Do you like dance workouts?

I've never done a dance workout, I keep saying I'm gonna find one on Youtube and try it.

 

I know I've tried some in the past ... let's just say that trying to get the moves down takes more effort for me than the actual workout. I have two left feet so this type of workout is not my friend.

 

I have just dance on the xbox! I should really plug it in again. My problem with dance workouts is my child and dog think they should be part of them. The dog trips the child, or climbs up on me, and we all end up in fits of giggles on the ground!

I'm going to check out the ones you said!

 

I did Zumba for a long time. It motivated me more when I had the little jingly skirt and weights to use. I haven't tried any others but I'm following here and going to check out the ones you mentioned.

 

I did Zumba for a while at the gym, but after the loud music was making my hearing bad for a day afterwards, I stopped. Then I found out I actually had a hearing loss and the music was making it worse. They play it so loud because everyone else likes it that way, so they won't turn it down. I tried using earplugs, but it was still too loud and it was just weird. So I stopped.

I'm not motivated enough to do anything while I'm at home. Right now I'm not motivated to even go to the gym, but I am going because I need to. I do barre classes there, but no more dance. Maybe I should hook up our old Dance Dance Revolution and embarrass my kids!!

 

You're looking for something you can watch and do from home, not a class in a facility, right? Personally, I'm a fan of Zumba. It's the dance format I've stuck with the longest. But if you want a format that's more hip-hoppy, U-Jam came out with a home video for consumers last year.

 

I tried online Zumba a few times but I'm too uncoordinated and I get frustrated. I prefer just a regular old workout with weights.

 

I LOVE dance workouts! Just Dance is a lot of fun on Kinect, and I also still love the old Dance Dance Revolution games that I have for my Wii. I actually think that DDR is a bit more of a cardio workout because it's pretty much all legs and a lot of jumping around, especially at higher difficulties.

Sh'bam is a lot of fun as well, but the only way I will do that is with Les Mills on demand. NO WAY would I dance like that in public, even in a gym class- I am such a klutz when it comes to dancing! Martial arts though? That is really my jam. I LOVE Les Mills Body Combat! And it kind of feels like dancing with all the music pumping during they workout.

Haha!! This happens to me, too! The dogs think they need to get in on the action, and before I know it I've tripped over one and landed on my backside!

 

I am hopelessly too unco-ordinated for dance workouts, but I do love Pilates classes.

 

Yes! They have several of their BodyCombat workouts on On Demand. That's pretty much my favorite of all their classes, with BodyPump being a close second.

 

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I'm looking for both actually I need to try different things, so I don't get bored. I will have a look at U-Jam, I haven't heard of it yet, thanks![/QUOTE]

OK, got it. U-Jam has live classes, too. That's how they started.

Another place to look for at-home stuff is Collage Video. They have hundreds of workout videos and you can see how they are rated by the consumers who buy them.

 

Also, Cathe Fredrich has a huge library of DVDs, on-demand, and subscription stuff. Some simple dance, some complicated dance, and a ton of different weigh training formats. She's an excellent presenter (I've taken a workshop with her) and her materials are very sound.

 

Another one that can be fun, with lots of different genres, is Dancinerate.

 

So, I know this post isn't really active any longer...but I HAVE to reply. I do a dance fitness called Oula. It started in my hometown of Missoula (thus it's name...), and it is AMAZING. It is steadily & organically growing, but it isn't available everywhere yet in terms of gyms. BUT - you can do it online. It is the funnest workout ever.

Once upon a time, I was on the track to becoming an instructor. But, life throws things at you - and through those things I realized that I needed Oula to just be something I do for myself. I highly suggest checking it out if you've never heard of it!

 

I used to do step aerobics! It was so much fun, but I don't think anyone does it anymore.

 

It can be hard to find a good step class these days, but they do still exist! It's 2 classes out of 40 at one of the places where I teach.