To Zumba or not to Zumba

As a group fitness instructor, I'm constantly telling my class participants to change up their workouts, make sure they are getting both cardio and strength training into their routines. If they primarily just take group fitness classes, and do little else, then I urge them to try new instructors, different classes and be "open" to change. Well, here is the deal.........I don't always practice what I preach. WHAT? I know, what sort of a role model am I anyway? That said, I stepped out of my comfort zone today and went to my friends Zumba class. Now, you may be thinking that this isn't really that big of a deal, right? Well, let me tell you that it kind of IS a big deal. I'm a kick boxing, boot camp, weight lifting kind of girl. I run, do yoga, circuit training, tabatas, and spin occasionally. I have a pretty good mixture of workouts, constantly creating muscle confusion, but I never really step out of my comfort zone. If you give me a dumb bell, I feel comfortable and in charge. But hip hop dance, Cha Cha, Mambo, Sangria (wait, that's a drink....) I can't do ANY of that. I mean I kind of CAN, but I don't look very coordinated. Not like those sexy little numbers in the Zumba infomercials. This reminds me of a picture I recently saw on Pinterest.

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