Zumba?

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Anybody here ever tried Zumba Fitness? If so, is it any good? I seem to have acquired a seven-DVD set (my job has weird perks) and I am curious. It seems up my alley, as I do enjoy dancing around my apartment to music. I probably won't get a chance to try it out until after the big move, not least of which because all the boxes in my living room could be hazardous.

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[slaymesoftly]

I Zumba - one or two times a week. It's quite a workout, but I don't know how it would work doing it by yourself. A lot depends on who's leading it and how energetic and good she is. It's fun though. Beats the hell out of jumping jacks and stuff like that.

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Well, I'll give it a try and see. It was free, so no loss if I don't like it. :)

[fenchurch]

I've done Zumba at the YMCA and it's possibly the most intense workout I've ever done... I think the only time I've sweated that much was hiking in the desert in the middle of summer!

That said, I've never tried it to a video before...

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Haha, I think I'd prefer to start with a video. That way I won't embarrass myself in front of others. :)

[fenchurch]

Very wise! I can't begin to tell you how many times I've tripped over my own feet, especially when I was first starting!

[mcmegan]

I haven't done it but I know people who have and they love it. Let me know how the DVDs are. I wanted to get some DVDs or something since I'm too scared to go to a class. That and I can't afford a gym membership right now.

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Yeah, I don't see the point in getting a gym membership when I have one for free right in my building. But no fun classes. :(

I've done pilates via Netflix before, so we'll see how this goes.

[chaymberlaine]

I've always been curious about Zumba. My co-worker goes once a week and loves it, but I've never been brave enough to try a class.

Sounds like it would be preferable to plain old crunches and aerobics, though! :)

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Yeah, that's why I started doing pilates, because I was so bored with my regular routine. Maybe this will be good motivation to exercise more?