Zumba Your Way To
A Better Body!
ZUMBA is the best dance and workout routine you will ever do. The only requirement is to "have fun"! ZUMBA is and will continue to spread like wildfire in the United States as well as all over the world!
What is Zumba? Zumba is a fusion of Latin and International music and dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, and effective fitness program. The routines feature aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the entire body to create a one of a kind workout. Zumba uses the principles of interval training and resistance training to maximize calories burned, fat burning, and total body toning (which we all want!). Zumba targets areas of the body such as glutes, legs, arms, abs, and the most important muscle...your heart! The routines feature aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the entire body.
Zumba is a mix of body sculpting movements with easy to follow dance steps like the merengue, salsa, cumbia, mambo, samba, and flamenco as well as other dances from around the world including hip hop and belly dance. The dances are set to toe tapping, hip swiveling, arm swinging, high energy Latin music that just makes you want to get up and mooovvve. Zumba is easy, fun, and an excellent exercise and… you don’t even feel like you are exercising! It is definitely a "party" atmosphere which is less intimidating for people who may not be as coordinated as others. It is a "feel good" workout where you can dance your woes away. Zumba means "to move fast and have fun" and that's exactly what happens!
Who can do Zumba? The greatest part about Zumba is that you don’t have to know how to dance. Anyone can do it whether you are young, old, or in-between. There are no requirements other than liking music and wanting to have fun. A typical class will consist of a warm up session, the main routine, and a cool down. Most classes last about an hour. The Zumba® Instructor goes with the flow and feel of the music each class, so many times they are a little different which keeps the classes fresh. Each instructor (who is trained at a Zumba® Fitness workshop), choreographs their own individual routine. Zumba is the most exciting workout ever and is great for the mind, body, and soul! It is designed to put "FUN" back into fitness. Just don't forget to wear comfortable workout clothes, take lots of water, a towel, and most of all your "party" attitude.
Where did Zumba come from? It first came to the US by creator Alberto “Beto” Perez in Miami Florida. Beto’s home country is Columbia, South America and that is where Zumba® originated. Beto was a fitness instructor there and one day he had forgotten his music for his class. So he quickly improvised by using the Latin music tapes he had in his car and combined that with some dance steps. His class was spell bound and they asked him for more. The rest is history. Today there are over 10,000 Zumba® instructors in the world and over 3 million Zumba® DVDs sold. It doesn’t look like this "PARTY" will stop anytime soon! Be sure to read the new 2008 Zumba® DVD Review. You can read more about Beto at the Official Zumba® Fitness website at www.zumba.com.
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