Loonymoon

Yeah first thing I did was turn off the sound!!

yeah I think there is something in that. I can't eat less than 1/2 hour before or it doesn't work. It has to be at least a amn hour and preferably more. Probably a lot to do with how tired you are too. Reading the instructions for my Polar FT7 it says it can sense how tired/stressed you are (how?? resting heartrate?) and…

Cool thanks all, I hoped that would be the case but wondered why there's quite an emphasis on the "fat burn vs fitness" zone on these type of watches so thought there must be something in it. I'm glad you burn so many on your cycle Frood but I would assume you take rather more 1 hour to burn all those and would need to eat…

any comments I was hoping some fitness guru's could comment on the "science" bit regarding fat vs carbohydrate burn and the training zones etc.

Interesting. I'm 12.5% smaller than I think I am!... So why do I keep whacking my arms on doors because I underestimate how wide I am..LOL! It says I'm a perfect rectangle and athletic which is nearly right. I have a short body and long legs so not much of an obvious waist for me.. even if it wasn't hidden under flab.. ;-)

Weird because I just did a midlength workout on zumba fitness rush and it told me I burned 990 calories (10 songs which I think was about 45minutes)!! That's way high.. I'd expect about 5-600 or so.

I think we have to be careful with the BMI scale too. A lady at work was told her child was obese, there's nothing to him, he's fit, skinny and very active. But the nurse who told her that didn't use common sense and started saying he shouldn't eat this and that etc etc. The poor child is 7 years old and went home thinking…

A lot of it is lazyness, not being bothered and taking the easy option and I am very guilty of this myself. Within 5 mins walk of our house there are 3 takeaway shops selling indian, kebabs, pizza and burgers and it is so easy just to get a takeaway rather than bother to cook. I admit I do eat a lot of takeaways. My other…

Fair enough! I found that getting a large heavy motor-scooter and pushing that around toned my arms up LOL

I've never used them myself but I've heard shake-a-weights are good. My arms have toned up since I've been doing zumba - I dont' do zumba toning (the one with weights) but even the normal zumba there's several routines where you have to keep your arms elevated and move them a lot. It has helped me.

Congratulations - I hit that milestone this morning too 199.4lbs.... I've only lost 7lb since i started MFP but still it feels good!! Sounds mad but I'm looking forward to being overweight too ... .... rather than Obese...

Well I don't know about the "morphs" but I've always had skinnyish legs, hardly any bum but a very square torso with most my weight around my middle (i.e. the worst type for heart disease apparently) even when I've been quite fit and I still am like that although all the Zumba has changed the way I look quite a lot and I…

I used to get a stitch a lot when I first started zumba as I was unfit but now I've got a lot fitter I rarely get a stitch. However I do sometimes get a small stitch if I've eaten too much just before the class or on certain movements - i.e the sideways hip or upper torso moving ones if I'm really going for it and really…

Thanks guys - one of the classes is on a dance floor the other two (different instructor) are not - but it's the one on the dance floor I was actually feeling it more - probably because of the type of movement we did in that class. Weirdly the instructor who teaches me on the two days that aren't on a dance floor also…

Yes I think it's quite common in zumba and dance too due to the impact type movements. I have heard that basketball shoes are quite good as they're both cushioned for the impact but unlike running shoes not to grippy so you have some lateral movement on the soles.

I can't eat a big meal before zumba as it really messes with my body and I can't do it - but I do try to eat a snack. I also have a full meal at work at lunchtime and then after the class (whcih is a 90 min one and uses over 1000 calories) i tend to just have a shake or something, not normally a full meal. However I do…

Got new trainers - Nike Steady VII and they're brilliant - they have good arch support and a shock absorbing system in the forefoot. i was a bit worried that the soles would be too grippy for zumba but that hasn't been a problem. I havent' suffered with the shin splints yet while using them - but I did also have a rest for…

I wonder if I sweat more now because I'm fitter and so can work harder and get hotter? But certainly I also cool down and recover a lot, lot quicker too. I've noticed my friend who is a Zumba instructor also sweats a lot more than she ever used to - she's also got so much more toned of course and as an instructor she has…

Aww thanks Cafeteria Girl. The zumba and my wedding have coincided nicely - I haven't been doing zumba specifically for the wedding but I'm so glad I am doing it as I look so much better now than I did 8 months ago!

I have a Timex HRM, however I probably wouldn't buy another. It's not bad - the display is clear and easy to read and the heart rate recorded seems accurate but the calories are WAY too high. It tells me I use 2000 calories in a 90 minute zumba class which is way off the mark. If I plug the figures into a calculator online…

OOps accidental double post.

Thanks, we always do stretches at the end of each class, but I'll try doing some extra ones specifically for the lower legs. Is there any warm up exercises I can do do minimise it too? I wondered if ankle type exercises might help with the muscles/tendons in that area??