Zumba Fun!

I have been wanting to take a Zumba class forever and it is actually #16 on my Bucket list. I am happy to say that I can now cross it off my bucket list because I went to my first class on Monday with some ladies from my church. We all had so much fun that we decided we are going to do it every Monday this summer. I might even try to go on Thursdays too.

Ready for Zumba

I won't lie, I was a little intimidated to go because I would not call myself a dancer by any means but I do love to dance. I took dance as a kid but then became interested in cheerleading and tumbling so I really haven't danced in years. I cheered in high school but cheering is so different than dancing. I think everyone was feeling like me but our instructor was so nice and made us feel very comfortable. Zumba reminds me of Salsa dancing and my hips don't really move the way our Zumba instructors did but it didn't matter..all you have to do is keep moving and you really do start to catch on. We had so much fun and I now LOVE Zumba. I liked all the variety of dances she did..some fast and some slower and the music was great.

 I exercise at home by doing a walking video that lasts thirty minutes but I have wanted to find another form of exercise that is more fun. Zumba is perfect because you are dancing and having fun and it didn't feel like we were there for an hour at all. I had asthma as a kid and still have troubble with high impact exercises liek runnung so I was worried that it might make me wheeze or get winded but it didn't. After each song we would take a short break to drink water and catch out breath and that really helped. There were women of all ages in the class. I was so proud of my mom for coming with me. She did great and wants to go back too.

After Zumba we went to the Yougurt Spot for frozen yogurt. It was the perfect treat after our workout.

Kathy enjoying her yogurt

Melissa enjoying hers too

Next time I hope more of the ladies from church can come and try it out. It's always more fun to exercise with friends!