Zumba-holics

merrileekate

I've never ever tried zumba before. I run, take spin class, lift, and occasionally use the elliptical. I've heard it's fun, but have yet to try it.

That said, my church is hosting an open zumba-thon tomorrow afternoon as a fundraiser for a local food bank. It's 3 hours of zumba (you can drop in for a bit or stay the whole time) and it's free, they just ask you to bring a food donation for the food bank.

Should I go try it, assuming I don't have to spend all day in the office tomorrow? Talk me off the ledge... the best exercise is one you haven't tried yet... do you end up getting in a good cardio workout?

And if any zumba fanatics are interested, let me know and I can send you the details!

jennlin

zumba is lots and lots of fun. i only did it a couple times, though, before ktfu-exhaustion kicked in and i wasn't able to continue. i say definitely give it a try, at least. it might not be awesome, depending on who the leader is, so try it at your church, then try it again at a gym.

it's very different from the cardio that you're currently doing--but personally i think your cardio is boring

merrileekate

jennlin:

it's very different from the cardio that you're currently doing--but personally i think your cardio is boring

Ouch.

If I ran on a treadmill, I'd agree with you. But running outside with music is not boring. And spin class can really suck without a good instructor, but I have a really good one so that's not boring either. It just depends on the situation

But in general, I don't like cardio. I have to be really entertained or I'll quit.

jennlin

MerrileeKate:

jennlin:

it's very different from the cardio that you're currently doing--but personally i think your cardio is boring

Ouch.

If I ran on a treadmill, I'd agree with you. But running outside with music is not boring. And spin class can really suck without a good instructor, but I have a really good one so that's not boring either. It just depends on the situation

But in general, I don't like cardio. I have to be really entertained or I'll quit.

haha if you don't like cardio, this might be fun for you. because i hate regular cardio--elliptical, treadmill, bikes (although i've never done a spin class)... i always-always do the classes for cardio. whether it's dance, kickboxing, step...something with music and people..that's the kinda cardio i like. 

karebear219

That sounds like fun. If I wasn't sick and had bkb I'd do it with you. I say give it a try.

I haven't tried Zumba. Totally flamworthy, but it doesn't seem like a hard enough work out for me. Of course I said the same thing about hot yoga and I nearly died.

merrileekate

Gotcha. Well I'll give it a shot if I can get there on time. I'm not looking to add anything to my routing - I can barely keep up with what I've got already. Just thought it might be fun to try, but I don't want to waste my time if it's not gonna give me a good workout.

sarack

karebear219:

That sounds like fun. If I wasn't sick and had bkb I'd do it with you. I say give it a try.

I haven't tried Zumba. Totally flamworthy, but it doesn't seem like a hard enough work out for me. Of course I said the same thing about hot yoga and I nearly died.

go to zumbacalories.com.. for 60 min workout for me, i but a SH!T ton of calories.. and you can make the moves easy, so you're barely sweating when you leave, but you can also do them full out and be dripping.

I LOVE zumba! I mostly only love zumba with gabby.. but whatevs. I've only been to 2 teachers and I only like one so I only go to her. Zumba is a lot of fun and a good way to mix it up!

sarack

also, to answer your question, it is definitely worth a shot! you should totally try it out and see if you like it or not.

i would want to come but my normal zumba is tomorrow and it's 1.5hrs on sat so that will be enough for me!

hope you try it out and love it!

merrileekate

karebear219:

I haven't tried Zumba. Totally flamworthy, but it doesn't seem like a hard enough work out for me. Of course I said the same thing about hot yoga and I nearly died.

I feel better now. I went with a friend who does not work out and has exercise-induced asthma and she was better at hot yoga than I was. Me and yoga aren't friends.

karebear219

MerrileeKate:

karebear219:

I haven't tried Zumba. Totally flamworthy, but it doesn't seem like a hard enough work out for me. Of course I said the same thing about hot yoga and I nearly died.

I feel better now. I went with a friend who does not work out and has exercise-induced asthma and she was better at hot yoga than I was. Me and yoga aren't friends.

You should read my blog entry about my love, but mostly HATE relationship with yoga. I think I posted it last August/September. I will never do hot yoga again.

sarack

hot yoga scares me.

jennlin

maybe hot yoga is more for us that don't like running

i wouldn't say i *like* hot yoga, but i didn't get bored. i'm flexible with my history of gymnastics, but i lost a lot of that with age..so it feels good to get out there and stretch and really push my body again. i also enjoy the heat, since i was mostly doing it in the winter!