Zumba!

I've just had to crawl upstairs on my hands and knees and seriously thought I might have to call the fire brigade to hoist me out of the bath.

Every part of my body aches, I feel at least 110. Yes, I've discovered zumba!

Holy moly, why did no-one warn me....it's fast. I'm not actually sure the female body is even designed to move that quickly or in so many directions at once. I've never been very good at exercise classes, I just don't seem to be very co-ordinated and I'm definitely unfit.

Zumba is all the rage right now and there must have been a good 40 plus women in tonight's class, all ages, shapes and sizes. They all seemed to be able to move their arms and legs at the same time so perhaps there's hope for me yet as mine definitely weren't playing ball, I'd just cracked the leg moves and started to try to get the arms sorted and we were on to the next dance. Actually I spent most of the time gasping for air and expecting to have to summon the paramedics and an oxygen cylinder any minute.

Having managed to get through the hour without expiring on the spot, I can see what all the fuss is about. After all where else can a grown woman go and do mad African drumming, flap her legs as if she's a chicken and wiggle her hips in an alarming take off of a belly dancer, without being thought completely bonkers?

I clearly won't be able to walk for the next few days but I've got the bug. I love zumba even if it is trying to kill me!