Zumba is a sport that reflects Latin fitness and dance movements that are currently popular among women. World celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Madonna are keen to persevere. Not only promising fitness, Zumba also managed to burn calories, fat, and healthy heart.
Zumba comes from the Columbia language, zum-zum, which isn't fast. This series of dance moves that bewitched a lot of people to join this sway is a blend of African and Latin traditions, ranging from music, aerobics, to dance movements, such as salsa, merengue, mambo, cha-cha, cumbia, flamenco, tango, hip hop, rumba, calypso, and bachata.
Fast movements with foot, hand and hip movements make people who do it sweat like exercising. The sport delivered by Alberto Beto Perez, who now serves as Zumba Fitness's Creative Director, can be used as an alternative for Mwanita who is lazy to the gym, jogging or running on a treadmill.
Although the Zumba movement seems relaxed, it does not mean the origin of motion. The movement portion is 70 percent dance and 30 percent is fitness. In zumba the most important thing is to enjoy music. Zumba's movements focus on the hips, waist and legs, forming body postures and curves.
The combination of cardio and dancing makes zumba fitness much loved by women. Even more like women like to dance and mix Moms movements will feel like being in a disco room or a nightclub. But the difference is, this is healthy because without alcohol and cigarette smoke. The positive results of zumba fitness that can be felt directly are mastered:
- Gives a feeling of pleasure.
- Can relieve stress (relaxation).
- The movements are easy to follow.
- Fun and happy during the Collapse class and practice.
- Lose weight without being burdened with heavy training, like other physical exercises.
- Burn calories (cardiodance) quickly without feeling.
- Body formation.