Zumba

So last night I tried my very first Zumba class, and boy did I see a lot of jiggly asses (including mine).  Kitty works on base, so she can get us into the base gym for free, and they do Zumba classes Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  I've always wanted to do Zumba in the past, but I never wanted to go alone, so when Kitty was willing to go with me (or rather, sponsor me into the gym) I jumped at the chance!

It was just like how I thought it would be.  I've always like dancing and dance classes because you can get a good workout without even realizing you've spent an hour doing it.  The problem with dance classes, though, is that there is a lot of downtime so you can't really get a good workout when you are learning a routine.  Going out and dancing at a club is a great workout too, but it's generally coupled with drinking, which is quite counter productive. But Zumba is the best of both worlds!  You've got the benefit of working out, with the fun of dancing and nothing counter productive about it.

A lot of the music is latin-based, which I guess is supposed to get you moving more, but that was fine with me.  The routines weren't that hard to pick up on, especially the ones that were very repetitive.  The only moves that I had a problem with were the ones that were mostly small foot movements.  There was one white lady who was super into it, and I was following her most of the time.  We stayed in the back of the class because, as Kitty put it, when you're in the front you're responsible for leading the class and I had no interest in that. There was also this young military guy (you could tell he was military by his "high and tight")  in the front who was giving it everything he had.  He wasn't a great dancer at all, but everything he did, he did with explosive energy!

I've never been a fan of cardio AT ALL, but I think Zumba is definitely the cardio workout that I needed.  Before I knew it, there were fifteen minutes left in class, and I was covered in sweat.  Kitty and I plan on going back every Friday.  Between bodyrock, boot camp, and Zumba, I think it may be time to quit my gym.  Kitty has offered to sponsor me into the gym any time I would like to workout, and I think I may take her up on that.  I would only be saving 40 bucks a month by leaving my gym, but that will get me 40 bucks closer to moving the hell out.

I'm not making any promises, but I might try yogurt (yoga) at my gym tomorrow before I cancel.  I have to check the times.