Oh, Zumba how we love you. And while getting your Zumba on in your living room (be it in a or with a ) is fun, it’s just not ever as fun as.

• Zumba Workout Dvd

There’s just something about the energy of the people and the loud music—and my mind’s ability to fool me into thinking my hips are shimmying just like the instructor’s are (oh, the tricky mind) that just doesn’t seem the same when you’re doing a DVD. Then again, at home you do have the ability to draw the blinds and dance like a madwoman, so maybe it’s a toss-up.

Regardless, we’re here to tell you that the new Zumba workout DVD set gets your living room one step closer to feeling like a Zumba studio—and it gets your body and fitness level one step closer to being more well-rounded.In all fairness, we only reviewed one DVD of the. So while there are seven DVDs in the set, we can only give you the skinny on the toning DVD Ripped. (Unfortunately, the PR company we worked with on this review didn’t have full sets for media—we were sad about it, too.) Other DVDs in the series include a step-by-step guide that breaks down the basic Zumba steps, a beginner workout, a quick 20-minute session, a 60-minute “party” workout, a fitness concert, and a “Mix” that features new dance styles and even more of an international approach to Zumba.

I’ll give my usual complaint that (especially the 20-minute workout), and then move on to the DVD we did try.Ripped gives you two different “toning” workouts and a couple of cool features. First, in this one you get to use the 1.5-pound toning sticks that double as maracas. Yes, I said MARACAS.

(I’m not sure who was more excited about these—me or my dog who really, really thought they were hers for the playing with.) So while you’re Zumbaing about your living room, you have your own resistance—albeit very light resistance—and a noisemaker that makes you feel like you’re on vacation. Second, you get two 30-minute beginner- to intermediate workouts. One is your basic Zumba Toning workout, and the other is a Zumba Sentao chair routine.

Both feature the Zumba choreography you love, along with dance-based moves that involve the toning sticks, such as bicep curls, rows, tricep dips off the chair, leg lifts—and did I mention MARACAS SHAKING? I didn’t think so.In the Sentao workout, you also have the option to do the routine with or without voice cuing, which was an AWESOME feature for Zumba. The Sentao workout actually features voice-over cuing, which is cool because in the voice-free version you get to just jam out with fun music. While the voice-over is helpful (and necessary for your first few times through), it is a bit awkward with Beto and his sidekick talking about “feeling it” when clearly they’re in a recording studio. You only have to feel awkward through it a few times to go to the party version.The only other complaints I have about this DVD set is that 1-pound sticks are not nearly heavy enough to get really good results. Nor are the 2.5-pound maracas you can buy. (You, right?) Although I do applaud Zumba for adding a resistance workout of any kind—and they are pretty brilliant in how they combine the two formats of dance and strength. Sure, much of the pace is far slower than usual Zumba, but the strength moves are solid.

Zumba Workout Dvd

The cuing isn’t always the best, but just like a real class, you have to do it a few times to really startwait for itshaking your maracas!FBG Rating (Out of 5):Instruction: ★★★Long-Term Likeability: ★★★★★Music: ★★★★★Fun Factor: ★★★★Meets Expectations: ★★★★Overall: ★★★★Fit Bottomed Line: Zumba brings the party to the living room with this set. If you’re a beginner or an intermediate Zumba-er who can’t seem to get into resistance training, try it!Anyone else tried? How were the other DVDs? I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ZUMBA! On my worst days, I go to my TV and push play to get me out of my self-imposed funk. I laugh at myself, I start moving with the music and next thing I know, I have burned calories and my mood is lifted.

This is fun for everyone. I have lost about 15 pounds and notice the loss mostly in my upper body and thighs. I still have a healthy back porch that I need to find something to chisel it away besides a chainsaw! LOL I have the original and am tempted to order Exhilerate as I am ready for more! A friend started joining me and now we have several ladies that want to join us in my basement for a little fun! Mandatory is a good sense of humor and “I Can’t” is checked at the door. Oh how fun is Zumba-Tank you Beto for making a cadio potty! Grand theft auto 4 the complete edition cheats.

