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Zumba Fitness, LLC
IndustryFitness
FoundedOctober 1998; 26 years ago (1998-10)
FounderAlberto "Beto" Pérez
Alberto Perlman
Alberto Aghion
Number of locations
180 countries
$30 million[clarification needed]
Websitewww.zumba.com

Zumba is an exercise fitness program created by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Pérez during the 1990s.[1] Zumba is a trademark owned by Zumba Fitness, LLC. The Brazilian pop singer Claudia Leitte has become the international ambassador to Zumba Fitness.[2]

Zumba dancing at a college in the United States

Origin

Zumba was founded in 1998 by Pérez in Cali, Colombia. Pérez, an aerobics instructor, forgot to bring his regular music to his aerobics class. He happened to have cassette tapes of Latin dance music—salsa and merengue—and danced to them instead, which Pérez later taught as "Rumbacize".[3][4] In 2001, Pérez partnered with Alberto Perlman and Alberto Aghion, and the trio released a series of fitness videos sold via infomercial.[5] Insight Venture Partners and the Raine Group made an investment in 2012.[6][7] The company expanded into class instruction and by 2015, according to Perlman, there were 14 million Zumba students in 186 countries.[8]

Though the word "zumba" has several meanings in e.g. Castilian and Latin American Spanish,[9][10] it is stated by Zumba Fitness, LLC to be a neologism that was expressly created as a brand name.[11] The original name was "Rumbacize", a combination of rumba (a Spanish word for "party" and various dances) and Jazzercize.[12][13]

Choreography

Zumba choreography is composed using all or some of the sixteen core steps. There are four basic rhythms: salsa, reggaeton, merengue and cumbia,[14] and each basic rhythm has four core steps.[15]

Classes

An instructor coaches a Zumba class in a fitness center

Zumba classes are typically about an hour long and are taught by instructors licensed by Zumba Fitness, LLC.[16] In one Zumba class, a person can burn up to 600 kcal, depending on the energy put forth.[17][18][19][20] The music comes from the following dance styles: cumbia, salsa, merengue, mambo, flamenco, chachacha, reggaeton, soca, samba, hip hop music, axé music and tango.

There are ten types of classes, for different levels of age and exertion.[21][22]

  • Zumba Gold is a program designed for beginners and older people.
  • Zumba Step is a lower-body workout that incorporates Zumba routines and step aerobics with Latin dance rhythms.
  • Zumba Toning is for people who do their workouts with toning sticks. It targets the abs, thighs, arms, and other muscles throughout the body. This type of Zumba class provides participants with a cardio workout and strength training.
  • Aqua Zumba classes are held in a swimming pool. The instructor leads the class poolside while participants follow in shallow water. Moves have been specially adapted to combine the same dance movements used in a Zumba Fitness class with those used in aqua fitness classes.
  • Zumba in the Circuit combines dance with circuit training.[23] These classes usually last 30 minutes and feature strength exercises on various stations in timed intervals.
  • Zumbatomic, Zumba Kids[16] and Zumba Kids Jr. classes are designed for children between the ages of 7 and 11.[24]
  • Zumba Gold-Toning is a toning class for older participants with goals of improving muscle strength, posture, mobility, and coordination.
  • Zumba Sentao is a chair workout that focuses on using body weight to strengthen and tone the body.[25]
  • Strong Nation (Previously known as Strong by Zumba) was launched in 2016. This speciality combines high intensity interval training with Synced Music Motivation.[26]
  • Zumbini is a class for babies and children at the ages of 0–3 years old and their caregivers. Their live classes stream on BabyFirstTV.[27]
  • A Plate by Zumba is an e-learning program to learn about healthy eating habits.[28]

Zumba instructors have the option to become ZIN™ Members (Zumba Instructor Network members) to receive monthly music and bimonthly training DVDs to assist with the creation of music and choreography for their personal Zumba classes.[29] By 2019, there are more than 100,000 Zumba instructors around the world.[30]

