Opinions on Zumba Plzzz

I tried zumba. It's gotten sooo much praise. I have no idea what the big deal is. Yes, I burned a decent amount of calories, but I hated doing the workout. The instructor was the worst I've ever seen, and although I burned a lot of calories I didn't actually break a sweat. I just thought it was terribly done, and usually I really enjoy dance dvd's. I own at least 50 of them.

I go to Zumba class at my gym and it is a decent workout. There are some primadona's in there that think they are all that, but for the most part there is no judgment and it is fun. I am wondering what people think about the Zumba that they sell on the infomercial ...it looks intense & that is what I am looking for. I don't feel like I get a good enough workout in my Zumba class. At best I get my heart rate at about 60% & I burn about 350 calores. There are others in there that just sweat bullets. I try to do as much high impact and keep my heart rate up, but I guess I am still also learning the choreography, so it is hard to go hard when you don't know the moves. I thought buying the Zumba would help me learn the moves while giving me a more intense workout...anyone want to give their opinion on that? I don't have Wii or Xbox (I know, I know...) so that is why I am looking at the dvds.

I have the Zumba Wii DVD...so i guess I wnat specifics on that!!! Not ready for a class yet

I have the Zumba Wii and LOVE it! It's funny because I've been doing the high intensity ones and it said I would burn about 700 calories yet my husband did the Low Intensity and he burned almost 1000 calories! So I tried to switch it up and do the medium intensity and it said I burned about 850 calories. I really like it. I just make sure I choose Full Class so that way it's about an hour workout. I stepped it up and did it every day this week and I'm starting to see my clothes get baggy on me. The songs are great and I'm always soaked after the workout!

I have the zumba fitness dvd set and I love it There are like 6 different dvd's with different routines on them. My favorite is the Exhilirate. It takes some practice to finally get it, I'm not the best dancer but I managed to pick it up pretty well after the 4th or 5th time. It definitely helps tone the core. I'm not sure how much weight it would help you drop tho...I'm just toning.

Just bought Wii Zumba 2 today after taking a Zumba class for a month and losing 9 pounds this month following a low cal diet, zumba, and walking. I am stepping it up this month and doing Zumba three times a week in April and plan to lose at least 10 pounds and hoping to lose 12 pounds in 5 weeks. Sorry can't tell you how great it is but Amazon reviews are fantastic, just looking at those gives me enough confidence that it is worth the investment. Good luck!

Well my cousin bought the wii version, but she now does the classes she says it's more motivating, but the DVD is good to have when you can't get to a class, I'm thinking about investing in one.

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Okay I just did Zumba 2 on Wii for the first time. I would have to say that it is similar to a class. If you want to find a class go to www.zumba.com they hold classes in churches. I grew up in a town of 3,000 people and they have a church that they hold zumba classes in so it is every where it doesn't have to be at a 24 hour fitness.

Pros: to Zumba Wii 2 I think it might be a tad bit faster, I did midlevel and I feel liked I worked harder on the Wii version than I did in class so I wonder if class is a tad slower to work with all levels of excerise levels because some songs are high impact, some mid level and some are low so you get a mix. I got mid level all the way through so I was sweating my *kitten* off.

I can do it anytime and in the privacy of my own home.

Cost. I pay the one time fee and waa la I have it always.

Music and dance steps are same as what you have in class.

Still fun and I enjoy it

I am still going to burn tons of calories just like the class

Cons: to Zumba Wii 2 Class is much for motivational. There is just some sort of spirit or euphoria that surrounds the people in Zumba, it is like going to a club and dancing the night away.

I am afraid I might eventually grow tired of the music but it will probably take a year or at least 6 months to do so. They mix it up more in class and use songs you hear more.

I have the zumba for wii it is kinda hard to follow but after the 20 minute class I'm sweating and i figure as long as I'm moving for 20 minutes thats good right lol?

I just started taking Zumba classes a month ago and I absolutely love it! I have a great instructor, she doesn't care if you aren't coordinated or can't dance (that's me!), she just cares that you're moving! She will teach simple steps at first and before you know it you'll be movin and groovin! I use a heart rate monitor (HRM) and I find you burn LOTs of calories. In exactly 1 hour of the class I burned a total of 433 calories! It's made a big difference, according to my HRM my fat burn has increasingly improved. I also find that I have more energy for volleyball and other cardo activities.