Zumba – Dance ‘Til You Drop…Pounds!

The crew at Harriet Magpie was a bit skeptical when we heard about Zumba. It’s a Latin dance-like fitness program started several years ago by this very charming aerobics instructor, who, having left his regular exercise music at home, conducted his normal class with the only CD he had in his car – Latin salsa and merengue! His students loved it and the rest is history! The nice thing about this type of exercise is that you don’t need any special equipment or experience to get started. Guest Zumba instructors have been featured  on television and have taken little old ladies from the audience and even they are able to do it. So we figured if they could do it we could too! Besides looking like it’s a lot of fun, so many people have lost weight doing this, that we really wanted to give it a shot. And we must say, ay carumba!  There must be some Latin in our blood because we loved it! However, if you aren’t convinced to sign up for a class (find a class in your neighborhood here), a free class is being offered in front of Macy’s Herald Square TOMORROW (Thursday, July 29th) from 6 to 7 pm. So grab some fellow Magpies and head over there and give your butt a Latin workout! And if you don’t agree that this is a fun way to get in shape, we’ll eat our sombrero!!

Check out the crazy workout moves in the video on the home page - and get your own Latin groove going!