Zumba Essay

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Fitness - if it came in a bottle, everybody would have a great body. ~Cher According to an article by Paige waehner on about. Com exercising and lack of activity is one of the greatest problems in America today. Knowing it is good for the body but afraid that it is not worth our time. There are different sorts of workouts carried out in the states some are strenuous and some fun. Zumba is type of workout practiced in the states. As we go on I will be giving you a little bit more information about it, its birth, and growth of this exercise. Body 1point Zumba is a dance fitness program that can add variety to any exercise routine. According to zumba. Com it is an exhilarating, effective, easy to follow, Latin inspired, calorie burning dance fitness party that is meant to move a million of people towards health and joy. The dances that are practiced are salsa, cha cha, samba & cumbia 2 point the birth of zumba The Zumba fitness was created by alberto Perez. He was a fitness instructor in Columbia who on a fateful day was on his way to teach his aerobics class. Unfortunately he forgot the music he usually uses so he decided to improvise with the music he grew up with which was salsa and merengue that he had in his backpack. On the spot he created a new dance fitness that focused on letting the music move you instead of counting reps over the music. The whole class fell in love and from that day a new fitness was born the Zumba party. 3rd point The growth of the company In 2001, Alberto took the fitness to Miami, Florida and he met two other entrepreneurs Alberto Perlman and Alberto aghion through one of his students who was Alberto Perlman mom. The three created the Zumba fitness business and had a goal to expand it throughout the world. First they made DVDs which led to the demand for zumba instructors and classes. The company began to

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