About Zumba

ZUMBA combines high energy and motivating music with unique moves and combinations that allow the Zumba participants to dance away their worries. It is based on the principle that a workout should be "FUN AND EASY TO DO" allowing Zumba participants to stick to the Zumba Fitness program and achieve long-term health benefits. Zumba is a “feel-happy” workout that is great for both the body and the mind.

ZUMBA is a fusion of Latin and International music - dance themes that create a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body. Zumba utilizes the principles of fitness interval training and resistance training to maximize caloric output, fat burning and total body toning. It is a mixture of body sculpting movements with easy to follow dance steps.

Zumba History

Celebrity fitness trainer, Beto Perez, developed Zumba fitness in his native country, Colombia, in the mid 90s. One day, he walked into his class and realized he had forgotten his aerobics music. His only option was his own tapes in his car, traditional Latin salsa and
merengue music with which he had been raised. It was a challenge to improvise a class on the spot using non-traditional aerobics music. Beto rose to the challenge and from this last-minute improvisation was born a revolutionary fitness program—Zumba! The class soon became the most popular class at his fitness facility and spread like fire across the globe.