We’ve been investigating the new, revolutionary, high-intensity workout created by the team that made Zumba® a world-wide phenomenon. Strong by Zumba® has now arrived in the UK, hot off the heels of a successful launch in the US last year
Strong is a new HIIT-style cardio and bodyweight workout
Strong by Zumba® isn’t dance, but it is about music. This is the first studio workout programme to be designed where music isn’t an afterthought, or a playlist selected by an instructor. With Strong by Zumba®, they’ve flipped the script and reverse-engineered the music tracks to match every move in class. Every beat has a move, and every move has a beat!
And no - it’s not another bootcamp! Strong by Zumba® is a one-hour HIIT style cardio and bodyweight workout where synced moves push you harder, so you give it everything you’ve got and then some. Plyometric or explosive moves like high knees, burpees and jumping jacks are interchanged with isometric exercises like lunges, squats and kickboxing, all led by bespoke music tracks from the likes of Timbaland and Krewella. Each of the high-impact moves have their own unique sound, so that you don’t have to look to the instructor for visual cues.
FOUR QUADRANTS The class format is structured into four quadrants. The first is Ignite, which focusses on prepping the body for the workout by raising your heart rate with moves like jumping jacks as well as incorporating some mobility work with moves like leg swings and dynamic hip stretches. This quadrant is followed by Fire Up, which incorporates more vigorous moves like punches and jumping lunges. Quadrant three, Push Your Limits, adds to the exercises turning them into mini combinations like side squats combined with punches.
Finally, Floorplay will have you crunching and planking on mats to really work your core. While there’s active recovery involved, in Strong by Zumba®, you never really stop working.
Zumba CEO Alberto Perlman explains that the class was designed that way to help fitness fans progress quicker as they learn to associate certain sequences with specific beats. “You have a quicker response time as opposed to counting and it’s a way to break the ceiling without even noticing,” he said.
SYNCED MUSIC MOTIVATION Recent studies have shown that moving in sync with music allows the body to use energy more efficiently as well as distract people from pain and fatigue, elevate mood, increase endurance and promote metabolic efficiency. Put simply – moving in sync with music makes you work harder so this class will push you past your plateaus, to help you reach your goals faster. By using your own body weight, you will gain muscular endurance, tone, and definition - and you will experience that all important “after burn” in spades.
So if you think you have got what it takes to be a Strong by Zumba® instructor the team would love to hear from you. On joining Strong by Zumba® you’ll get unmatched on-going support with training, exclusive music + routines, and marketing materials. To find out more or sign up to STRONG by Zumba® training visit www.strongbyzumba.com or email [email protected]
Any gym or health club looking to offer clients the latest in cutting edge HIIT training should investigate STRONG by Zumba®. Get in touch by emailing [email protected]
JOIN THE FREE LONDON MASTERCLASS Expand your fitness knowledge, become a STRONG by Zumba® instructor and be part of the unique HIIT programme that’s got the fitness industry and media buzzing.
Strong by Zumba® is the ultimate fitness and music experience where every move has a beat and every beat has a move. Here’s how: the music in STRONG by Zumba® is reverse-engineered so that every squat, every lunge, every move is perfectly synced to the music, making your workout more efficient (and compelling) than ever. But don’t just take our word for it! Come and experience it for yourself at a FREE London masterclass this September and transform the way you train.
At the masterclass, you’ll get to meet STRONG by Zumba® UK Master Trainer Natalie Constanti, who can answer all your questions about the programme and explore with you the possibility of training as a STRONG by Zumba® instructor, if you decide it’s the programme for you.
We challenge you not to fall in love with Strong by Zumba® and want to transform the way you and your students train. So join the London Masterclass or sign up for a training now.
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We’ve been investigating the new, revolutionary, high-intensity workout created by the team that made Zumba® a world-wide phenomenon. Strong by Zumba® has now arrived in the UK, hot off the heels of a successful launch in the US last year
Strong is a new HIIT-style cardio and bodyweight workout
Strong by Zumba® isn’t dance, but it is about music. This is the first studio workout programme to be designed where music isn’t an afterthought, or a playlist selected by an instructor. With Strong by Zumba®, they’ve flipped the script and reverse-engineered the music tracks to match every move in class. Every beat has a move, and every move has a beat!
And no - it’s not another bootcamp! Strong by Zumba® is a one-hour HIIT style cardio and bodyweight workout where synced moves push you harder, so you give it everything you’ve got and then some. Plyometric or explosive moves like high knees, burpees and jumping jacks are interchanged with isometric exercises like lunges, squats and kickboxing, all led by bespoke music tracks from the likes of Timbaland and Krewella. Each of the high-impact moves have their own unique sound, so that you don’t have to look to the instructor for visual cues.
FOUR QUADRANTS The class format is structured into four quadrants. The first is Ignite, which focusses on prepping the body for the workout by raising your heart rate with moves like jumping jacks as well as incorporating some mobility work with moves like leg swings and dynamic hip stretches. This quadrant is followed by Fire Up, which incorporates more vigorous moves like punches and jumping lunges. Quadrant three, Push Your Limits, adds to the exercises turning them into mini combinations like side squats combined with punches.
Finally, Floorplay will have you crunching and planking on mats to really work your core. While there’s active recovery involved, in Strong by Zumba®, you never really stop working.
Zumba CEO Alberto Perlman explains that the class was designed that way to help fitness fans progress quicker as they learn to associate certain sequences with specific beats. “You have a quicker response time as opposed to counting and it’s a way to break the ceiling without even noticing,” he said.
SYNCED MUSIC MOTIVATION Recent studies have shown that moving in sync with music allows the body to use energy more efficiently as well as distract people from pain and fatigue, elevate mood, increase endurance and promote metabolic efficiency. Put simply – moving in sync with music makes you work harder so this class will push you past your plateaus, to help you reach your goals faster. By using your own body weight, you will gain muscular endurance, tone, and definition - and you will experience that all important “after burn” in spades.
So if you think you have got what it takes to be a Strong by Zumba® instructor the team would love to hear from you. On joining Strong by Zumba® you’ll get unmatched on-going support with training, exclusive music + routines, and marketing materials. To find out more or sign up to STRONG by Zumba® training visit www.strongbyzumba.com or email [email protected]
Any gym or health club looking to offer clients the latest in cutting edge HIIT training should investigate STRONG by Zumba®. Get in touch by emailing [email protected]
JOIN THE FREE LONDON MASTERCLASS Expand your fitness knowledge, become a STRONG by Zumba® instructor and be part of the unique HIIT programme that’s got the fitness industry and media buzzing.
Strong by Zumba® is the ultimate fitness and music experience where every move has a beat and every beat has a move. Here’s how: the music in STRONG by Zumba® is reverse-engineered so that every squat, every lunge, every move is perfectly synced to the music, making your workout more efficient (and compelling) than ever. But don’t just take our word for it! Come and experience it for yourself at a FREE London masterclass this September and transform the way you train.
At the masterclass, you’ll get to meet STRONG by Zumba® UK Master Trainer Natalie Constanti, who can answer all your questions about the programme and explore with you the possibility of training as a STRONG by Zumba® instructor, if you decide it’s the programme for you.
We challenge you not to fall in love with Strong by Zumba® and want to transform the way you and your students train. So join the London Masterclass or sign up for a training now.
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