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Zumba Gold® Class Description |
Zumba® Gold
was designed for the active older adult, the
true beginner, and/or people who are not
used to exercising, or people who may be
limited physically. Zumba Gold is done at a
much lower intensity. The same great
Latin styles of music and dance are used and
just as fun as the regular Zumba classes.
Zumba® Gold classes strives to improve our
balance, strength, flexibility and most
importantly, the heart.
Generally this class will
last between 30 to 45 minutes. A longer warm
up and cool down period is suggested
(usually 10 minutes). We use very
easy to follow steps, which includes
Salsa, Cha Cha, Merengue, Cumbia, Salsa,
Rock & Roll (including Twist and
Charleston), Belly Dance, Flamenco, and
Tango.
When you take a Zumba® Gold
class, be sure to wear comfortable workout
clothing, bring water and a hand towel.
We have been teaching Zumba
Fitness®
for many years now and recently added Zumba
Gold®
to our program, because our company offers
highly qualified certified Instructors. The
Zumba Gold Instructors of Fitness Motivators
are Sonia, Laura and myself. We are
authorized to teach Zumba Gold
and we are
also nationally, certified fitness
Instructors. I have over 30 years of
teaching fitness and have specialized in
senior fitness in my fitness career.
In Better Fitness & Health,
Debbie
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Zumba
Fitness®
Instructors: |
Zumba Fitness®
classes are booming all around the
country. However, a lot of these classes
are producing Instructors that does NOT
have the experience as a Group
Fitness Instructor. I feel
(remember, this is my personal view)
this could cause some injury to the
participate and the overall experience
to the participate could become
negative. The inexperienced Instructor
lack knowledge in the fitness industry
and the facilities hiring these
Instructors to teach these popular Zumba
classes could result in some unpleasant
situations for everyone. Those that want
to teach Zumba, MUST attend a workshop
to teach Zumba. Unfortunately Zumba LLC©
does not require one to have a Group
certification or CPR certification. This
may change, but for now, it is only to
have any type of fitness background.
With that being said, for the
Participate: Please be sure to check
the Instructor's qualifications before
signing up for the class... Does this
Instructor have a nationally, recognized
group/fitness certification? Is this
Instructor authorized to teach Zumba©?
Is he or she CPR Certified? The
Instructor MUST be authorized to teach
Zumba. To check the name of the
Instructor
click here.
Please type in the Instructor's name at
this link. If that Instructor is not
listed, they are not authorized to teach
Zumba.
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Teaching Skills of an Authorized
Zumba® Instructor |
Most people that are new to Zumba will not
know the difference between an Authorized
Zumba Instructor or a "fake Zumba
Instructor". Zumba is suppose to be
energetic, fun, with "no worries", and like
a party setting. We are taught to give you
at least 70% Latin and 30%"other". (In
our Fitness Motivators classes, we give our
students 99& Latin music. We may use one
American Song per class. We want to keep the
original concept of Zumba intact.) Make sure
to ask the Instructor if he or she is
authorized to teach Zumba. If he or she says
"yes", then ask for their business cards or
full name and you check for yourself!
Having a Zumba Instructor teach with their
backs facing you is not desirable nor is it
considered proper in the fitness industry.
Some Participates don't mind or prefer the
Instructors backs facing them, but this type
of class is not personable and can lead to
boredom and sometimes can cause injury to
the Participate. When an Instructor is
facing away from the students, the
Instructor cannot monitor the students and
cannot see if there is a situation among the
students that need immediate attention.
If the studio has mirrors and the Instructor
periodically faces the mirrors (with their
backs toward you) and then faces the class,
that is appropriate. Remember,
the theme of Zumba is "Join the Party".
It is meant to be different from a "normal
cardio class" and meant to "feel like a
party".
Zumba Instructors who say they are
"Certified Zumba Instructors"
To the general public, most people think
that all Zumba Instructors are certified
Fitness Instructors. That information is
completely incorrect. When one attends the
8-hour Zumba workshop, the person is only
granted the right to legally use the Zumba
name and Zumba logo to advertise their
classes. If they opt to become a ZIN Member
(Zumba Instructors Network - The
member pays a $360.00 annual fee), these
Instructor will also have the right to use
the music and choreography that they paid
for and received from ZIN.
The only time a Zumba Instructor is truly
"certified" is IF they are nationally
certified from
organizations such as ACE (American Council
on Exercise) or AFAA (American Fitness
Association of America). There are
some Zumba Instructors that are not ZIN
Members. These Instructors will still be
listed at the official Zumba website.
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Help maintain the integrity and quality of the Zumba® name
and Zumba® classes |
 Sadly
some people and Fitness Companies are
offering Zumba classes without being
properly trained or authorized. To help
maintain the integrity and quality of
the Zumba name and Zumba classes, the
Officials at Zumba LLC asked that you
help, by "reporting" Instructors or
these Fitness Companies who are teaching
with an expired certificate, teaching
without any certificate, providing
unauthorized training, or misusing the
Zumba name or Logo. Please report
this to
info@zumba.com
These Instructors and Fitness Companies
have been known to use the Zumba<™
name by adding another name to Zumba,
(e.g., Zumba/Latin Dance or
Zumba/Boxing, etc). Please inform
Zumba LLC. This is illegal and those
people know that it is illegal! A
Fitness Company has to state which
Instructor is teaching the "Zumba class"
and not use their company name as
"offering the Zumba class". Getting
authorized is an individual task. Unless
the company is part of Zumba LLC,
they cannot falsely advertise that
their company is authorized in
Zumba.
You can also check to see if the
Instructor offering Zumba is listed at
the
official Zumba website
(Please note: Individual names and
not the business name will be listed.
The actual Instructor who is offering
the Zumba class must be listed at the
official website.) Thank you for
your support.
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