He’s so cute! Nice to look at too!

Incredible Slimdown Cardio Dance System Burn up to 1,000 calories. Lost 155 pounds! With the Zumba® program.In a study, 24 healthy men and women following the Super Cardio Dance Party DVD burned between 369-1,037 calories. Zumba® Dance Yourself Fit. DVD 1 Quick Start Learn the basic Zumba® steps and get movin'! 20 Minute Express Test your new moves with a calorie-torching, total-body workout.

DVD 2 Super Cardio Dance Party Featuring Burst Intervals Give your dance-fitness workout an extra fat-burning kick! Cardio Burst are fun, high-energy, 30-second spurts that yield huge results. DVD 3 Zumba® Max Get ready to sweat it off with this super high-energy live class led by none other than Beto, the creator of the Zumba® program.

DVD 4 Latin Burst Shake it to the sounds of merengue, salsa and reggaeton. Bursts help boost your results, so crank the fiesta music and let loose! Incredible Slimdown Cardio Dance System Burn up to 1,000 calories. Lost 155 pounds! With the Zumba® program.In a study, 24 healthy men and women following the Super Cardio Dance Party DVD burned between 369-1,037 calories. Zumba® Dance Yourself Fit.

DVD 1 Quick Start Learn the basic Zumba® steps and get movin'! 20 Minute Express Test your new moves with a calorie-torching, total-body workout. DVD 2 Super Cardio Dance Party Featuring Burst Intervals Give your dance-fitness workout an extra fat-burning kick! Cardio Burst are fun, high-energy, 30-second spurts that yield huge results.

DVD 3 Zumba® Max Get ready to sweat it off with this super high-energy live class led by none other than Beto, the creator of the Zumba® program. DVD 4 Latin Burst Shake it to the sounds of merengue, salsa and reggaeton. Bursts help boost your results, so crank the fiesta music and let loose! Gear Insta watch digital copy included ❶ Scan Your Receipt using Saving Catcher in the Walmart app ❷ Look for Message on your phone or email ❸ Start Watching on any device Learn more at: walmart.com/Instawatch Powered by Vudu Find a class at zumba.com Get Inspired!

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Zumba® and the Zumba logos are trademarks of Zumba Fitness, LLC. I love the Zumba DVD sets because they work great with dieting and having a drive to change your life and you would want to set your self up to reach each goal you put in front of your self. I used to set my goals to high then when I would not reach them I got up set with my self and I would quite then I would put back on the weight that I lost because I felt like I should have lost 20 pounds in 1 month but now I set my self up to win and do good and here is how I did that my goal weight to loss every month is 12 pounds and I have because I stuck to it. In 1 month I lost 12 pounds and how I know is because I weighted 357.0 pounds and I was not happy at all and now I am down to 345.0 pounds and I am proud of it because yes I am losing it slowly but I do not care because in the long run I will be healthier and more happier then I was before. I hope this is helpful to any one who reads this.

I'm by no means a skinny girl, I got curves and a lot of them. I've been fighting to keep my weight down for years, even went so far as to get the lapband which was a waste of time because the company I went through lost their license and now I have no doctor willing to touch me.After a few failed attempts at crash diets and gym memberships my husband surprised me with this set for christmas.

Let me tell you, this set has changed my life!!It's only at most an hour a day, I do my video, usually the first in the set or the last, right before work so at 11am and I feel great all day!I've lost 10 lbs in the last 4 months alone doing this and eating healthy. That might not sound like alot, but when you are over 200lbs it really is a lot and it shows when you are this big.And seeing yourself doing these movies and realizing how beautifully your body can move even with all this fat just completely changes how you see yourself.

You start ignoring societys rules of sexyness and beauty and feel so comfortable in your own skin.It might sound clique, but Zumba has truly changed my life.