Zumba® Fitness is a global lifestyle brand that fuses fitness, entertainment and culture into an exhilarating dance-party workout. Coined “fitness-parties,” Zumba classes blend upbeat world rhythms with easy-to-follow choreography, which provide effective, total-body workouts. Founded in 2001, the company is now the largest branded fitness program in the world, with more than 12 million weekly class participants in over 110,000 locations across 125 countries. In addition to its original Zumba® program, the company also offers a range of specialty classes, including Zumba Gold®, for baby boomers and beginners; Zumba® Toning, body-sculpting class that uses maraca-like Zumba Toning Sticks; Aqua Zumba®, the ultimate “pool party” workout; Zumbatomic®, targeted to kids ages 4-12; and Zumba® in the Circuit, a 30-minute workout that combines signature Zumba® moves with circuit training (a series of strength exercises at timed intervals). The Zumba® fitness lifestyle is rounded out by the company’s many consumer product offerings, including DVD sets, music collections, seasonally released apparel and footwear, video games, Fitness-Concert™ events and a lifestyle magazine. For more information about Zumba Fitness programs and products, or to find a live class, visit zumba.com, and find us on Facebook and twitter.