Exercise? Dancing? or Both?

           The more and more I continue to do Zumba, the more I realize the importance of exercising. For a long time I thought that exercise was just running or just lifting weights. Whenever my mother asked me if I wanted to go to the gym I would sigh and say "no." I simply despised the gym, I hated the idea of sweating and running when I could be home on Netflix or hanging out with friends. I remember the first day of Zumba... a Saturday over a year ago. I was extremely hesitant and did not want to go -- nevertheless, my mother dragged me into a huge room at Gold's Gym. Completely unprepared, I did not know what to expect as I had never done it before. Little did I know that the thing I despised the most, was inevitably going to become one of my favorite pastimes. Being Puerto Rican or boriqua, I absolutely love dancing -- especially when it's salsa. I am the first person on the dance floor, at any party, to get up and start dancing. Up until this moment, I never realized that dancing could be working out. The idea that exercise was enjoyable seemed like a complete fallacy. But when the instructor walked in and the music started playing, I knew I was in the right place.