| Zumba is a fusion of Latin and International music and | | | | what age. You just have to like music and want to |
| dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting and | | | | have fun. A typical class will include a warm up |
| effective fitness program. Zumba DVDs benefit all age | | | | session, the main routine and a cool down period. It is |
| groups with its fast and slow rhythms style of | | | | an exciting workout and is great for the mind, body |
| exercise. It is popular because someone finally created | | | | and soul. |
| an exercise program that is fun and easy. The | | | | Zumba instructors challenge the freedom to go with |
| benefits are total body toning through easy to follow | | | | the flow of the music, making each class unique and |
| dance steps. Each instructor can create their own | | | | fresh. They design each class for every participant in |
| routines based on their favorite dance moves. | | | | mind, ensuring they have fun performing the fitness |
| In the 1990's, Beto Perez famous dancer and | | | | routines. |
| choreographer created Zumba. While growing up in | | | | The easy to follow body-sculpting moves are set to |
| Columbia, South America he became an aerobics | | | | different dance styles including the salsa, mambo, |
| instructor. One day he forgot the tape for his aerobics | | | | flamenco, meringue and the cha-cha, as well as |
| class, using the tapes that he had in his backpack he | | | | International styles like hip-hop and belly dancing. The |
| came up with a dance routine set to his favorite music. | | | | high-energy Latin music and dance moves will have |
| His students loved the session and asked him to | | | | your hips swiveling, arms swinging and toes tapping. |
| create more. That is how the Zumba program came | | | | Once you start the dance routine, you will not even |
| to be. | | | | realize how much you are working your muscles |
| Using the rules of interval and resistance training, | | | | because you will be having too much fun. |
| Zumba maximizes toning of the total body. It | | | | This program benefits all age groups with its sassy |
| concentrates on the arms, abs, legs, gluts and heart. | | | | Latin dance moves. Zumba DVDs come in beginner, |
| Followers of this style of fitness accomplish long-term | | | | intermediate and advanced levels so you can work up |
| benefits in this hour-long program of heart pumping, | | | | each level at your own pace. There has to be |
| calorie burning moves that will make you come back | | | | something special about this program since over three |
| for more. | | | | million copies of the DVDs have sold since its |
| You do not even have to know how to dance to | | | | introduction. |
| benefit from this program. Anyone can do it no matter | | | | |