Not to mention its a pretty good workout - I burned 413 calories today and in the world of Weight Watchers, that is 5 activity points I earned. Or in translation, I can eat 5 more points of food if I so chose without going over my daily points.
I used to do Zumba in the spring a few times a week - it was typically my only exercise. But due to scheduling, I rarely go to Zumba now - maybe only a few times a month. While Zumba is my fave exercise, its at my least fave time of day - 4:30 and 5:30 pm. Between homework, Hebrew school, chorus rehearsal, theater rehearsal and did I mention homework, its just a really yucky time for me. Its sooooooooooooo easy to blow off because of all the other things that hit around that time of day. I found that I was not going far more then I was going to the gym and starting to feel sluggish.
I have discovered that working out early in the morning works best for me - from a scheduling aspect as well as setting a good eating tone to the day. Somehow if I got my tush out of bed early to work out, its less tempting to eat crappy.
I tried Step class in the morning - I really don't dig it. The dance moves are way to complicated for me and one week I managed to slip off the step and fall flat on my tush/back with my legs up to the ceiling. Fortunately it was much more humorous than permanently painful.
I tried Spin, but at my gym at the hours I need, they turn the lights off and play slower music and the time creeps by for me. Its some kinda Zen Spin or something - I need fast loud music and a peppy instructor.
I tried the stair master, but man its different than the last time I belong to a gym, like in the 80s. This Stair Master was scary! It was like revolving steps and I couldn't figure out how to start them or stop them, so I skipped that machine!
The treadmill is just plain boring to me. Its like vanilla, not even french vanilla. Just vanilla.
So on the days that I can't go to Zumba, I hit the gym around 6am and I do the elliptical and bike and weights. Sometimes circuit weights and sometimes kettlebells. I don't love them as much as Zumba - but I like them and I do them and my workout is done. And I will admit, there is something mentally stimulating/challenging about pumping iron - however light my iron my be.
So, like any well rounded person - one cannot live on chocolate alone and I have learned to expand my exercise tastes. But after being fortunate enough this weekend to go to two Zumba classes, I realize nothing tastes better than chocolate !!
If you workout, what is your chocolate?
