Yesterday, I decided to brave my first ZUMBA class since injuring my knee. For those of you who have not become Zumba fans yet, visit www.zumba.com and as they say - Join the party! Don't be afraid!
Last year, during a boring weekend at home, I saw an infomercial for Zumba Live and got hooked. Yes, it has everything to do with my love for dancing salsa and merengue and not to mention - a great workout. So instead of sweating on the dance floor - which is soooo unattractive and please note, I am working on not having happen the next time I get on the dance floor with the potential love of my life - I sweat in the privacy of my own home. Last summer, I even brought the DVDs to my book club anniversary weekend in South Dartmouth and my fellow "sucias" (will explain later) joined in and all of us had a blast. It's contagious, trust me! And even if you don't know how to merengue and salsa but love to dance - this is definitely a workout without seeming as if it is.
Ok, enough of my informercial on Zumba - back to last night's class. I am not going to lie, part of me was like - can I really do this with my knee? This fear was heightened after my co-workers said, "are you really going?" as I was wrapping my knee with my double ace bandage. The answer was of course, yes because I am a Zumba crazy enthusiast and am tired of the treadmill, elliptical and stationary bike options of late and even the pool is getting a backseat. So, I made the 90 minute trek to Merrimac and met up with not just my parents' friends but surprise surprise my 14 year old sister was there.
I was so happy I made it (yes, within 5 minutes of the start due to the wonderful traffic of Route 3 North) and got right into it. And....it wasn't bad as I thought - especially since it seemed as if the instructors were still learning their choreography and allowed for breaks. Plus it was a far cry from the ZUMBA Craze of Medford Square in late December which was 90 minutes of high-impact, sweat inducing, instructor killing moves - which I enjoyed back when my knee wasn't acting like its injured arthritic self.
In any event, the point is - I survived the 60 minute class and was able to walk today and believe it not, go up the stairs somewhat normally. Hurray! There is a light at the end of the recovery tunnel! Woot! Woot! Sprint Triathlon - Look out!
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You are so right - the toughest part is just getting to the gym... once you're working out or taking a great class, you feel so good!
And now I want to Zumba.
Hey, like I mentioned on facebook, they need to make Zumba for the Wii. I need your DVD's, bring them over to Medford and we'll Zumba together.
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