anyone have actual zumba results??

I love Zumba. I have been doing it for 7 months. I have not lost much weight from it, but I didn't gain any in that period either. I started changing what I ate and now I'm getting great results. Besides weight loss though, the other benefits can't be beat. I have energy through the roof and have gotten coordinated again! Zumba is tons of fun and there is no better workout than one that let's you have fun to pass the time as well as working hard.

I love Zumba too...I do it every week and love it! I have lost weight but I go to gym 3-4times a week including that class and watch what I eat and have lost weight.

I was doing it consistently last year and doing portion control and lost weight! My energy was way up and I felt so much better. Then the class times changed and I couldn't do it and fell off the wagon. I now have the DVDs and am back to it and am already seeing a difference within a week.

It doesn't matter what form of cardio you do - so long as you're working hard and burning calories (burning more than you consume) - you should see results of some kind.

I personally love Zumba because it's fun, and if something is enjoyable I'm more likely to stick to it. I do at least 20-45 minutes per day, sometimes an hour. I see results, especially around my core. I don't weigh myself (because weight doesn't matter to me), but I've lost plenty of inches and really toned up. I wear an HRM while I work-out at home to my DVDs and Zumba Wii, and I burn a good 12-15 calories per minute, sometimes more depending on how hard I push myself.

It has made my booty go from flat, wide, and squidgy to looking like it's being held up by duct tape! Butt lift!!!

I have been on my weight loss journey for 4 months, over 2 of those months I did zumba 5 to 6 times per week for an hour. I burn 450 to 550 cals in an hour. I also diet and log my cals here.

I take a Zumba or Hip Hop Hustle class once a week. It is so much fun and I don't feel like I'm working out. I have lost 26 lbs. and this has been my primary work out.

I do zumba 3-4 ftimes a week for an hour class. According to my HRM, I am burning 550-600 calories for each class. I really love it and it has been the only exercise I have really stuck to ....love it!

Just started Zumba last week . So much more fun than going to a gym or running to me . I love danicing and even though Zumba is pretty simplistic and repetitive, it's still probably one of the few workout classes I could ever see myself looking forward to. Also, I will never buy a Zumba DVD because I am not a good self-motivator. If it's between me and the tv deciding my workout, I'm always going to watch an episode of 30 Rock over a glass of wine instead of doing Zumba on the XBox. But for some reason, I stick to going to assigned classes. I missed mine today after getting all dressed and waiting at the bus stop for it because I forgot my bus pass at home...I was so bummed . Will do the class twice this weekend to make up for it though, I hope.

As far as results. I can't say I've lost any weight but I've only done four classes so far. I do feel more toned for sure though, and actually sore in my thighs and calves (though I think that's because the shoes I use to dance in have too much traction). My goal is to go to class 3-4 times a week. Once I learn all the moves a bit better I might switch to a more fast- paced instructor, but in the meantime I was trained in dance and am still glad I'm going to a class where everyone looks as goofy as I do. Even with slow-tempo steps the instructors don't break the choreography down for you so you just kind of have to fake it the first few times. But it's what you make of it, and I realize that when I'm super confused over the steps I'm supposed to do and not hopping about and getting as much of a workout as I should be, then at least my brain is getting a workout

Story short, Whether or not I'm going to lose weight with Zumba, at least it's inspired me to actually look forward to working out. Which is progress in and of itself:). I'll keep you posted if I lose any weight though...

hi. i did zumba twice a week for almost 2 years, although i felt fitter and had more stamina i didnt lose any weight and i didnt see any visible changes either, but to be fair i wasnt eating very healthy either, lol.

The only workout I've been doing regularly is Zumba. But I've also been eating much healthier.

Between the two, I've lost 22.2 lbs in a little over 9 weeks.

I do feel like I have more stamina now, and I always really enjoy Zumba.

I know several Zumba instructors in my area that have lost tons of weight with Zumba. It's great cardio, and its fun.

I also do it on the Wii. You can get a good little workout in 20 minutes, when you are pressed for time.

Zumba is super fun, and can be a great workout with the right enthusiasm and a great instructor. Our class is so big it outgrew all of the group exercise rooms, so now they hold it in the gym (basketball court). I don't take it all the time, but it's fun to get my groove on now and then - it's a big dance party!

I have kind of a different success story. I started Zumba classes 3 times a week in February of 2011 I was also doing treadmill and weight 2 times a week. I signed up with MFP in February of 2012. In that year I had only lost 2lbs! I changed my eating habits when I started MFP but kept the same basic work out schedule. I also started 30 Day Shred this month that I would not have been able to do if I hadn't of been doing Zumba for so long. Since starting MFP I have dropped 26lbs, only by changing what I am eating and continuing with Zumba at the very least 2 times a week. I love Zumba! The endurance that you gain is unreal, but I have also notice different people in my classes not pushing themselves and not even sweating. I work up a sweat! In all honesty Zumba paved the way for me to drive myself to push harder and it is so fun. I agree with another poster on here about not doing the DVD at home. I have done both and I just love the fun in the actual class and laughing and everyone doing it with you. It is like a dance party!

My Zumba instructor lost 80 pounds in just over a year -- all she did was Zumba every day and cut out snacking between meals. She looks amazing. I need to get her over here so she can post before/after pictures!

I've noticed that zumba has improved my stamina and general fitness