Anyone who knows me, knows that I have really gotten into Zumba style fitness after my back injury last year. I have been religious in going to Zumba, taught by LaShawn, at Crunch Fitness (Fort Greene location, Tuesdays); but for some reason, I have missed four weeks of her class. Vacationing in Spain was one excuse.
I finally got that playlist:
Anyway, I finally made it back and I realized that really missed her class, because the dance moves are really energetic and the music is amazing. I was surprised that I did not forget the dance moves during my hiatus. The music is so amazing that I have been trying to find some of the songs to incorporate into my running playlists. I guess that I could have asked the instructor, but she is bombarded with the other Zumba participants after class. Maybe, I did not want to seem "uncool" or "square" because I did not know the more popular songs. Interestingly enough, the answer was under my nose or in my Entertainment folder on my iPhone. The answer was Shazam!!! I cannot believe that I could have used this app to find songs from her playlist ages ago! Also, Shazam has an auto feature where one can just leave it on and it will automatically detect the songs for you. Of course, the detected songs are the ones that you can buy from iTunes.
The play list was very good and I have added "Pass at Me", "Bouje", and "Sal a Bailar" to my normal playlist. If it is not obvious, I kind of have a thing for latin music (I'm still trying to get used to Reggaeton though). Unfortunately, not all of the songs in the class were "Shazamable", especially the one I really wanted.
Cardio Work
Regarding the cardio aspect, I think that I had other things on my mind during class, because I did not kill it like I normal do
Fitbit Stats
In this particular class, I usually have a 1:1 ratio of time spent in my cardio and peak aerobic zones. I guess that I was not "Zumba'ing" as hard as I thought I was. Again, I probably was thinking about some other personal issues, so I was not as focused as I normally am.
Oh well, there's always another day to Zumba.