What is zumba fitness?

Posted on August 20, 2013 by john in Fitness tips

Zumba Fitness is a dance discipline + exercise similar to Batuka mixing dance steps with muscle toning exercises. Created in the early 90s by Colombian Alberto Perez, personal trainer and fitness instructor and dance.

This discipline has already reached more than 40 countries including the United States where it has been widely accepted.

Present for today zumba fitness choreography very simple but effective helps you lose weight and get a move your body more flexible.

Benefits of practicing Zumba

Zumba a great way to burn calories, lose weight and tone muscle while eliminating stress and serve as an exercise in keeping fit. The exercises are very dynamic, alternating cardio rhythms (fast) with some slower.

Practicing Zumba can work buttocks, arms, abs and legs, thus achieving a very complete workout. In addition, Zumba aerobic endurance work, beneficial for the heart and also burns calories.

Music for Zumba

Among the styles of music that we enjoy practicing Zumba Fitness is primarily Latino, and its melodies we find: reggaeton, salsa, cumbia, flamenco merengue, calypso, rumba, samba, belly dancing … Zumba music and positive environment are the main source of student motivation.

Its creator, Alberto Perez, talking about the music of Zumba, says: “and learn a little dance, students also look out to different cultures and countries.”

How to Zumba

Zumba Steps are very simple, we can learn Zumba in a gym or on DVDs. In addition, Zumba fitness is extremely strict discipline regarding steps are concerned, what counts is having a good time, releasing tension, stress and burn calories.