Welcome to South Coast Zumba
Bringing Joy Through Dance to The Community. Every Class Feels Like a Party!
What Is Zumba?
Zumba is a high intensive interval training cardio workout encompassing dance of all different nationalities and styles. It is an amazing way to connect with others, improve upon your health and wellbeing, build one’s self esteem and confidence.
Zumba was officially founded in the United States in 2001 by Alberto “Beto” Perez, a Colombian dancer who started the fitness class in the ’90s in his home country. Perez’s “rags to riches” story could be considered serendipity—he was teaching an aerobics class at his local gym when he realized he’d forgotten his usual music.
Why Choose Zumba?
Overall, Zumba feels like a dance party disguised as a workout—which is exactly what people love about it. Zumba is a safe, fun, and effective workout for most people who want to enhance their cardiovascular fitness through dance. There are few drawbacks to the program, just general precautions you should be aware of when starting any new workout routine.
General Fitness – Given Zumba’s sustained popularity, many studies have been performed on the efficacy of the workout. One 2016 review of the literature found that Zumba was effective at improving aerobic capacity (cardiovascular fitness)
While almost any sustained workout program may help boost mood, self-esteem, and energy, Zumba has peer-reviewed studies pointing to its psychological benefits of the program such as positive changes in perceptions of physical strength, autonomy, and purpose in life, improving their overall feelings of health and well-being.
