Zumba

Good morning BAF!   I have a question.... has anyone heard about Zumba or considering do it or is already doing it?  It seems like a good way to exercise, move about & get your groove on through dancing.  I found this through a friend of mine & they are offering it free at my local Y.  Any pros? cons?  The website is www.zumba.com Thanks! 

Happy Friday & have a great weekend!

I took a few classes.  it's a lot of fun.  Just go to YouTube and type in Zumba..........you'll see it in action.  It's very "Salsa-ish"  Go for it, you'll enjoy

Hi,

Zuma is a great form of aerobic exercise.  It gets your heart pumping and working, but you're having so much fun dancing and grooving to the latin beats that you barely realize that its work!

Give it a try...it's a great calorie burner.

J

I do it on Thursdays at my gym...LOVE IT!!!

I absolutely love Zumba! It was how I first started back at the gym since it was tricking me into exercising via dancing. The pros are the tricking factor, it can help with the tummy area with all of the twisting(salsa, merengue, cumbia,etc) and it is alot of fun. The only con I have seen so far, and this may be at my gym only is that after a while you need to find something else to do for a while since your muscles start to build memory for it. But it is always great to come back to it after a few weeks of doing something else.

The medical director I work with is a huge fan.  He talks about it all the time, and says its more fun than a regular exercise class.  I guess a lot of the moves are based on salsa dancing, so I can totally see how the time could pass quickly and the class would be super fun.

If you decide to try it, let us know what you think.