Let me guess; you started the year strong, promising to Spin every day and drink your meals until you reached your goal weight. You promptly realized that this was an unrealistic (and unhealthy) pipe dream, and now a few months into 2018, your fitness goals remain a distant dream as your exercise routine has already begun to lag.
You need new motivation. A workout you'll actually maintain because it's so fun, you'll WANT to work out. Something that's been around for a while, but maybe you forgot about it since Bar Method and SoulCycle started blowing up your Insta feed . . . you need Zumba.
Yessir, that Zumba. The Latin American dance-fitness craze that rose in the early aughts, favors songs by Ricky Martin and Shakira, and eventually became popular with celebrities and housewives everywhere. While most of my friends are busy practicing their Warrior II pose or racing the treadmill at Barry's Bootcamp, I'm shaking my tush all over the gym floor to "Despacito" (and dozens of other songs I would never otherwise recognize). Most types of yoga upset my sensitive back and knees, and boot camps make me hate life, but Zumba makes me laugh, whoop, and holler while burning up to 600 calories in a one-hour class.
I love Zumba for a variety of reasons, but here are just six of the best ones.