09/16/2009 02:59
Spritely Enough for Zumba?
I just got home from my very first ZUMBA Fitness class, and GOOD GRIEF... What an experience!
I've often wondered how many calories I could burn if I just went out dancing all night, since often after an all-night Salsa-club fest I've been sore the next day. So, apparently tonight my question was answered: Zillions! At least, it feels like zillions.
The Zumba instructor might be all of four-feet, seven-inches tall, but she is ALL Energy. A bouncing, shimmying, sashaying ROCKET of energy with a headset-microphone and a boombox. I've always loved to dance and have prided myself in the past on being able to use my ample hips for at least something good: Latin dance. But tonight, I looked like a complete SPAZ! It was fun, don't get me wrong, but I literaly aplologized to the ladies behind me for what they were having to look at during the duration of this experience. NOT quite as Spritely as I thought...
I really enjoyed it, though. Good music, good attitudes, and a GOOD workout. I can't wait to see some results--both in improving weight-loss and my dance "skilz." 