DVDs

  • Power Set: Zumba Fitness 2005
  • Beginners Set: Zumba Fitness 2005
  • Advanced Set: Zumba Fitness 2005
  • Abs, Buns & Thigs Set: Zumba Fitness 2005
  • Basics and 20-minute Express Set: Complete Total Body Transformation System, Basic Steps Level 1 Review - For Instructors (Contents Vary) 20 minutes 2007
  • Cardio Party Set: Complete Total Body Transformation System, Basic Steps Level 1 Review - For Instructors (Contents Vary) 50 minutes 2007
  • Sculpt and Tone Set: Complete Total Body Transformation System 45 minutes 2007
  • Cardio and Glutes Set: Target Zones 22 minutes 2010
  • Abs and Legs Set: Target Zones 26 minutes 2010
  • Arms and Obliques Set: Target Zones 23 minutes 2010
  • Basic Steps Level 1 Review Set: Basic Steps Level 1 Review - For Instructors (Contents Vary) 2010 & 2011
  • Basic Steps Level 1 Mash Up Set: Basic Steps Level 1 Review - For Instructors (Contents Vary) 2011
  • Step by Step Set: Exhilarate 55 minutes 2011
  • Activate Set: Exhilarate 40 minutes 2011
  • Ripped/30-minute Burn Set: Exhilarate 30 minutes 2011 (Includes Zumba Sentao 30 minutes)
  • Exhilarate Set: Exhilarate 60 minutes 2011
  • Rush Set: Exhilarate, Basic Steps Level 1 Review - For Instructors (Contents Vary) 20 minutes 2011
  • Mix Set: Exhilarate 55 minutes 2011
  • Fitness Concert Set: Exhilarate, Tone Up 60 minutes 2011
  • Step by Step Set: Live it Up - Gold 38 minutes 2012
  • Cardio Set: Live it Up - Gold 45 minutes 2012
  • Gold Toning Set: Live it Up - Gold 44 minutes 2012
  • Rizer 101 Set: Awesome Legs and Booty 9 minutes 2014
  • Core Craze Set: Awesome Legs and Booty 30 minutes 2014
  • Step it Up Set: Awesome Legs and Booty 35 minutes 2014
  • Glute Pursuit Set: Awesome Legs and Booty 32 minutes 2014
  • Zumba Step Set: Incredible Results, Awesome Legs & Booty 45 minutes 2014
  • 30-Minute Burn Set: Incredible Results, Tone Up 30 minutes 2014 (Includes Amazing Abs 15 minutes)
  • Step by Step Set: Zumba 101 - Can't Dance, Get Your Party Started (UK) 30 minutes 2015
  • Dance, Dance Dance Set: Zumba 101 - Can't Dance, Get Your Party Started (UK) 30 minutes 2015
  • Toning 101 Set: Tone Up 18 minutes 2015
  • Target and Tone Set: Tone Up (Shoulders/Back 35 minutes and Biceps/Triceps 35 minutes) 2015
  • Zumba Sentao Set: Tone Up (different from 2011) 37 minutes 2015
  • Quick Start and 20 Minutes Express Set: Incredible Slimdown, Incredible Results, and Zumba Slimdown Party (UK) 38 minutes 2015
  • Super Cardio Dance Party Set: Incredible Slimdown, Incredible Results, and Ger your Party Started (UK) 55 minutes 2015
  • Zumba Max Set: Incredible Slimdown, Zumba Slimdown Party (UK) 60 minutes 2015
  • Latin Burst Set: Incredible Slimdown, Zumba Slimdown Party (UK) 35 minutes 2015
  • Global Burst Set: Incredible Slimdown 29 minutes 2015
  • Zumba County Set: Individual DVD 60 minutes (Crazy Country 30 minutes, Burn it Up 30 minutes) 2016
  • Zumba Blitz Set: Individual DVD 67 minutes (Zumba Charge 22 minutes, Zumba Power Up 21 minutes, Zumba Bursts 22 minutes) 2016
  • Zumba Strong Set: Individual DVD 60 minutes + 20 minutes bonus 2018[31]

Benefit

Zumba is a total-body cardio and aerobic workout, which provides a large calorie consumption.[32] A study shows that a person burns 300 to 900kcal with an hour-long Zumba exercise.[20] So, if a person successfully burns 500 calories in each day's workout, then he/she can lose one pound of weight in a week as one pound of fat contains about 3500 calories.[33]

Because Zumba offers different options, proponents of the Zumba program claim that it is safe for all ages, meaning that anyone from age 0 to 100 can participate in this form of aerobic exercise.[34] Some of the classes are specifically aimed at elderly people, to help them build strength, improve motion and posture, and socialize.[35]

Besides its high calorie burning benefit, Zumba can help lower the risk of heart disease, reduce blood pressure and bad cholesterol, and increase good cholesterol.[36]

In June 2017, Zumba was banned in Iran for being un-Islamic.[37] Shortly after, in August 2017, six people were arrested after being accused of 'trying to change lifestyles' by teaching Zumba.[38]

Events

The annual ZINcon takes place in the US, where Zumba instructors from all over the world are reunited and attend master classes, speciality training and a Zumba concert.[39] In addition to the Annual Zumba Convention, Zumba also holds a number of shorter one-day Academies where instructors can meet and attend master classes and rhythm sessions. These events are held in cities globally.[40] In January 2016, the first Zumba Cruise took place.[41]

Products

In 2005, the Zumba Academy was launched to license instructors for teaching Zumba classes.[42] Zumba sold DVDs via infomercials in 2002.[43] More than 10 million DVDs have been sold.[44] In July 2012, Zumba released the compilation album Zumba Fitness Dance Party. In 2007 the company launched a clothing line called Zumba Wear.[45][46] As of 2012, official apparel sales amounted to $10 million per year[clarification needed] .[44]

In 2010 Zumba released its first fitness video game on 30 November 2010.[21] As of August 2011, it had sold 3 million copies.[47] The Zumba Fitness 2 video game was released in November 2011. A similar game was released on the Xbox 360 as Zumba Fitness Rush in February 2012.[48] Zumba Fitness Core was released in October 2012 for the Wii and Xbox 360. The game includes new features such as nutrition tips and ability to set personal goals.[49] Zumba Fitness: World Party was released on 5 November 2013. It features a new World Tour mode that unlocks songs from seven global destinations as a player progresses, as well as authentic customs, local rhythms and native dance styles.[50] The game was followed by Zumba Kids on 19 November 2013.[51] The original Zumba Fitness game on PS3 and Xbox 360 run on Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3. In November 2019, Zumba Burn It Up! was released by 505 Games and Sega in Japan and certain countries (digital only), for the Nintendo Switch, the first Zumba game in 6 years.[52] It will be released in Japan on 18 June 2020.[53]

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