Another night of Zumba

I had so much fun at my Monday night Zumba class I immediately felt the urge to dance again! I met a lovely lass named Jodie at Simone's class earlier this week. She's a self-confessed Zumba addict and has recently been scoping out Zumba classes around the city. I was very excited when she sent me the contact details for another local Zumba option and couldn't pass up the chance to check it out. Thanks Jodie! :)

Tonight was a very quick-paced class. I found it really interesting to see how different this Zumba session was from the one a few nights back! A good reminder that not only is it important to find a fitness style that works for you, but also a teacher who you can really connect with and draw energy from. My major inspirations for leading a fitter, healthier lifestyle come from the awesome friendships I made overseas with fellow fitness fanatics and my instructors. More to come on that in an upcoming post... :)

This Zumba teacher ran his class from a stage platform at the front of the room, definitely a plus considering how many people were participating. He moved in a super upbeat way but unfortunately we couldn't really hear his directions over the music and he was extremely quick to change moves. Which just meant that the class was often a little out of sync. There was little-to-no breaks between the tracks... but hey, no rest for the wicked right?! It's good to be pushed to move fast. Gotta shake off those excess calories I consumed on the bus ride home from work! ;)

Read my post from Monday 19th September to learn more about Zumba in general. I've also laid out some fast facts below for more info on this particular class...

• DETAILS: Wednesday night, 7:00-8:00pm. Whitfords Senior Citizens Centre. 15 Banks Avenue, Whitfords.
• COST: $11.00 per class [Apparently you can attend another one hour 'bar' fitness class the hour prior starting at 6:00pm. The bars and equipment are provided for you and the combined cost of the two hours is only $13.00 total. Bargain!] 
• TEACHER: ...
• BRING: A sweat towel. Lots of bouncing up and down in this class, if you have a knee brace I'd suggest bringing it along. Wear comfy sneakers and a pair of shorts with lots of give or some good quality crops since there's lots of bending and super fast paced twirling. I wore long pants and regretted it, got far too hot.
• BEST BITS: The venue is BIG which was good because the class was busy, around 30 women but only 1 bloke in attendance. C'mon boys... pick up your game. ;) 

Ginny's 'Finding Fitness' Rating:  ★ ★