeever Posts: 84 Member
    I love zumba been doing it since june 2011! thanks to zumba and mfp i have lost over 30 pounds iwould have lost more but health reasons have slowed me down a bit, i do zumba at home on the dvds and its fantastic i have tried other workouts but nothing compares to how i feel during and after zumba!!! i also calculate my calories burned by using the website www.zumbacalories.com The best dance workout out video EVER!!!
  • kashmyre
    kashmyre Posts: 105 Member
    Absolutely LOVE Zumba. You can add a custom workout called Zumba. This is what I have done. Once you put in your first value (zumbacalories.com) it will adjust based on your weightloss and the time you put in. I am 5'8", 185 and burn about 650-750 per 60 minutes (depending on how hard I work). I have been doing it for about a year and a half, but only really seriously for about 5 months (3-4 days per week). I have lost 46 pounds (started at 230) and can honesly say that Zumba had a big part of that (along with MFP). I actually have considered becoming an instructor.

    Feel free to add me as a friend if you want.
  • Erica002
    Erica002 Posts: 293 Member
    I tried Zumba years ago and hated it. I started doing it again 6 months ago and I LOVE it!!
  • tobenjoy
    tobenjoy Posts: 21
    I am addicted it is fantastic. It does feel like going to a club with a group of friends. I have the latest Wii Zumba at home too but it isn't the same I have done it only a dozen times but I do Zumba 2-3 times a week at my gym.
  • LesaDave
    LesaDave Posts: 1,480 Member
    Yes, it is VERY addicting! My first Zumba experience was last month at a Zumbathon (2 hrs)!! And I hadn't done ANY exercise since last summer on my bike. Funny, I had never even heard of Zumba before January.

    Anyway, I now try to work my schedule around Zumba. But FUN!! I have heard people say it's fun on the wii, etc, UNTIL...they go to a class. And it is SOOOO much more fun at a class. I haven't done the wii thing, tho.
  • dr3am3r
    dr3am3r Posts: 59 Member
    I love Zumba!!!! I have the DVD's and also have it on wii! It is so much fun and I can do it for ever and not feel like I am working out at all!!!!
  • yp77
    yp77 Posts: 25
    I want to try it but I have no rhythm!

    me nether hun, but I am trying everything
    its kinda a new moto of mine, if I wanna do it I am going to, since I became a single mum, iv'e kinda stepped out of being a wall flower for 12 years and am doing lots of new things, its a really good way to build confidence :)
  • oliviaseward
    oliviaseward Posts: 66 Member
    i love zumba! im doing the class everythime im done it looks like ive stepped out of the shower ahaha its aso taught me how t shake dat assss :)
  • MrsHallum07
    MrsHallum07 Posts: 60 Member
    I want to try it but I have no rhythm!

    me nether hun, but I am trying everything
    its kinda a new moto of mine, if I wanna do it I am going to, since I became a single mum, iv'e kinda stepped out of being a wall flower for 12 years and am doing lots of new things, its a really good way to build confidence :)

    You don't have to have any rhythm, as long as your moving your doing Zumba! That is the best part about it!!! :wink:
  • MaryEffingPoppins
    MaryEffingPoppins Posts: 371 Member
    They say you can burn up to 1,000 calories an hour. Now I don't know how true that is. I would like to buy something to wear that I can check total calories burned.
    I looked up Zumba on this site and use that as my base. I just don't really know how accurate it is.....

    I burn on average 800-900 calories in a class. I wear a Polar FT7 HRM during so I can track accurately.
  • courtneymal17
    courtneymal17 Posts: 672 Member
    I looooove Zumba! I go 1-2 times a week. (I actually did it for 2 hours this morning!)...I typically burn somewhere from 6-700 calories per hour, and that's using a Heart Rate monitor. Feel Free to add me if you want :)
  • Sevio
    Sevio Posts: 181 Member
    My husband now says that he has to work his weekend schedule to do stuff together around MY Zumba schedule!! I tell him he should come to a class but he won't!
  • Brandie1029
    Brandie1029 Posts: 183 Member
    Zumba....Zumba....Zumba.... I :heart: Zumba! This is pretty much my sole exercise right now since my elliptical broke at home. I do Zumba 2 on the Wii and really enjoy doing it. My 3 year old son loves to dance along as well. :)
  • ebonyrose316266
    ebonyrose316266 Posts: 48 Member
    I love Zumba too!
    Wow, yall are burning a lot of calories, I need to do this everyday.
  • ruffalicious
    ruffalicious Posts: 779 Member
    Hi everyone. I am looking for Zumba lovers like myself to become friends with for motivation/support/stories, etc. I would love to hear some success stories from you as well.
    Feel free to friend me!!

    hi girl! i only do zumba in xbox 360 game..i just did a 40mins workout earlier i only burn 319 calories for beginners... i havent been in a real zumba class.. :)
  • myogibbs
    myogibbs Posts: 182
    They say you can burn up to 1,000 calories an hour. Now I don't know how true that is. I would like to buy something to wear that I can check total calories burned.
    I looked up Zumba on this site and use that as my base. I just don't really know how accurate it is.....

    I just started Zumba, so I am definitely not giving it everything I have yet until I learn it better, but the last time I went, I burned about 350 calories, according to my heart monitor...I know it varies depending on effort and cardiovascular fitness, but I just thought I would give you a rough estimate to go on...
  • yp77
    yp77 Posts: 25
    I cant wait to go to my first real class tmrw, I am sure aqua Zumba and actual Zumba are much different
    aaarrrghhhhh EXCITED!!!!
  • MogwaisGrandma
    MogwaisGrandma Posts: 195 Member
    My friend has been doing Zumba religiously for over a year now. She does 3-5 classes of it a week ( sometimes throwing in a Kettlebells class too) and with her new eating regime has lost over 5 stone in 18 months.

    I have done it on and off for a few years now and my coordination is terrible. That doesn't matter. You have so much fun doing it you hardly notice.
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    where the men at? com'on I know there's guys that do Zumba! like me and the one other 60 yr old gentleman in my class with 20-30 ladies. I go every Monday at my YMCA. with my Polar HRM I average 800-1000 in 1 hr.
  • Zumba_Zoe
    Zumba_Zoe Posts: 9
    Oh yes I love Zumba, only started this year but I am completely addicted. Please feel free to add me too as I am new here.
  • pinkxjen
    pinkxjen Posts: 4
    Hi Zumba Lovers !!

    I love, love, LOVE ZUMBA! It's such a fun way to exercise and burn calories. I started Zumba back up after a year of not going. I'm religiously going for 2 weeks strong and don't plan on stopping. I am a bride also and Zumba helps me dance off the weight :)

    Add me, i'm new. Thank you all for being a positive influence :)
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