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fitness world is afways The and Arnold Schwarzenegger was a huge icon for young the most popular fitness trends right now, come and go very three of Zumba. Which ones would you like to t fitness, try If you love to dance and want to have fun with Zumba is an immensely popular dance fitness program featuring Latin-inspired dance moves set to energetic music. It's been called the"world's biggest fitness party by its followers, with over 14 million people taking weekly classes, four million Zumba DVDs sold, and a line of"Zumbawear clothing that has taken off. The concept of Zumba came about by mistake, thanks to the quick thinking of a fitness instructor named Beto Perez. He was about to teach an aerobics class in his hometown of Cali, Colombia, when he realized he had forgotten his aerobics dance music. He only had one cassette tape with him which was full of Latin music. improvised," he said, "and that was the beginning of Zumba." Instead of traditional dance-fitness classes where steps are counted out loud to the beat of the music, Zumba has a free-flowing and party-like atmosphere This proved popular with people who were fed up with working out, and Zumba moved from just another fitness fad to a true fitness phenomenon.