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S&M by Rihanna
Posted on April 20, 2011 by Ching under Videos, Zumba.
This was the first song that we danced to in the Zumba Master Class last Sunday. Click here if you can’t see the video.
P.S. Amie, Gina — you guys need to add this one to your list of Zumba songs!
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Zumba Master Class
Posted on April 18, 2011 by Ching under Events, Health, Zumba.
I succumbed to peer pressure and decided to attend the Zumba Master Class at North YMCA yesterday. I’m glad I did because I had a lot of fun.
With Amie, Andrea and Gina
Gina, Hideki and Andrea
Obligatory photo with Tony, the Master Zumba Instructor.
Our post-workout picture.
I’m really glad that Amie talked me into going. I was reluctant at first because I was worried that there would be 200+ people there and it would be way crowded, which I hate because then I can barely move. When I was in Amie’s Sunday Zumba class at West Central Genesis earlier that day, though, she told me that there were only 40 or so pre-registered at the time that she signed up. It makes sense, because how many people would really pay $20 to take a Zumba class?
It was a decent turn out, but not as big as I feared. I’m glad Gina Ann and her friends got there early and secured a great spot. I hate being in the back because I’m too short to see over other people.
So anyway, Amie’s class ended at 2:00 pm. This gave Brian and I time to meet the family for ice cream at Orange Leaf. I just took a few bites out of Brian’s ice cream. I was good and didn’t have my own. Anyway, I was really sloppy in Amie’s class in my black Zumba cargos and a white t-shirt so I wanted to come home, shower and change into a more colorful Zumba outfit for the Master Class.
Brian was like, “Why are you showering? You’re just going to sweat again!”
Channeling my inner five-year-old, “I have to look presentable. This isn’t a REGULAR Zumba class! This is a MASTER class! This is an EVENT!” I was quite indignant. LOL.
I’m glad I changed because we took quite a few pictures. I’d hate to look losyang compared to everyone. =P
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Zumba Power Couple: Justin and Mandy
Posted on April 17, 2011 by Ching under Health, Things to Do, Zumba.
I have no idea how Mandy did it, but I bow to her persuasive powers. She is the only one who has managed to convince her husband to join us. I’ve been trying to get Brian to do it for months. The only thing I’d ever been able to get him to do is come and shoot video.
Well, I did get him to try Amie’s class once. That might have been my mistake. I think that scared him off. Maybe I should have eased him into it instead of starting with the most challenging Zumba class. I just figured if Raymond and Colt could do it, then maybe Brian could too. Besides, we had the videos for him to watch so he could learn the routines. How wrong I was! Now the mere mention of Zumba makes Brian shiver. I think I’ve scared him off for good.
Gina Ann suggested perhaps coercion would be the way go to. She said I should offer him fellatio in exchange for doing Zumba with us (but not immediately AFTER, unless a shower is involved =P). He’s getting that quite regularly now, so that would mean I’d have to withhold it until he does Zumba. After much consideration, I’ve decided that would be more punishment for me than it is for him so that’s not going to work.
I’m thinking maybe video games might be the ticket. He’d have to Zumba with us in order to buy new video games. Do you guys think that would work? Any other suggestions?
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Yet Another Zumba Addict
Posted on April 10, 2011 by Ching under Health, Zumba.
I’m not the only one addicted to Zumba fitness gear. Check out Tony in his new Zumba sneakers and cargo pants! Very cool, no?
We had a great workout in Gina Ann’s class yesterday. Brian and I got there late because I have to come from Andover YMCA, where my regular Saturday morning step class is held. I usually miss the the warmup. Even with missing the warmup, I still managed 6375 steps. My CardioTrainer app figured that the 54-minute workout was equivalent to 3.96 miles. Add that to the 3.56 miles from my step class and I burned about 900 calories in one day. That’s not even counting the calories I burned playing Ladder Golf and kicking everyone’s butt at Tekken later that day. LOL.
BTW, speaking of steps… I hit a new record high today for Zumba. At the end of Amy’s class, my CardioTrainer app recorded over 8800 steps and figured that my workout was equivalent to 5.5 miles. Wow! It must have been all the booty shaking that we did (I had my phone in my back pocket). 🙂
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Me and My Mandy
Posted on April 2, 2011 by Ching under Health, Zumba.
I’ve made some new friends working out at Genesis. Meet Mandy…
I love her enthusiasm and energy. I’m really grateful to Gina Ann and her Zumba fitness class. I would not have met all these cool, wonderful people otherwise.
Anyway, the real reason I’m posting about Mandy is because we always seem to wear the same Zumba gear. We worked out together four times so far this week and every single time we were wearing something in common.
On Monday we both wore our pink Zumba cargos.
Last night at the TGIF Zumba class, we both wore our black ones.
This morning we both showed up in our Party Hearty “GO RED” tank tops and black pants. And to think we didn’t even call each other to coordinate. LOL.
I’m really starting to prefer working out at Genesis. I think it might be my need for affiliation, which isn’t really getting met at the Y. Once we finish our Y membership in June, I’m pretty sure I’m signing up for a Genesis membership so I can keep working out with my new Zumba buddies. 🙂
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