Today was a little yucky and rainy and so I had to skip my usual hour walk (which I do albeit begrudgingly). So I decided to go try Zumba, since so many of you had sang its praises- or danced its praises!

Ladies..... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! What a fun workout. So much fun. And it still kicked my tooshie, but OH MY- it was so much fun. And the best thing was on my way out, my old trainer told me it is like 500 calories burned an hour. I will assume since I took it 'easier', more like 300- but I will take that for a fun workout. If now they offered it more than once a week.

Another thing that really clicked for me is that I need to find more workouts that I enjoy. There are not a lot of great classes at my gym, but I will look around at the other dance studios, and might have to get a second membership. Cheaper than two sessions with a trainer

I love ZUMBA. Suggestions for 'similar' workouts welcome. Thank you once again- whoever the people who shared this gem with me :biggrin0:

I have one friend who is a Zumba instructor. She went from 210 pounds to 185 pounds in about 6 months and she didn't even watch her diet. She just did Zumba four times a week. She loves it. They play all sorts of music at her classes. She loves hip hop so she makes a lot of routines to that. She does have salsa music too, but more of hip hop. She is all the time trying to get me to come, I guess I have always been embarrassed to go because I am so heavy. I think I am going to make it one of my goals to get started with it. I get bored very fast with the same old equipment to work out on, so this does sound challenging and fun.

yeah, the music makes a huge difference. I like it better when they make up routines to the popular music that is on the radio.