Zumba

Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Just for Fun

I lost a bet. My March Madness bracket did not turn out the way I planned. My co-worker Lindsey believed in the North Carolina Tarheels. I did not.

And so yesterday, I went to Zumba class at the YMCA. And I will go to Zumba again on Monday. And again on Tuesday.

According to wikipedia, a “Zumba” workout mixes body sculpting movements with dance steps mainly derived from Latin music. The routines feature aerobic interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms.

What? You can’t imagine such a thing? Well, here’s an example of how I spent my lunch hour yesterday:

A more full report later, but let me say this for now:

25 women

1 man

Mirrored wall

“Walk It Out”

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Permalink | Comments (17) | May 6, 2009

17 Responses to “Zumba”

  1. Amy Wright Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 1:40 pm

    Oh no! I feel for you. ha! I would be on the back row praying that no one saw my dancing skills. It’s bad enough for my own husband to make fun of them.

  2. Jason Smith Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    a reason you are not available for lunch

  3. Zach Nielsen Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 1:54 pm

    I dig the music… Even better imagining you doing all those crazy moves.

    z

  4. Michael K. Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    It’s been a while since I did that much hip swiveling.

  5. Keith Sayer Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    haha, that’s great. I actually do similar things for fun, but they’re the actual dances, not really workout routines. You should try ballroom dancing instead, lol :)

  6. Michael K. Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    Right, Keith. I’ll get on researching ballroom classes right away.

  7. Becky Dietz Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 4:32 pm

    Oh no. I’m sure the bet included you posting a video of YOURSELF doing the zumba! I’m sure you were cute—and the discussion at several supper tables that night!

  8. andy Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    wow thats a daring bet. what did she have to do if she lost?

  9. Michael K. Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 6:40 pm

    The Zumba thing took me by surprise, because it wasn’t strictly mentioned in the bet. The terms were these: loser has to do 3 hour long workouts of the winner’s choosing.

    I didn’t know Zumba existed. Oh, I was wrong. So wrong.

  10. Megs Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 7:14 pm

    Bwahaha! Now i want to pop popcorn and come watch this class on Monday. ;-)

  11. Jeff Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 7:30 pm

    I think I just wet my pants…. You have got to make better bets in the future!!

  12. Marcy Hallden Says:
    May 7th, 2009 at 1:17 am

    Well, at least you’re a good sport about it! That was funny!

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  14. Sadie Says:
    May 11th, 2009 at 2:22 pm

    Please tell me the next video we’ll see will be of you doing this…it was entertainment enough just thinking about it!!!

  15. Michael K. Says:
    May 11th, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    Stay tuned to the blog… I can neither confirm or deny the presence of a flip camera at Zumba…

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  17. Planet Zumba Says:
    June 21st, 2009 at 2:05 am

    Did you record some Zumba moves of yourself? I hope so
    If you did please send us some of your moves.. so we can post it on Planet Zumba!

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