Health · Fitness & Nutrition · 1 day ago
Zumba combines dance moves with cardio and full-body exercise
Zumba is a dance-based workout that uses styles such as salsa, cumbia, merengue and reggaeton.
A fitness professional says classes combine fast and slow songs, making heart rate rise and fall much like interval training.
Squats, lunges and side steps work the legs and glutes, while twists engage the core and arm movements work the shoulders.
Participants also practise balance, rhythm and coordination as they move.
An hour may burn roughly 400 to 600 calories, depending on a person's body weight and effort.
Regular dancers also tend to report better mood and lower stress.
The fitness professional says people may keep going because the class feels enjoyable rather than like exercise.
A Hindustan Times article examines whether Zumba can provide a full-body workout and presents comments from certified fitness professional Rahull Raghuvanshii.
The article says classes alternate between faster and slower songs, causing heart rates to rise and fall in a pattern similar to interval training.
Squats, lunges and side steps work the legs and glutes, while twists engage the core and punches and arm patterns work the shoulders.
The article estimates that an hour of Zumba may burn roughly 400 to 600 calories, depending on body weight and effort.
Raghuvanshii says Zumba can build stamina and coordination, but it does not replace resistance training for building muscle and bone density.
- Who
- Certified fitness professional Rahull Raghuvanshii
- What
- An explanation of Zumba's exercise benefits and its limits as a workout
- When
- Published October 10, 2026
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- To explain how Zumba engages the body and how it fits into a fitness routine
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From a certified trainer's perspective, it's whole-body work
Zumba builds stamina and rhythm, and the machines add structure
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- Estimated calories burned
- Roughly 400 to 600 calories in an hour, depending on body weight and effort
- Fitness professional quoted
- Rahull Raghuvanshii, certified fitness professional and managing director of Jetts Fitness
- Publication date
- October 10, 2026
- Training limitation
- The article says dance does not replace resistance training for building muscle and bone density
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