Markham Heid is a contributor at TIME. He is the author of The Habit Trap, due out in early 2027. Bethan Mooney for TIME Zumba was born in Colombia in the 1990s, quite by accident. A fitness ...

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Twenty-five years ago, a single fitness class changed everything. Today, Zumba® is the world's largest dance-fitness brand and it marked a quarter century with a celebration the world could feel.

Your mother swears by yoga classes, but your best friend claims spinning is the best workout ever. Fitness fads come and go, and it's hard to sort through the latest craze to find an exercise that's ...

At Zumba, there is a whole lot of shaking going on. Hands and hips jiggle, shoulders shimmy and feet fly back and forth. Faces are noticeable, too. They glow with a smile. “I never taught a class that ...

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.

A new fitness craze has made its way from the coastal areas of the nation to the heartland. And since January, more and more people from Enid and the area are finding their way to the Denny Price YMCA ...

Exercisers don't have to swivel their hips and shake their buns to get a good workout, but it sure can be fun. That's why about 30 women gather faithfully once a week at the Washington Sports Club in ...

Fitness instructor Rebecca Bamber leads the weekly Zumba Gold class at Sunshine House, Scholes.