Zumba Rush - Thoughts



Fun Fun Fun. Rush is the express workout in the Zumba Exhilarate system. The description of this workout is "a 20 minute workout to amp you up." I think it is more like 23 minutes.


The workout is led by Kass Martin and Loretta Bates. Like a couple of the other Zumba workouts in this system, Rush uses a voice over. While I am not a fan of the voice over, I think Rush does a better job in syncing the voice over with the steps in the workout.


The breakdown is as follows:

Echa PA' Un Lado - Warm Up - Techno/Mambo/Charleston

Enciendemala - Cumbia/Rumba/Flamenco

Estas Perdida - Calypso

La Bruja De La Cosquilla - Merengue

Lo Que Quieras Te Dare - Samba


Zumba Rush is high energy from the start. The pauses in between the segments do not seem as long as in some of the other Zumba workouts. The workout also ends with a lot of energy. There is not the normal Zumba workout cool down (slow tempo or rather slow rhythm). In fact, on the DVD it states "for stretch/cool down moves, please refer to the Exhilarate program guide.


I like this workout. 4 stars.

Comments

  1. AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    I love the Rush DVD... especially the last Samba routine. Do you know where I can buy the song for it: Lo Que Quiere Te Dare? I do not see it on itunes.

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  2. SaundraAugust 12, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    When I google the title a lot of websites came up to download the song. If you do download be careful. Many of those sites have viruses.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 17, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    You are right, many of the sites seem unreliable or have a poor quality recording of the song. Hopefully, itunes or amazon will make the songs available in the near future. Thx for your response!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Just a question, I love the videos but i would like to know if there is a routine to follow in order to burn more calories in less time

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  5. SaundraSeptember 1, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    If by routine, you mean rotation. Yes, the workouts come with a rotation.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 14, 2012 at 6:46 PM

    Do you know how many caloried you burned doing this 20 min workout?

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  7. SaundraAugust 16, 2012 at 4:27 AM

    The workout is 23 minutes.
    My bodybugg shows 203 calories burned. My heart rate monitor 170 calories.

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