Zumba!

Being healthy isn't just about eating right.  It's also involves getting off your butt and shaking it!  Until recently, I hadn't been to the gym in a really long time.  Like really, really long.  Embarrassingly long.  Anyway, now that I've lost a little weight, I'm feeling better, moving more, doing more, and I was ready to get back in the gym.  I found a local gym that is super cheap and they have free classes too.  I took my first Zumba class today!  It was actually a Zumba toning class, which is apparently just Zumba with weights.  I was really nervous because I've never really done a group class. Also, I don't have a lot of rhythm and I totally didn't want to make an idiot out of myself.  I just had to say screw it and go for it!  It wasn't that bad actually.  Let's break it down:

 

1.  I wasn't the only one in the class without rhythm, so that made me feel better about my crazy arm flailing.

 

2.  It was very fast paced.  I would just about get one move down and we would switch to something else.  I was moving though, and that's all that counts.  Plus, once I've been several times I should know more and then it will be easier and more fun!

 

3.  After about 30 minutes, I was ready to give up.  BUT  I stuck it out and just kept moving!  I couldn't do a few of the moves, so I just did my own thing until we switched to something I could do again.  Whatever you do, don't give up! 

 

This picture pretty much sums up my first (and probably all future) Zumba experience:

 

 

What's your favorite group class?

 

Bon Appetit!

Missy Picky Pants