Zumba? Anyone Tried it??

Zumba is awesome. I do it at least 3-4 days per week and also have the Wii Zumba (2 is better than 1 - version wise). I've lost 55 since doing the classes. It tones and helps all areas. Call around and see if the instructor does "first class free" sessions. Many times they will. The instructor is the biggest deal in my opinion on whether or not you'll like it and stick to it.

Im going to try it at our local Ymca tonight.. and im nervous!! lol

I went to sparkpeople.com and trolled around there and found that they calculate calories burned as well. Zumba is on there, just use that and then make your own category on your exercise log. I love zumba!

Do you like zumba for the wii? I was thinking about getting it but not sure. I just don't want to get bored and keep doing the same exercises all the time. I don't have a gym membership so I stick to my exercise bike and wii ea sports active game I was looking for something else to throw in the mix

I have awful co-ordination so I am trying it at home, I have done the beginners one for the last couple of days trying to learn the steps. Once I feel more confident that I won't look stupid I hope to join a class too

Love it! One of the best workouts you can do! So many calories burned in that hour. I even got the Zumba for Wii to do at home when I can't make it to a class.

I work at our local Ymca, you'd think I would know this!! haha but it still makes me nervous to try something i have never done before! But we have lots of good ppl at our Y, so it should be fun! I'll post how I liked it later!! :P

I've never gone to a class but I have a few at home videos. They're tons of fun at home; I'm just too embarrassed to go to a class because I know I'm not doing it right.

My sister in law teaches it. She's lost 50 lbs and burns up to 900 calories per class. She absolutely loves it. Goes to the big Zumba convention for the instructors each year. She is total obsessed.

I have done it on the Wii and DVD's and I think it's fun.

I do zumba three times a week and I LOVE IT. It is really fun and don't worry about being embarrassed.

I teach Zumba, and I think the best part is that it is fun. For me, the hour goes by a million times faster than an hour of Spinning (my arch enemy of workouts ), because you forget you are working out! Another awesome thing about Zumba is that you can tailor everything to your own fitness level. If it has been a while since you've been in a cardio routine or if you have bad joints, take the jumping out and either tap or march instead. If you are on the other end of the spectrum and feeling a lull in your typical cardio workout, you can always increase your intensity level in Zumba. One thing I would suggest if you've never done Zumba (or a similar dance fitness) is to give it a few classes before you make up your mind about it. In the beginning, I found that getting the moves was the hardest part, but after two or three classes you will begin to recognize a lot of moves from song to song, and that is when you can truly get into in and get your heart rate up.

For the person who asked about men and Zumba, YES men do Zumba! Now, there are places out there that offer women-only Zumba classes, so I would just give the venue a quick call first. Chances are, women will outnumber men in any given Zumba class, but most Zumba instructors and participants would probably agree that they love when men are in the class. In fact, the creator of Zumba is a man!

Finally, for the question about whether or not you will see results from doing Zumba--with any cardio routine, in order to maximize results you need to combine it with a healthy diet and some resistance training. I'm two years out of college right now, and I NEVER worked out at all in college. Then I joined a YMCA two years ago, and started going to Zumba classes regularly. For the first year I did nothing but Zumba, and I felt great about myself and became a certified Zumba instructor. Then throughout this past year I have added weights to my weekly workouts, and I'm seeing even more results.

So to answer your original question, YES, you should try Zumba!!!

i tried it and it was fun but it was not enough of a workout for me. seemed too easy altho i burned a few hundred calories in 50 minutes.

I recommend Zumba - Love it!

Depends on the teacher. Had one teacher that was great and now I am the Zumba teacher (she had to move, so I got certified and teach her classes) and I had another teacher that was awful!!!

I love teaching it and I add a lot of moves that really works our muscles, so my girls are building muscle and burning a lot of calories. The girls in my class love it and they are seeing great results!!

I have a coworker that enjoys it the actual class. I have it on XBOX. I bought the XBOX just for the ZUMBA and I love it. I burn so many calories in 30 minutes that it makes me want to work another 30 minutes. My BF does it with me and he loves it.