Archive for November, 2009
The New Latin Dance Fitness Workout Called Zumba
November 16th, 2009 | 
Author: Zumba is the new dance fitness class that is sweeping the world.
With varied dance styles from meringue & salsa to bollywood & belly dancing they are blended together in to a class with a wonderful party atmosphere.
Zumba was created by Beto Perez from Columbia who one day forgot the music for his aerobics class. All he had was a selection of music CDs from his car. With that mixed bag of music the class he taught proved to be very popular & the rest is history.
It was discovered that a lot of people were intimidated by the traditional method of teaching a fitness class. So in comparison all Zumba classes are taught with no or minimal verbal queuing & with no pressure from the instructor to perform the steps correctly.
The people in the class just follow the moves the instructor is doing but if they can’t or don’t want to do that move, all they have to do is to do their own thing, keep moving & to have fun fun fun!
Zumba is suitable for anyone over the age of 16 and is great for all levels of fitness and experience. But for people younger than that there is Zumbatomic. There is no dress code (Lycra is NOT mandatory!).
Just wear what you feel comfortable in but do bear in mind you will get very hot! The best shoes to wear are ones that will give your foot support (like an aerobic style shoe). It is best not to wear a shoe that has too much grip as this can cause pressure on your knees.
People are advised to bring a towel & a bottle of water along with them as you will get very hot! There is a break in between each track allowing everyone to get a quick drink of water before the party continues.
Finding a Zumba Class near you:
With Zumba classes popping up everywhere, towns are slowly starting to tremble as if hit by an earthquake, as people shimmy, shake & gyrate to the strong Latin music that is Zumba Fitness. To find local classes just visit the official Zumba website and enter your zip code or post code.
Zumba has recently arrived in Edinburgh, Scotland and is taking the city by storm! Tom and David Lowe’s Zumba class is the only male team taught Zumba class in Edinburgh.
David originally fell in love with Zumba every since he attended his first class with Donna Giffen who is Scotland’s own Zumba Master Trainer. David has always had a passion for all types of music & dance which reflects in his style & movement.
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Grow Taller Exercises For Everyone
- The first of the grow taller exercises for the spinal column growth is called “cobra”. To perform this exercise, you need to lie down on the floor, palms on the floor under your shoulders and begin to lean back, arching your spine as much as possible, pushing up and rising your chin. When your reach your maximum stretch, relax and repeat. Every stretch must be maintained for up to 30 seconds.
- Another one of the grow taller exercises is “the bowl”. You need to start this exercise by lying on the floor, face down, with the arms and legs extended. Raise both legs and arms simultaneously as high as you can, relaxing and repeating this every 5 seconds.
- “The super stretch” is one of the grow taller exercises that I prefer as I can do it randomly during the day. For this you need to stand on your feet, raising your hands as high as possible, leaning back a little, until you feel the stretch in your lower spine. Each stretch must be up to 10 seconds long.
- “The touch toes” speaks for itself. You need to bow forward as much as possible, touching your toes with your fingers. You must keep your legs straight all the time, without bending your knees. The best time for each stretch should raise up to 5 seconds.