ZUMBA-riffic!

My first thoughts when starting school again for the spring semester were, "When is spring break?"

It's mid-february and spring break season is only about a month away. I've made my plans, I've booked my flights, I've even made plans for a layover I have in L.A. on my way back to chicago. Things are set.

I'm heading to the sunny beach town of Mazatlan, Mexico. And that means, bathing suits and very little clothing.

That also means it's time to work out and stop eating. Okay I'm just kidding. There'll be some eating. I mean my God, I live in Chicago, our pastime is eating.

So I have a gym membership at Bally's (which blows, but unfortunately they own me for another year and a half) but I don't go there enough.

So I found this DVD set hidden away downstairs... probably bought after another New Year's resolution set and then abandoned as the resolution was broken.

It's called ZUMBA.

According to the website columbian, Beto Perez, came up with the latin-dance work-out concept when he forgot his music for an aerobics class and had to use what he had in his car.

I started it last night.

Again according to the website,

"Zumba® fuses hypnotic latin rhythms and easy to follow moves to create a dynamic fitness program that will blow you away. "

Yes, the rhythms are hypnotic. And yes, it will blow you away, but shit, this stupid thing is hard as hell.

Let me tell you, I pride myself on being a pretty rhythmic hispanic, but damn some of those steps are harder than I anticipated.

*sigh*

We shall see how this all works out.