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All About Zumba Class!

Dance Your Way to Fitness

Our Zumba class at Fuse Fitness are a blast—and a calorie-burner, too. We recently put a heart rate monitor on during classes and found we were routinely burn 400 to 600 calories every hour, depending on how much we put into the moves.

Zumba class is 45 min to One hour workout with people who were psyched about having a good time were dancing around to high-energy Latin music in a non-intimidating atmosphere. So simple, yet so amazing!

Who Should Take Zumba?

Zumba is truly for anyone who can stand up and dance. And "dance" is a very liberal term here, as no dance experience or skills are necessary. People of all ages, shapes and sizes are welcome and encouraged to attend classes. Take a Zumba class and have a blast with everyone from retirees right through to high school students . If you can shake your booty and like fun music, this class is for you.

What to Expect in Zumba Class

Most Zumba classes are 45 min to 1 hour long. They begin with a dynamic warm-up and end with a cool down and some static stretching.

Common moves in class are mambas, V-steps with exaggerated hips, cha-cha-chas and side touches etc.

Unlike other aerobics classes, where you learn a move and then add on more moves to create a routine, Zumba uses different parts of the song, such as the chorus or a particular phrase or sound in the song, as the basis of its choreography.

Zumba is also unique in that its instructors don't speak much. Instead they cue you on what to do with hand signals of which direction to move, or a loud hand clap that signifies that it's time to move to a new move. Overall, participants learn as they go through repetition and by example.

This can be frustrating for first-timers, but because Zumba uses a lot of the same songs over and over, you will get the hang of it after a few Zumba classes.

What to Wear to Zumba Class

It's important to wear clothing that is moveable, breathable and will wick sweat away. Because of how popular the classes are, the room can heat up fast, so consider dressing in layers that you can remove. Also, sport a pair of supportive fitness shoes that allow you to pivot your feet easily.

What to Bring to Zumba Class

Bring a towel and a water bottle because you'll need them! . You can also consider bringing a heart rate monitor to see exactly how hard you're working.

Where to Find a Zumba Class

Fuse Fitness go to the website for our time table.

More Zumba Tips

For your first class,show up 5 minutes early and introduce yourself to the instructor and inform him or her that you are a beginner. Ask what you can expect in the class and where you should stand so that you can see the instructor's full body. Then, enjoy the experience!

Don't take yourself too seriously.

Don't worry if you are unable to get all of the steps the first time around: no one does.

The steps will come easier after a few classes.

Zumba is one of the highest energy workouts I've tried, and it's the most fun, too. Most of the time it really doesn't feel like you're working out at all—you just get caught up in the fun of the music and the moves. Before you know it, a whole heart-pumping hour has passed!

If you like a good sweat, then you'll love Zumba.

If you mention this article when you purchase your first class we will give you one for free.