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Zumba fitness is hot right now. You may have heard of it but may not be really too familiar with it. Zumba is a danced based fitness program that was created in the 1990's by a dancer and choreographer, Beto. It took off when it began to be marketed in dance classes as well as branded merchandise. Now you can find licensed Zumba instructors teaching classes in fitness centers almost everywhere. The DVDs are also very popular for people who want to do the classes at home.
The Zumba workout uses music based on salsa, merengue, cumbia, reggaeton, samba and other international music styles. It has gained a huge fan base and you can even find Zumba shoes and clothes to wear for your workouts. I have family members who take the classes and enjoy them. Below is a sample video of what the dance based fitness program is like:
As you can see, the music is great and the dancing looks like a lot of fun. When exercise is fun, you don't feel like you're exercising at all which is probably why so many people really enjoy this workout. The cool thing about these types of workouts is that you don't have to be the best dancer around to do them. So long as you follow the routines the best that you can, you're going to still burn a lot of calories.
If you're still too shy to attempt taking one of the classes, the DVDs are a great option to learn some of the moves until you feel comfortable enough to get out in public. Are you a Zumba fitness fanatic?
Resources: Wikipedia.org
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I saw this on tv looks pretty fun, but you def need to love to dance. This also seems like more of a social workout to do with others, i tend to like to exercise by myself.
My wife is a huge Zumba fan. It’s the one thing that keeps her going back to the gym. It’s a really great form of cardio, but more importantly it’s fun.
I currently consumed “Zumba”-In many daily exercise wich i have..
I am thrillednd !!
EXSEPT-FIT(wery good) LOOKS … ZUMBA GIVES YOU, MUCH POSITIVE ENERGY
AND IN RHYTHM- DISAPPEARING every part OF NEGATIVE ENERGY-OUT FROM YOU.
This is more interesting workout than belly dancing its like modern dance with great beat of music. I hope I can find one here in my place
I absolutely love Zumba
I haven’t tried the Zumba dancing…I have a friend that recommended it to me. But, I never have time to go to the gym (even though I do have a membership), so I’ll have to get the Zumba “game” for the Kinect and try it out.
Zumba is really hot and a great workout exercise, at the moment is is slightly pushing in the german fitness market and a few studios offers courses. At the moment here everything is more focued on suspension and sling training. But I think the time of Zumba here in Germany will come in 2011. I am really exciting if it will be the same hype here like in the US.
I think Zumba looks like a great cardio workout format. Even though I haven’t tried it, I’d say Zumba would work best for people working out in groups as opposed to someone at home in their living room. It’s always good to feed off the energy of people working out around you. It helps you give that extra push!
I think Zumba looks like a great cardio workout format. Even though I haven’t tried it, I’d say Zumba would work best for people working out in groups as opposed to someone at home in their living room. It’s always good to feed off the energy of people working out around you. It helps you give that extra push!