Any zummba sucess stories?

I have been doing Zumba for approx 4 months. Combined with strength training and healthy eating,I have lost 40 lbs. I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!! It's the only cardio that I have ever done that I am not checking the time to see how much longer before I have to stop. In June I plan on going to get my certification to become an instructor myself. I definitely recommend it. And though the videos and Zumba games are good, there's nothing like being in the class. Best of luck to you :flowerforyou:

I do zumba 5x a week as well as curves 5x a week. I also walk 3 miles a day. See I manage a curves facility. LET ME TELL YOU. I have lost 80 pounds in about 9 months. Weight management program as well as the exercise has changed my life. I would put photos up but I am having issues.

I was with Curves for one year.
Never lost a lb.
Even increased the number of times around the track.

Left Curves, went to a gym.

Went to Zumba class 1-2 x a week, had trouble with leg cramps, once I got that fixed (diet tonic water), I now go to 4-5 Zumba classes per week.
The 1st month I did 4 classes a week I lost 7 lbs (feb), but remember making muscle might not necessarily lose lbs quickly.

I also went on a low fat / low carb diet, from that I've lost 30 lbs.

The hopping & running from Zumba makes my knee's hurt, so instead I walk in place.
But I now also do exercise bike, and leg lifts to strengthen my legs.

I started taking zumba classes in January of 2011 when my youngest was 7 weeks old. I was going roughly 2-3 times a week at that point, plus working out with a trainer 3 days a week. In June of last year I got my B1 liscence (whoever said they are getting their "certification", we are not CERTIFIED we are LISCENCED), and started teaching in September 2011. I currently teach 4 adult zumba classes a week and 1 zumbatomic class a week (ages 10-14). I have also since completed my B2, Gold, Toning, Zumbatomic trainings, and I will be doing Aqua in July. During the past 16 months, I have lost 50 lbs, thanks in part to zumba. I've gone from a size 14 or so (I was still wearing maternity clothes mostly at this point, so not totally sure) to a size 6. It makes up the vast majority of my cardio these days!

I'm at work right now and don't have access to pics-I'll try to come back and post some tonight.

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I started taking zumba classes in January of 2011 when my youngest was 7 weeks old. I was going roughly 2-3 times a week at that point, plus working out with a trainer 3 days a week. In June of last year I got my B1 liscence (whoever said they are getting their "certification", we are not CERTIFIED we are LISCENCED), and started teaching in September 2011. I currently teach 4 adult zumba classes a week and 1 zumbatomic class a week (ages 10-14). I have also since completed my B2, Gold, Toning, Zumbatomic trainings, and I will be doing Aqua in July. During the past 16 months, I have lost 50 lbs, thanks in part to zumba. I've gone from a size 14 or so (I was still wearing maternity clothes mostly at this point, so not totally sure) to a size 6. It makes up the vast majority of my cardio these days!

I'm at work right now and don't have access to pics-I'll try to come back and post some tonight.

Oh my bad, thanks for the correction. Now I know! As a Licensed Zumba Instructor I really look forward to helping others reach their firness goals as my instructors have helped me. Plus it'll keep me on my game as well

no prob-hope that didn't come across as too rude. I just figure that if you're going to be looking for a job, you should sound like you know what you're talking about. It's not a certification because we don't have to take any types of test, or meet any particular standard-basically Zumba is just giving you permission to use their name for your classes, if that makes sense.

But, yes, I love that I can help get people up off the couch and MOVING! my mom is 55 and hadn't done much exercise in the past few years, and she now goes to zumba 3 or 4 times a week!

I started MFP the beginning of January. I started going to Zumba in February and have lost a total of 30 pounds so far this year. I go to Zumba 4 days a week and walk 2 days a week. I attribute so much of this to eating well and pretty clean, and my Zumba class. If you have one to go to, I highly recommend it and feel that in the end I will be a Zumba and MFP success story

I've been doing Zumba since January of 2010. At that point I weighed around 300 pounds...and I am currently bouncing between 195-200. I had gotten down to 185 at one point, but I'm not teaching as many classes as i was previously. you can see all the pictures on my profile if you add me...the bigger pictures and the one of me in the pink shirt is at my smallest. I currently teach 4 classes a week, and it's my addiction!

back with pics as promised! The first pic was taken in December 2010, about a month after baby #2 was born. I think I was about 188 or 189 here:


second picture was taken in March 2012 (so 15 months later), and I was about 140:

love your results! i try to go to zumba at least 4 times a week for an hour, you think that's good enough?

Heatsy...U look AWESOME!!!! Congrats on the phenomanal transformation!!!