Zumba toning is a style of fitness training based on Latino-inspired dance. Its aim is to burn calories and tone the body's muscles. According to Zumba.com, since its development in 2001, Zumba has become the world's largest dance-fitness program, and now has weekly classes in more than one hundred thousand locations throughout the world.
Inception
Zumba was inspired in 1999 by Colombian fitness instructor Alberto "Beto" Perez. Beto created the program after forgetting to take his usual aerobics music to a class he was teaching. After improvising by using traditional Latino music he happened to have with him, he found that his students were more energized and preferred this high-energy style of fitness.
Expansion
In 2001, Beto teamed up with Colombian entrepreneurs Alberto Perlman and Alberto Aghion and formed Zumba® Fitness, LLC, with the intention of introducing Zumba to the masses. Since then the team has developed the Zumba® Academy, which licenses Zumba fitness trainers, released accessories and CDs, and opened training centers in over 125 countries.
Zumba Toning
Zumba toning classes raises Zumba dance-fitness to the next level. According to the American Fitness Council, Zumba toning incorporates Latin-inspired dance with body-sculpting techniques. Participants in this fitness program use light-weight training sticks filled with sand. The sticks weigh around 2½ pounds and are used similarly to maracas. Along with dance moves, the sticks improve cardio performance and tone and strengthen the body's muscles.
Zumba Style
The musical style of Zumba toning includes salsa, Conga hip-hop, merengue, Reggaton belly-dance and Latin disco. Its combination of dynamic resistive exercises and cardio workouts uses light-weight training to target all muscle zones including thighs, abs, arms and glutes for a fun way to sculpt the body. The body-sculpting classes are available for all ages and no previous dance experience is required.
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