Zumba questions

love my zumba. in fact my instructor is a MFP member. i am the biggest in my class. and i just do the best i can. i also do zumba toning and a new class called werq. it's with the 80's and 90's music. nice workout. i have to be careful with my left arm and can't raise it or swing it. and i still go.

just do it. have a good time.

GO FOR IT!!!! I am a Zumba instructor and all I can say is take the class and have fun. That is what Zumba is about. No one is watching you and there is no right way to do it. All that matters is you are moving and having a great time! It is a great calorie burner and overall workout. If you have any specific questions feel free to contact me any time. Also, remember that Zumba is about being consistent. It takes anywhere from 4 to 5 classes straight to get the moves down. Don't get frustrated...just keep doing it. Good luck!

Oh yea! You should do it. I clearly have the rythm of a midwestern white girl and I am about 60 lbs overweight, but I go into class and I have a blast! I don't care what anyone else thinks. I leave there all sweaty and feel like I got a good work out. That is all that matters to me! It is fun!

I do Zumba on the Wii as well.. and went to a class I was the biggest one in there... I am 250... well 248 now and I couldn't QUITE keep up... but the instructor did do my best but most importantly HAVE FUN!

because if you are not having fun... you won't stick with it for long now will yah

and you learn some sexy like dance moves while at it LOL
Good luck!

Like all of the others, I say try it and u will b hooked! I am an instructor and we love newbbies .
I suggest the front of the class so that u can c exactly how the instructor is moving. Trust me u will b glad that u went!
And everyone is only worried about thenselves. HAPPY ZUMBA!

I just started Zumba last week and loved it, its great fun and everyone is too busy trying to watch the instructor to be minding anyone else....I cant dance either but didnt even get time to think about it. Its a great workout and lots of fun , go and enjoy !

I teach Zumba, and trust me, most people don't do it well. We were not born knowing how to do things, especially things that make us move our hips so much! Just go out there and have fun! There have been times where I want to giggle at the people I teach, but that just makes me glad that they are there. I have found that the people who quit are the ones who are so worried about how they look that they can't just have fun. Never let fear keep you from doing things, that's why we are on here!!! DO IT!!!! andh ave FUN!

I just tried Zumba for the first time last night and it was AMAZING! I am not small at all - I'm a big girl and I was worried that I'd be going into this with girls that are 110 lbs ringing wet, but literally there are women there of all ages and all shapes and sizes and everyone who's said this is correct, NO ONE IS LOOKING AT YOU, everyone is looking at the instructor - if you are even thinking about trying it you just have to... nothing to lose and it's going to be the fasted 45 mins of your life - and best of all it's going to be a FUN workout where you're not looking at clock counting down the minutes to leave.

Zumba is awesome! I am very overweight (like 50 pounds) and I love it. It doesn't feel like a workout and I've dropped 15 pounds doing it and MFP. I started Zumba at the end of January.

I sweat up a storm and get a fantastic workout. You work muscles you didn't even know existed! It's all about movement - I mess up still but it's all for fun and the sake of our health.