Zumba!

annandanny

Has anyone tried Zumba the dvds?? I'm curious if anyone has had successful results and what they were?

LimeGreenKir

I have gone to the classes, as well as done some of the dvd's.

I love Zumba because it's a fun work out, but for me it's a self esteem work out, it makes me feel better about myself, but I haven't shed pounds or inches like crazy...

You will probabably find that you'll need to add an extra workout along with the Zumba to see results

Hope this helps!

TheHockeyBride

Zumba is a lot of fun, but the intensity of the workout is up to you. As for burning calories, it's probably a little less effective as an aerobic DVD and you'll need to do some other exercise to add to your routine to really burn it off. They're really good for just getting your energy up at home though! Hope this helps!

ashleyckennedy

I am a zumba instructor.  I truly believe that every student holds the power in class.  If you are doing all of the steps correctly (your instructor should show you one on one) you can burn up to 800 calories in a class that has a good instructor.  If you find that you are not sweating like crazy when you are done, you should search out another class, because every Zumba class is different. 

I also agree that in order to lose weight and be healthy, you need to add weight training.  The more muscle mass you have, the more calories you will burn doing everyday things. 

Don't forget the diet has a lot to do with shedding weight.

Good luck.  Hope this helps.  Let me know if you want to find a really good instructor.  I could look in the instructor databas and let you know where one teaches in your area.