BOOK TITLE: Zumba
AUTHORS: Beto Perez, Maggie Greenwood-Robinson
Category: HEALTH & FITNESS
Format: HARDCOVER BOOK
Publish Date: 9/10/2009
ISBN: 9780446546126
Pages: 304
ABOUT THE BOOK
Created by celebrity fitness trainer Beto Perez, Zumba® combines fun, easy-to-follow dance steps with hot Latin beats to help you shed pounds and inches fast. Now the DVD and classes that have hooked millions are available in book format, with a complete workout program, fat-burning diet, and an exclusive instructional DVD with 60 minutes worth of music to help you Zumba your way to the perfect body.Using the principles of interval and resistance training, the simple dance and sculpting moves (inspired by the traditional cumbia, salsa, samba, and merengue) tone and shape your body. And because it burns 600 to 1,000 calories per hour, you don’t have to restrict your meals to boring or bland-tasting diet foods. The Zumba diet begins with a 5-Day Express Diet to jump start weight loss (lose up to 9 lbs in 5 days) and then offers 14-day meal plans and recipes that target weight loss in the stomach and thighs. You’ll find:
· Hot moves that make you feel like you’re on the dance floor-not on the elliptical machine!
· Recipes for mouthwatering meals that boost your metabolism
· Dozens of workout combinations so you never get bored
· An exclusive jump-start program to get you ready for that big event next weekend
· An easy plan to help you keep up your progress and maintain the weight loss
So start moving, grooving and losing with Zumba today!
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Celebrity fitness trainer Alberto “Beto” Perez is orginally from Cali, Colombia. Before creating and launching Zumba in the U.S. in the late ’90s, Perez attended the Maria Sanford Brazilian Dance Academy, became an instructor and choreographed dance routines for high profile performers, including platinum album selling artist Shakira. He now resides in Miami, FL. The Zumba brand sells DVDs, CDs, clothing and workout gear at www.Zumba.com and www.Zumbafitness.com
MY THOUGHTS
This book was part of the Hispanic Heritage Month Giveaway that we hosted a while back and I finally got around to looking at the book as I started hearing more about this Zumba craze going on too. I hear of more and more people who are ascribing to it and Zumba classes are now even offered at the dance studio that my daughter attends.
So the other day, I finally opened my copy. Was I surprised to find that it came with a demo DVD! Well you know how much of a fan I am of books, but when it comes to learning something physical like dance moves, there is just nothing like a visual demonstration. The more I read about Zumba, the routines and the suggested recipes, the more I am inclined to think that this may be something that my girls and I can get into.
We have been talking about getting more fit and this is certainly cheaper and more fun than getting on ellipticals or other exercise machines. And according to my facebook friends, it certainly has worked well for them. So stay tuned, we may do an update on how we’re doing with Zumba.
Tags: book reviews, Exercise, Fitness
