Aqua Zumba

Water aerobics is a very popular way to exercise formusic. Because of the resistance of the water,
seniors, people who are overweight and those whomovements will be slower than in a class you would
are recovering from injury. Aqua Zumba incorporatesdo on land, yet they can be just as intense.
dance and fitness moves and makes it fun for anyoneIt is recommended to wear special water shoes while
who wants to exercise in the water. Accompanied bydoing water aerobics. These shoes provide cushion
fun, upbeat music, Aqua Zumba makes exercisingand support and have tread on the sole to create
seem like a pool party.traction for the bottom of the pool. Some aqua shoes
Exercising in the water gives you the same benefitshave soles that facilitate water drainage.
as exercising on land. Cardio stamina, muscle building,Aqua instructors, who should have special training in
and weight loss can all be obtained from a waterteaching water aerobics, usually stand by the side of
fitness class. Movement against water createsthe pool while demonstrating the moves. According to
resistance that is similar to other resistance exerciseZumba Fitness, instructors who attend an Aqua
such as weight lifting, exercise tubing and fitnessZumba training workshop "learn how to teach safe,
machines. In addition the buoyancy of the watereffective and challenging water-based workouts that
makes movement low impact creating less stress onintegrate the Zumba formula and philosophy into
the body.traditional aqua fitness disciplines." There is a
Aqua Zumba uses mostly Latin music rhythms suchpre-requisite to taking this workshop and that is to
as merengue, cumbia and salsa but can also use ahave taken the basic Zumba training workshop and to
variety of upbeat tempos as found in swing or countrybe a member of ZIN (Zumba Instructor Network).