Why is Zumba good for your health

Asking why is Zumba good for your health to me is like asking “why is breathing oxygen good for us?” Zumba to some is obviously magical whereas to others less clear. Fair enough, the magic of Zumba should be spread fearlessly but also explained properly. There’s nothing better than understanding what we’re doing or what we about to be doing, and I am more than proud to represent graciously this fitness branch of Zumba as this is indeed one of the best ways to achieve good health, great fitness, lovely appearance and most of all good sustainable mood. No doubt Zumba is the jackpot of aerobic fitness programs when done properly by a good instructor to show you how.

In Zumba, you excel your health in so many aspects.” Zumba is a fitness class that combines dance and fitness moves. Inspired by Latin dance and music, Zumba uses a variety of styles in its routines, including Cumbia, Merengue, Salsa, Reggaeton, Mambo, Rumba, Flamenco, and a Hip Hop. Music selections include both fast and slow rhythms to help tone and sculpt the body”.

So why is Zumba so good for us? What does it do to our health? in a nutshell, It is the ultimate calorie-fat burn, a place to make best friendships, Supporting health as a drug-free antidepressant, mood upper and stress reliever. It is good for managing cholesterol levels, cardiovascular function, and aid with buildup bone density. If you let it – Zumba class is approximately ⅓ of your 150 minutes weekly train recommended where you also get the chance to get “out of the box” of intense daily routine.

Zumba is a wonderful professional workout but also a concept as gives you the fitness opportunity alongside a sense of togetherness in a non-judging environment. Everybody can do Zumba and no need to be a dancer to excel it.

Calories fly right out the window

Weight loss is one of the greatest health benefits any sports program gives, and Zumba is no different. In one Zumba class you can burn between 600 – 800 or even 1000 calories. Yup, that much. But just to be clear, we are not here solely for the purpose of calorie burn but whilst here might as well burn some.

So yes, Zumba can be good for your health in terms of letting go of extra energy provided to our body through massive eating or in case of wanting to get in shape and burn some over body fat. Losing weight can be very challenging as we live in a not so healthy industrial world that provides us with too much sugar-carbs in our daily diets. Zumba workout can help with reducing it all and aid with our Weight management.

Social and community – all for one’s health and one for all wellbeing

The Zumba community increases mental health which in return increase general health.

Zumba does it with its community that is also known in events worldwide. Masterclasses in all continents, online classes and once or twice a year Zumba cruises in selected beautiful sites.

Not only that Zumba encourage you to go and move your body, but also you are being encouraged to share your happiness, videos, classes and do it with friends in a family structure.

It really does help to know that you’re meeting “Karen” and “Shirley” in Zumba class today as researches show that when we train together we stay together, and when staying together we encourage each other to persist training and not giving up.

Social activity has a positive effect on one’s health and Zumba class definitely fits the criteria.

Healthy Mood upper, Self-esteem buildup- antidepressant

Zumba is good for your health also in terms of mood upper, self-esteem buildup and contributes as an antidepressant by stimulating optimum chemicals, neurons reactions, and function as a natural cure in so many ways.

First of all, Zumba is considered as a “happy workout” as the music is very vivid and sometimes jumpy combined with a dance party concept which allows us to get silly and jolly in our 60 minutes party.

Add to it the togetherness and community sense of feeling that can only do good to one’s loneliness, periodically bitterness bad day, depressed mood and build up of our self-esteem?

When with friends you can be you and dare to dare as no one is judging you. Music contributes dearly to one’s happiness – and this party oriented playlist does the job.

Another interesting thing I found in that department is that Zumba helps one’s be more self-centered, hence focus on self-image and less on what is going around, who’s wearing what? What is he doing in the back? Etc.

When in Zumba you’re together but also in own oneness searching and mostly finding your center which is always blessed for self-realization.

I have also found that the happy bright neon color clothing in Zumba contribute to our good mood. If its shoes, tops, leggings and other happy accessories it actually does the job.

The web is filled with “color therapy” articles and researches.  Color can play an important role in our mood levels by creating certain moods and deflecting them on others. “Warm colors often evoke feelings of happiness, optimism, and energy” and some experts found that color can have an influence on how you feel, think and sometimes act.

Physics discusses the way light breaks in our eyes a lot and the nerval-brainial affect it has on us is rather wide, or colorful for that matter.

Even the painter Pablo Picasso said that “Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions,”.

Zumba chose to give that aspect of happiness a well-respected stage in very happy color outfits. No doubt it has an impact as the colors are so bright you couldn’t ignore them even if you wanted to.

Better health – better you – a fitness program

Zumba is great for cardiovascular health, lower your “bad” cholesterol and producing more of your “good” cholesterol, reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes by regulating blood sugar levels.

Zumba improves and strengthened the immune system function, reduces asthma symptoms and chronic pain, lower your blood pressure, and strength bone density.

In addition, Zumba encourages muscle growth through integrated movement and working in the upper scale of intensity.

Emensly improving coordination, and other significant cognitive functions, body balance, flexibility.

Furthermore, it helps with the release of adaptive hormones and reduction of stress levels through balance our nerve system reactions.

Zumba also helps prevent coronary heart disease and the upgrade functions of the heart and lungs.

Finally, It contributes to better sleep, cognitive abilities, mood boost, safe for most people and financial wise affordable and accessible. Shall I say more?

Workout? Naaaaa party? Yassss

Zumba, when done properly is the best aerobic workout in the universe. Especially as it never feels like a workout but as a huge unforgettable fiesta.

It has been proven so many times that “it’s all in the head” and what can be better than having a “workout in disguise”? Girls and boys come from everywhere, prepared for between 45-60 minutes of mixed Latin reggaeton and other mixed Latino style music dancing ball.

The party effect Zumba offers provides the substantial benefit of being in a moderate to intense aerobic workout without even noticing you’re in a workout but in a rather huge dancing party – alcohol-free of course but who needs buzz when you got 100% pure chemicals running through your veins? Not me :).

So if I need to sum it up I would say that psychologically if you are not defined as “working out” you’ll most likely do it better and get even the best out of it as you won’t feel obligated.

We just love Zumba and love the added value of fitness it brings with it. When you dance fitnessley you extensively provide all your body needs.

So why is Zumba so good for your health? What is there in this fitness aerobic activity that makes it so essential, effective, fun, healthy and right for us?

The answer is simple – all of the above.

“Chugether Forever”