let's zumba

so as most of you know, i became a zumba aficionado while in hot springs.  i became obsessive and would zumba for about two hours a day.  since i have stopped "zumba"ing, i have put on some major poundage.  no exaggeration.  (you know you are fat when your fat clothes don't fit).  so in my search for gyms in the greater jackson, mississippi area, i looked into which gyms offered zumba.  monday morning i became a member of the ymca of northeast jackson.  this ymca is just about two months old.  it is a smaller branch, has a pool and is right next door to our grocery store!  the first two days, i just did a very uneventful workout on the elliptical and the treadmill.  

on wednesday, they offer a zumba class at 8:30 in the morning.  i had no idea what to expect.  there were about 9 people in my class.  most were middle aged.  i was the youngest and the oldest far surpassed any of the zumba "gold" ladies that were in my geriatrics class in hot springs.  so once again i had to hold in my giggles from watching some of the ladies do the "hula hoop".

my instructor was the complete opposite of my instructor in hot springs.  in hot springs, my instructor was curvy but had an awesome figure and was really energetic.  seeing her everyday made you want to come and work out even more.  my new instructor in jackson is a 6 foot, 140 pound indian guy.  i thought "this should be interesting".  one of the main things in zumba is to really use your hips and i just couldn't picture him shaking his nonexistent hips.  after class started, it took me about 10 minutes to control my laughter.  my instructor would count steps (in an indian voice) "1,2,3   5,6,7".  not only in this class do you have to know that there is no "4" in his counting, you also need to know that when he says "one more time" that's really not the case.  he should say "a few more times, ladies".  

all in all, it was an experience. i will continue going twice a week to the class that they offer in the afternoon.  it is definitely not as fast as the one in hot springs.  but it is brand new here and i think once people get the hang of it, it will become a little bit more lively.