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Zumba Dance For Natural Weight Loss

No more need of doing tedious exercises and boring gym workouts to lose weight. You can dance your way to get a slim-trim figure. Dancing is the best exercise for your body. And Zumba is one of the best dances for weight loss. Zumba is actually a Latin dance that packs a punch of Latino music and some really effective aerobic exercises. That is why the Zumba dance is a fun way not only to lose weight but also to maintain it.

Here are some of the reasons why a zumba dance workout is considered prefect for natural weight loss.

Zumba Dance

Burn Calories
Zumba dance leads to weight loss because it burns a lot of calories. It is a fast, catchy and rhythmic dance. On an average, a single session of Zumba dance workout helps you lose at least 500 to 800 calories. That is surely a very high number especially for beginners.

Acts As A Breathing Exercise
As we have already said, Zumba dance is a workout that falls under the aerobic category. As an aerobic exercise, it helps you breathe deeply and therefore lose weight. It also increases your lung power.

Agility
Apart from helping you lose weight, Zumba dance is a fitness program. The Zumba moves work on every part of your body and tones all the muscles. This means, you will be a slimmer and fitter person if you practice this dance form regularly.

Customised
Most dance workouts do not give results to everybody because they are general. Unlike a gym workout, you cannot customise a Salsa dance session according to your specific needs. Dancing will help you lose weight over all. But workout can help you lose weight from specific regions like your waist, face or butt. This problem has been solved in the Zumba dance form. This dance form is very open minded. It borrows freely from ballet, salsa and other dance forms. Therefore, you can always have a Zumba session customised to your special needs.

Tips For Beginners
Always check the credentials of the trainer before you join a Zumba class.

  • Dancing is a group activity and you will have fun only when you do it with lots of people. So do not go for personal classes with a trainer.
  • Zumba dancing is a form of exercise like any other. So if you have any special health conditions, consult your doctor before joining the classes.
  • You must dance the Zumba for at least 45 minutes to get any substantial results. Anything less than that is just warm-up.

Have you tried dancing the Zumba? Tell us if the Zumba dance helped you lose weight.

Story first published: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 19:30 [IST]
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