What is Zumba?

Zumba fitness is the new fitness hype all around the world, and not without a good reason! You want that perfect body, but do not want to work out in the fitness school all day? Than Zumba is the solution for you. Zumba is dancing and swinging on Latin music. You don’t even notice that you are actually burning calories and loosing weight, it is so much fun!
Losing weight and being active? Probably everybody’s intention, but many of us already gave up. It is so hard to stop eating all that nice food we can find everywhere. But not to worry anymore, the solution is here. Colombian fitness trainer Alberto Perez has the solution; he makes everybody addicted to his newest invention, Zumba! Already America is addicted, from young till old, even the celebrities are doing this. And the reason? Zumba is fun! After a couple of weeks you will notice the difference, you will lose weight and get a killer body!

Zumba?

Zumba means ‘moving fast and having fun’. It is a combination of fitness- and dance moves on swinging latin music. Salsa, Flamenco and zumba-dancingMerengue, everything is possible. Even Hip Hop Zumba is now popular! Every Zumba lesson is one big party, you don’t even notice you are actually working out and losing weight, it’s just like going to the club! No hard choreography’s, Zumba is there for everybody who loves swinging on music! Zumba lessons are already available in over 40 countries, and this number is growing each day…

Zumba Lesson

During the warming up you immediately get hyped by the stimulating Latin Dance music. Up tempo and slow rhythms interchange each other, interval training is proven to be the best way to effectively lose weight! It’s like being in sunny Colombia when you are dancing!
Zumba is addictive and you want more each time. Every lesson brings an unforgettable workout. You want to get your next work out as soon as possible!

Jennifer Lopez Zumba Songs

Another great artist for Zumba Songs is off course Jennifer Lopez, the songs of this latina artist are perfect for a great Zumba Workout. We selected the best Jennifer Lopez Zumba videos from the web:
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Lady Gaga Zumba Videos

Can you think of a better artist then Lady Gaga for Zumba choreographies? Together with Beyonce and Shakira, Lady Gaga is currently the most popular artist for Zumba Dance Songs! Check out these Zumba Videos all on music by Lady Gaga:
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Aqua Zumba

When you are having trouble with moving you body fast or standing up during a zumba session is too hard for you, you can always try Aqua Zumba! You can still move on Latin American music, have fun, and lose weight, but now in the water.
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Zumba toning sticks

When we are dancing on Latin American music (as is used with zumba), we immediately think of using maraca. When you hear the music you want to move your hands and arms like you are holding maraca.
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How many calories does zumba burn?

An import question while working out is how many calories you burn per hour. Zumba fitness is becoming one of the most populair work out routines and one of the reasons is the high amount of calories you burn away.
Zumba is a high energy workout training, but the amount of calories burnt depend on the intensity of the training, the weight of the person doing Zumba, his or hers fitness level and muscle composition. But on average you will burn 500 till 800 calories an hour with Zumba.
Since Zumba uses the principles of interval training and resistance training, your metabolism will go up and you can expect to burn more calories during the day. Zumba fitness is a perfect work out for losing weight fast.