Zumba was born in Colombia in the 1990s, quite by accident. A fitness instructor forgot to bring his usual workout music to class, so he grabbed some Latin albums from his car, ditched the constraints ...

Life gets more fun in the summer — it's just a fact. The sun sets later, beach days and rooftop hangs make a comeback, and you get to bring out all those flowery 'fits that have been collecting dust ...

There was definitely a party going on. But instead of food and drinks, there were "whoops" and "yeahs" as folks dressed in workout clothes using lightweight dumbbells moved to the sounds of salsa ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - There's a party going on next door. While you're dutifully pounding that treadmill, the Zumba folks are dancing their calories away. Taking a class in Zumba-high-energy ...

NORFOLK -- It's being hailed as exercise in disguise. Zumba dance aerobics is part Latino, part Jazzercise and people doing it say it's a fun way to get fit. Rosa Casdane, born in the Dominican ...

When Sadie Kurzban graduated from college in May, rather than find a job in finance or consulting, she decided to do something that left her with a more spring in her step: Create a startup fitness ...

It started with VHS tapes. And now it’s taken over the world. Twenty years since its founding, Zumba has helped millions dance their way into fitter, happier lives, says co-founder and CEO Alberto ...

Zumba has a vast global following, with an estimated 15 million participants in its dance workouts. Unlike other fitness companies, Zumba makes its money through instructor training and licensing.

Fairfax resident Millette Wardell was a coach at Curves, a women’s health and fitness club when a pair of Zumba instructors came in to demonstrate how Zumba could fit into a Curves’ workout. “That’s ...