All You Need To Know About Zumba Fitness

Pros:

Zumba can burn upto 800 calories in one hour which makes it effective for weight loss.

Cons:

Zumba is not a workout for you, if you are trying to build muscles.

Bottomline:

Zumba is a no – equipment fitness exercise, where age has no bar, and fun element is you dance to music.

Zumba is a mix of both the worlds and you also exercise while dancing. The fun element is mixed with exercise and Zumba has changed the way one can stay fit. Today we look at the best and worst of Zumba, to give you an exact assessment this international dance fitness routine.

Zumba fitness was the brainchild of Alberto Perez from Columbia. It is a combination of dance and aerobics exercising to the beats of international music, this includes most music genres. It includes hip hop to bhangra, only criteria is that the music should be upbeat, catchy and make you want to shake it.

But Zumba fitness is not only about letting loose like you would at a night club, there is a difference. Zumba involves warm up, the exercise and cool down just like what you would do for a regular gym exercise. You don’t need equipment for Zumba, your body works as weights. But Zumba Sentao and Zumba Toning do use a chair and maraca like sticks respectively. Zumba is divided into 7 specialties – Zumba Fitness, Zumba Toning, Zumbatomic, Zumba Gold, Zumba in the Circuit, Aqua Zumba, and Zumba Sentao.

Every limb is exercised and Zumba also exercises different muscle groups. Apparently you can build lean muscles with Zumba but it will not give you a muscular look. You can apparently build abs and strengthen your core muscles too.

Zumba can burn calories and you can workout twice or thrice a day without the fear of overtraining. Zumba, apparently can burn 500-800 calories every hour. It is also a great way to distract your mind hence it is a great way to de-stress.

Though Zumba was started by a man, it has very poor male following. Women are growing a fondness to Zumba as compared to men, but this phenomenon is seen globally.

Zumba fitness is a great alternative to gym workouts but it would be ideal to also take up strength training. Zumba fitness is a fun way to lose weight and tone the muscles.

Source: healthmeup.com