The second I walked into my local Zumba class for the first time, I felt a twinge of embarrassment — I was the youngest person there by decades. Did I really belong? Part of that resentment comes from ...

Zumba originated in Colombia when an aerobics class instructor, Alberto Perez, forgot his usual music for class and substituted with Latin music. The class was an immediate hit, and Perez decided to ...

Nearing the Pyramid Room at the John Wooden Center Monday afternoon, one can hear loud music that varies from popular hip-hop to lesser-known African beats and Latin rhythms. The room is filled to ...

Few exercise classes have had Zumba's staying power. This dance workout — which looks and sounds more like a dance party — remains a popular go-to for fitness-minded folks around the world. Indeed, ...

It's a no-brainer: dance-fitness craze Zumba is good exercise. Try not working up a sweat mimicking the up-tempo jigging of a Zumba instructor, successfully or otherwise, and so much the better if you ...

It’s Friday evening at the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in downtown Los Angeles, but there’s no Zen quiet here. Instead, Latin-inflected hip-hop thumps from a basement room, where about 30 men and ...

Zumba can support weight loss by raising your daily calorie burn, which helps you create a calorie deficit. You may burn about 300 to 900 calories in an hour. A small 2012 study found participants ...

Zumbacise in White Plains offers a variety of Zumba classes including regular Zumba with high-energy moves, Zumba Gold for older adults and low-impact movement, Zumba for individuals with Parkinson’s ...