#Zumba music 2017 how to
I'm so happy it can come together with such great music to drive it.Ĭheck out some other posts I've written on how to prevent injuries. Because I've been cross-training for years already, my body was ready for introducing YOU to this format. It improves your endurance and really sculpts your body shape. It builds muscle and strengthens your joints. It's the perfect complement to your cardio-focused Zumba workout. That's one reason I really LOVE this new STRONG by Zumba® format. Yoga/pilates, run, strength training, spin classes, swimming, hiking, or whatever you enjoy! Don't allow your body to become too specifically trained in one area.Īnd if your instructor is overdoing it to the point of injury, be wary of following their moves too closely or you may wind up injured too! I've always said, Zumba 2-3 times per week is plenty. Those weaknesses are the doors to injury. Overworking in one area allows other skills and muscles to weaken. WHY? Because I'm not injured! In fact, I've NEVER had a Zumba-related injury.*
(Until another January rolls around and they'll try again.until the next injury.wait until January again.)Īnd for the instructor, they get a sub. The participant executes poor form and torques their knee or rolls their ankle or has such a knot in their hamstring that they can't muster the desire to go to class again and make it worse.įor the participant, unfortunately, all the good regular habits they had been building will crumble and they may never get back into the routine. The instructor throws out her back or tweaks her neck whipping her hair or gets a stress fracture. The instructor AND the participant wind up injured. So sometimes they forget that the primary focus is *improving* the condition of their body, not just impressing everyone! They over do it. My data may not be scientific, but I can tell you by observation that the fitness instructors are just as much victims to injury as the novice participants.įor a novice participant, they rely on the instructor to guide them through their workout to improve their health.įor the instructor, they are relying on the hope that the participant will enjoy class SO MUCH that they will come again and again. And I'm friends with loads of fitness participants.
I am friends with loads of fitness instructors.