ZUMBA
Zumba is the largest branded fitness program in the world, created
by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Pérez and
founded in 2001.
Zumba aims to help people achieve personal transformations. Zumba is
a trademark owned by Zumba Fitness, LLC.
HOW OFTEN SHOULD THIS
PARTICULAR WORKOUT BE DONE?
In general, the American Council on
Exercise recommends the following for
realistic weight loss: Aim to burn 300 to
400 calories per workout session, a
minimum of three days a week.
An instructor
coaches a Zumba
class in a fitness
center
We may also find Zumba at your local community
center near us. If we don’t have any Zumba
classes in our area or prefer to work out at
home, we can also find workouts online.
We won’t need a lot of equipment for these
workouts. We’ll just need lightweight clothing,
sneakers, and an optional set of one - or three -
pound dumbbells.
A small 2012 study Trusted
Source of 19 healthy female
Zumba participants ages 18 to 22
burned an average of 9.5 calories
per minute during a 39-minute
class. That totaled up to an
average of 369 calories total in
about 40 minutes.
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A study shows that a
person burns 300 to
900kcal with an hour-
long Zumba exercise.