ZUMBA FITNESS PARTY

As a ballroom and latin dance enthusiast, I have attended Zumba classes all over Houston.   Zumba is a fusion of Latin and International music with a fun and effective workout system.  It's an exhilarating, effective, easy to follow, calorie-burning workout!  It's so much fun it's not exercise!

To save money on gym membership and Zumba classes, I have decided to become certified to teach Zumba fitness.  Effective April 13, 2012, I will be teaching the following types of Zumba classes at various fitness facilities in Houston, so stay tuned for dates and times.

AQUA ZUMBA

Known as the Zumba "pool party, " the Aqua Zumba program gives new meaning to the idea of an invigorating workout.  Splashing, stretching, twisting, even shouting, laughing, hooting and hollering are often heard during an Aqua Zumba class.  Integrating the Zumba formula and philosophy with traditional aqua fitness disciplines, the Aqua Zumba class blends it all together into a safe, challenging, water-based workout that's cardio-conditioning, body-toning, and most of all, exhilarating beyond belief.

ZUMBA GOLD

Zumba Gold targets the largest growing segment of the population: the older adult.  It takes the Zumba formula and modifies the moves and pacing to suit the needs of the active older participant, as well as the deconditioned participant.  What stays the same are all the elements the Zumba Fitness-Party is known for: the party-like atmospher, the zesty Latin music and the sheer vibrance of each class.  And that's exactly what active older adults want.  They want camaraderie, excitement and fitness as a regular part of their weekly schedule.  On the go and ready for adventure, this new wave of retiring baby boomers account for 28 percent of the population and 40 percent of total consumer demand - spending two trillion dollars in goods and services every year.  With Americans over the age of 65 expected to double to an astounding 70 million by the year 2040, one in four Americans will be an older adult.

Research from the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity shows that dancing for the senior population "... can improve aerobic power, lower-body muscular endurance, strength, flexibility, balance, agility and gait speed for older males and females."  This means, for active older adults, Zumba Gold is the perfect fit.  It's a dance-fitness class that feels friendly and, most of all, FUN!