Markham Heid is a contributor at TIME. He is the author of The Habit Trap, due out in early 2027. Bethan Mooney for TIME Zumba was born in Colombia in the 1990s, quite by accident. A fitness ...

Zumba is a dance-based cardio workout powered by Latin and World music. The brainchild of a Colombian fitness trainer, this upbeat brand of group exercise burst onto the American fitness scene back in ...

Greeting them this morning is the company’s CEO and co-founder Alberto Pearlman. Dressed for business in a shirt and glasses, Pearlman is often referred to as the brain to business partner and Zumba ...

Ever been to a zumba class? If you haven't, then you should know that a zumba class, when done right, looks something like this. You're in a room full of people, loud Latin beats playing, the ...

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 ...

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 is a group exercise option that combines salsa and aerobics. An excellent workout, Zumba has many benefits, from building endurance to decreasing pain. Here are 9 benefits of Zumba. Share on ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link When you think about Zumba, you imagine people wearing brightly colored cargo pants and pumping their fists. You think about the dance fitness ...

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 ...

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, ...