Benefits of doing Zumba Regularly - a 40 min daily session can change your lifestyle!

Zumba benefits physical, mental, and social well-being while keeping you focused on your goals, seeking the ideal group exercise that will inspire you and improve your health.

• Its a Full Body Workout: Designed as a combination of salsa and aerobics, there’s no right or wrong way to do Zumba. As long as you move to the beat of the music, you’re participating in the exercise. And since Zumba involves movement of the entire body — from your arms to your shoulders and to your feet — you’ll get a full-body workout that doesn’t feel like work.

• Calories and Fat Burning: A small 2012 study found that a standard, 39-minute Zumba class burned an average of 9.5 calories per minute. This adds up to 369 calories in total throughout the class. The American Council on Exercise recommends that individuals burn 300 calories per workout in order to promote weight loss and maintain a healthy bodyweight. Zumba fits their criteria perfectly.

• It builds Endurance: Since music played during a Zumba class is relatively fast-paced, moving to the beat can help build your endurance after just a few workouts. One study found that after 12 weeks of a Zumba program, participants showed a decreased heart rate and systolic blood pressure with an increase of work. These trends coincide with an increase in endurance.

• It improves Cardiovascular Fitness: Individuals who wish to improve their cardiovascular fitness should exercise Zumba for speedy results. 

• 64 and 94 percent of their HRmax, a measure of an athlete’s maximum heart rate
• 40 to 85 percent of VO2 max, a measure of the maximum volume of oxygen an athlete can use

• It improves Blood Pressure: 12 weeks of regular Zumba sessions can decrease high blood pressure and can enhance significant changes in bodyweight.

These five benefits of Zumba are just a few of the many great reasons you should incorporate Zumba into your training regimen. You may have fun, you can make new friends, and get a good workout in a Zumba class while enhancing your health and the quality of your lifestyle.