Zumba Fitness
Have you heard the word Zumba, if not, I have to ask what planet you came from. The popular Latin-inspired dance-fitness class has caught millions of exercisers eyes with a fun fusion of dance steps and moves like Salsa, Merengue, Reggaeton and, the other sort of choreography you might see in a nightclub. In fact, it’s pretty much an international event that takes place in millions of areas. Researchers determined that Zumba is a body workout with built in variety because every class and every instructor is somewhat different. You can learn and experience the different type of people and dances during these events. After counting the numbers, people have found that interacting in one single Zumba Fitness class burned almost an average of 370 calories. In comparison with other exercises in the past, Zumba burns more calories than kickboxing, step aerobics, and power yoga. This activity helps with losing weight, learning to dance and move your body, and also helps with people that can be self cautious. Before some people took the class they would always think it would never really work until they had the experience their selves. (Weight Watchers.INC, The body benefits of Zumba).
A lot of people ask, “Does Zumba really work for weight loss?” The answer is yes, Zumba can help people lose weight but the most important thing to realize is the dance sessions are no magic fix for dropping pounds, it just happens to come in a package that most people don’t detest; instead of running on a treadmill, you get to spend an hour or more dancing with friends and strangers to different types of music. Because people find the classes fun and they enjoy it so therefore, they keep attending classes, and that is what makes it wor...
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Ballet is an athletic art form that utilizes muscle control, flexibility, and physical strength. It requires extreme discipline from the dancers and takes an extreme amount of mental concentration. This discipline causes dancers to have success throughout life and specifically in academic studies. There are many ways that dance can affect the success of a person’s life; however, there are two in specific that make dancers generally more successful. To begin, ballet causes dancers to be self-motivated workers; dancers cannot rely on others to push them to be better, but must have the drive within themselves.
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The typical idea of a dancer is that they are tall, slender, full of energy, and lucky because they dance with all of the “stars”. Much of this is true, however, what many people do not think of are the many hardships that a dancer goes through in order to achieve their high status in the dance world. It takes much hard work and determination along with good direction to become a dancer. However, nothing good comes without a price. Dancers often times have many pressures put on them which can lead to physical and emotional damages. These damages occur through the pressures from the media, parents, teammates, and the stereotype that society has placed on dancers.
According to an article by Marjie Gilliam, titled “The many Health Benefits of Dancing,” dance offers a total body workout, using all of the major muscle groups and providing heart-healthy benefits. And that “the benefits can extend beyond fitness.” His study shows that, a recent study in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine found that teaching the cha-cha to a small group of older adults twice a week for six months was enough to improve their memory and cognitive function on a number of tests. Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that ballroom dancing at least twice a week made people less likely to develop dementia (Marjie Gilliam). In my personal experience, dance helped improve my health because it is a form of physical activity. For example, in high school, I was in a dance club and we had to dance to hip hop. It required a lot of body movements and a lot of energy. I remember sweating a lot after an intense hip hop dance session. Moreover, through this dance club I lost weight and got more fit. Thus, dancing definitely benefits our health and keeps our body in shape. In kinesiology where health factors are also present, it is important to reflect that dance has shown many groups of people, past or present, the significance amount of movements it offers as well as health benefits ever since back in the
... social dance. Many people in today’s society enjoy social; dancing. Chapter eleven dance concert, properly planning and establishing a dance concert is of the utmost importance. The partnership with the lighting designer usually takes priority over all other factors. One of the most important issues concerning customers has to do with mobility. The dancer must be able to move comfortably in the costume. The task of producing a dance concert is an overwhelming and tiring one. Chapter twelve dance in education and career in dance, many dance educators present the argument that teaching and learning dance as an art form is obviously absent from the American student education. There has always been and always will be people who have a love, desire, and passion to instruct and learn the art of dance, will ensure an important place for dance in higher education.
