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Zumba® fuses hypnotic latin rhythms and easy to follow dance moves to create a dynamic workout that will blow you away! Experience salsa, raggaeton, merengue, cha cha, belly dance, cumbia and more. Zumba® uses interval training to increase fat burning and strengthening exercises to tone the body.  Come and shake your booty with this one-hour aerobic exercise.

About Zumba

Zumba combines traditional Latin dance styles, including salsa, mambo, cha-cha, cumbia and merengue, as well as hip-hop and belly dancing moves, depending on the instructor's preferences. Some classes will also utilize traditional group fitness moves, such as pushups, bicep curls, crunches and hi-low aerobics combinations. By focusing on interval training, classes seek to burn calories without exhausting participants with a constant high-impact pace.

The number of calories burned during the class depends on the intensity of each instructor, as well as the size and fitness level of the participant.

Benefits of Zumba

Zumba can help you to build both muscle tone and cardiovascular endurance. These two benefits bring about a variety of positive health effects, including a lowered risk of developing hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and obesity. A traditional Zumba class focuses on raising your heart rate and toning your leg muscles as well as your core. Zumba Toning targets all major muscle groups, resulting in more lean body mass. Because it focuses on muscular endurance,