When I was a kid, I got all the exercise I needed by simply doing things I loved—dancing, ice skating, hula-hooping, playing tag, and trying to do flips on the couch. Then I grew up and exercise became a boring, monotonous chore. Sure, I get a few fabulous days of skiing and snowshoeing in every winter, and I can go hiking the rest of the year, but that doesn't quite cut it if I don't want to end up as a 400-pound woman stuck in her bed full-time—and I don't. So I tried running. Boring! Then I got an elliptical and stuck it in front of my TV. That's better, but it's still rather dull since I'm just doing the same thing over and over and over again.
But now I've been introduced to zumba. I know I'm late to the craze, but better late than never. I found something that's fun! And it makes me sweat! And I'm not bored! And I feel fantastic afterward—sore but fantastic! And that was a lot of exclamation points! I do feel like a bit of a fool when I try to shake my booty. It wasn't always like that. When I took a hip-hop dance class in New York back when I was in high school, the teacher complimented my booty-shaking ability. Yes, seriously. Maybe my problem is that I have so much more there to shake now. But who cares? There aren't many in the class who can really shake it anyway, so we're all fools together. Fabulous. And another fabulous thing? I got into zumba right at Girl Scout cookie time. Now I can eat my Tagalongs and Thin Mints without feeling even the tiniest bit of guilt.
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I'm glad you've found another fun way to be active and thank you for introducing me to it. It will be a while before my injured booty can do it again but I can at least look forward to it in the future.
Now, I really want to know more about this New York hip-hop class. New post!
I have seen people do the Zumba looks fun wish I was young and could do it If I did it now you would end up calling 911 They give all the energy to the young that isn't fair. :)
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