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Old 11-08-2010, 07:46 AM
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LaurieE
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Originally Posted by msuewhite
What is Zumba?
Zumba is a relatively new exercise craze. It combines salsa, merengue, cumbia, reggeaton, mambo, cha-cha, hip hop and even belly dancing. You don't have to know the steps before taking a zumba class.

Zumba was created by complete fluke when fitness trainer Beto Perez accidentally forgot his aerobics music and had to improvise with the tapes he had in his car: traditional salsa and merengue.

You can lose up to 1000 calories per 1-hour class.

Here's a link to one of my classes (I'm not in camera range)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBM1X...eature=related

I can honestly say it has helped me. During the first month I noticed my midsection was a little smaller. It also helped in the flexibility area. I have arthritis and I'm not as stiff as I used to be. I recommend zumba.
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