WHAT MAKES ZUMBA SUCH A FUN WORKOUT?
The word Zumba is Columbian slang, and it means: “to move fast and have fun.” In part, the popularity of reality television shows like “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Dancing With The Stars” has made the dancing a more popular and accepted form of exercise. Zumba classes blend a variety of dance styles, including hip hop, cha cha, rumba, flamenco, salsa, and calypso with spicy music to create a class, that, while it may be hard to follow at first, has you shimmying and shaking across the floor, keeping your heart rate elevated and burning calories at a rate of 700 in one session. Even if you’ve never take a traditional dance class, you can learn to follow the moves in a Zumba class as they’re repeated over and over in different easy-to-follow combinations. Zumba participants say that classes feel like a cross between an exercise class and a party, with people so caught up in the music and the group dynamic it doesn’t feel like a workout. And because there are quick and slow movements
