Last month, I talked about my bootcamp experience. In the meantime, I finished another session at the end of October. It’s been great! I might be getting some abs, or so I think. But I can successfully do 200 pushups in an hour along with a bunch of other crazy exercises!
Now on to my next fitness adventure: Zumba!
For those who don’t know what Zumba is, it’s a Latin-American-inspired dance and aerobic exercise designed for fitness and fun. So basically you are dancing, moving your hips, doing some salsa, and having a blast. I honestly leave Zumba class happier than I arrived. The class is such high energy and the instructor is so much fun. I have a smile the size of Canada during Zumba class.
Zumba makes me feel like I’m in a whole other country, dancing the night away, learning new moves, shaking my hips! It’s a lot of fun and I’m working out at the same time. I don’t even realize I’m burning calories.
In September, I talked about the Fitbit I got from a friend. I’ve still been wearing it every day and getting around 10,000 steps a day. Well, I tracked how many steps I took at the second Zumba class—and I was shocked! I took over 4,500 steps in one hour, almost half my daily goal. This is pretty awesome, not to mention the calories burned and muscles that got worked.
Zumba class starts off with a warmup song, not too fast of a beat but just enough to get your whole body moving and warmed up. Then we move on to faster upbeat Latin-American songs, and even some top hits. We dance for an hour, with a few water breaks between songs. To me, it’s a rush of endorphins and I feel amazing and happy.
Towards the end of class, we always do a song’s worth of abdominal workouts, which is a great way to add to my bootcamp abs! Then we have a cooldown, a slow song to stretch and relax our way down.
I cannot express how much I love Zumba and how it makes me feel. I find myself dancing while I’m cooking supper or washing the dishes. Even as I’m writing this, I’m moving my hips and my shoulders to the beat in my head. If Zumba was offered every night, I would be there in a heartbeat.
If you want to join me at Zumba, class takes place on Tuesdays from 7:30–8:30 p.m. at the South End of Arena, and it runs until December 1. Drop-in fees apply.