This essay has an important message and would be of great interest to the reader. However, the thesis is not well presented and the methodology is not clear, I recommend, “Reconsideration after major revisions.” Overall, the subject of dance education within academia is a scholarly topic often not address in k-20 educational curricula or institutions. It is important to have essays, which advance dance education in the arts to communicate meaning about the human
Regular physical activity will benefit JM in efforts for weight loss, improve glucose control and decrease risk for cardiovascular disease (ADA, 2017 & AACE, 2015). JM loves to dance. Salsa dancing originated in the Hispanic community and is a part of the culture. JM’s culture is important to her. She has noted that her children are at an increased risk for type 2 diabetes. Salsa dancing is a great option that includes the things that are important to JM, dancing, family, and culture. Zumba is similar to salsa and may be more accessible for JM and her children. She may research what is available in her community for salsa dancing, Zumba, or
Social psychology is defined as the study of the relationships between people, their community and their environment (King, 2011). People tend to conform to society to feel accepted. However, their circumstances play a role in their capability to conform. For example, people are inclined to wear specific attire to the gym. The typical workout outfit is gym shorts, a t-shirt, and running sneakers, and typically, females put their hair up in a ponytail holder. Wearing anything other than these articles of clothing is abnormal and breaks the social norm.
“Hey girl, what are you doing?” “Girl, I’m practicing on this dance. I been dancing and training for hours and hours, I am exhausted. “Although it is not a proven Fact, many people do not consider dancing as a sport, yet serious competitive dancers undergo the same amount of training as competitive athletes in regular sports. This paper will prove that dancing is and can be accounted as a competitive sport. Various opinions have been made due to the weather people think dancing can or cannot be accounted as a sport. In my research paper I am for and do think that dancing is considered as a competitive sport. The interesting idea about dance that I've came across is that it can be many things to many people. Is it a sport? Yes, it can be. Same as Golf can be considered a sport simply because it is a competition. Many Ballroom dancers compete, as well as dance teams in High School and Colleges across the nation. Is it an art form? Absolutely, some people paint on canvas and it last many years, and some people use space as their canvas, and their bodies are the paintbrush making their art more fragile and more fleeting than a painting could ever be. Dancing can also be used as a tool for political statements, a voice for those who move in such a way to express their joys or sorrows. Can dance be taught as a new skill? Yes, reasons being is because dance can be taught just as any other sport can be taught as a skill. Dancing and other sports are very different but similar as well. Dance is widely recognized as a holistic workout, providing for an exercise regime that satisfies the heart as well as the sole. Going much beyond the physical aspects of toning muscles as well as improving agility and cardiovascular fitness, dance offers on...
“Just as musicians have their instruments, dancers have their bodies” (Price and Pettijohn 991). The body is the only tool in which a dancer has to create art and express themselves. For this reason, there is a constant focus on the body. This constant focus, and constant pressure, can cause the dancers to develop concerns and a negative body image. The term body image can be defined as “the way in which people see themselves in the mirror everyday: the values, judgments, and ideas that they attach to their appearance” (Kelso 1). From childhood people perceive themselves in a certain way. They learn of how to feel about their ...
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Being physically fit inside and out is something that every person can control and achieve, but only through strong self-discipline. “The $52.9 billion fitness industry is constantly coming out with activities and products designed to get and keep us interested in working out” (Whigham-Desir 84). Two of these types of workouts, specifically Tae-Bo and Spinning, were created just for the purpose of keeping “us” interested in working out. Despite this revolution in the fitness industry, many false preconceived notions about losing weight persist and impede the movement. As the media bombard the American public with unrealistic images, a new obsession with fitness has hit the markets.
Tae Bo, a form of high impact aerobics that combines the moves of Tae Kwon
The discipline of eating healthy, and not eating all the junk may seem like a punishment, not being able to enjoy what you like, but then you think about the bigger picture and the final outcome of the goal you set out for. Through out the six weeks you start to feel, and see a transformation in your body, more energy, you feel happier, you see yourself losing weight and looking physically better.
In conclusion, Zumba has created a sensation around the whole world. With more than 6 million participants, it is known as the most fun and effective way to lose weight. This popular fitness trend has swept not only the nation but to 6 different continents. Zumba fanatics enjoy a number of fitness benefits, and its enduring growth in reputation gives recognition to the effectiveness of the method. Zumba helps better liberate negative associations people have with exercise and re-frame their attitude toward fitness.