Zumba! ~ My Hips Don’t Lie, and Neither Do my Abdominal Muscles

It’s been two weeks since I’ve joined the gym. I’ve taken several different classes including my favorite, Zumba! Of course, it appeals to the dancer in me – I can let go and really make it fun, but even a complete novice could get into it. The footwork is simple enough, and like aerobics you can take it to different levels. Unlike aerobics you are shaking and rolling your hips the entire time. The next day I can feel it in my abs and my sides. If I take this class (the offered) twice a week (along with the rest of my fitness regime) I will have abs of steel.

The other really fun looking things were the Zumba sticks. They are 2.5 lb weights with shakers on either end. A Zumba upper body toning class would be intense. We only did one song with them, which was fine. I didn’t get a pair of sticks, so I used a pair of the light weights, which were 3.5 lbs. I”ll make a point of getting a pair of sticks, next class. I still had a blast. You know the class is fun when you’re grinning the entire time. Also, my instructor told me that we burned 750 calories in class. Good thing, because I ate cake to celebrate my brother’s birthday that night!

I think I did pretty good last week. I went to the gym five out of seven days. My goal next week is to work out six out of seven days. My trainer, T-Pain, told me that it’s important to rest for a day. I purchased ten more sessions with him. Three is just the tip of the iceberg. I’d like to do three days of resistance training and cardio and three days of classes. I hope I make it to the strength/cardio aerobics class tomorrow. I’ll count it as arms, since half of the class uses weights.

**Looking to take classes in Washougal? Camas? Vancouver or Portland?