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EXPAT THE CITY

Stay fit and healthy, the

Zumba Way! Fernando talks about passion in dancing

and how it changed his life.

Learn more about

Zumba, and what

health benefits you

can get out of it.

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“Well, I would

like to warn the

readers, once

you start

Zumba, there is

no way out,

Zumbe is

addictive!” -

Fernando

Photo credits to Ajith Kuruvila

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There are only very few

occasions when a magazine

version would come up in

addition to the blog entry.

Well this happens to be one

of them. In celebration of our passion for dancing, we

feature another genre that

would sure be a hit among

the expat community-

Zumba. In my own words,

Zumba is a dance and workout fused into one,

which helps you achieve

your fitness goals.

And of course, I am very

proud to say that a good friend of mine, Fernando has

decided to start this Zumba

class.

Editor’s

Note

We’d love to hear from you.

Please send your comments to:

[email protected]

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Tell us about yourself and how did you start with Zumba?

I have been passionate about dancing ever since I remember even as a little kid, however dance took over my life in the year of 2008 in the most unexpected way. I was attending Salsa classes in Muscat as a bored expat until

the Salsa instructor had to stop the lessons due to an unfortunate injury. So, my friends gathered around me and requested to practice, so we did! And soon the friend circle grew bigger, that we had to rent a studio. At this point I felt I was not competent enough to teach

dancing as I never had any sort of formal dance education previously.

During this time, I felt great connection, passion and desire

to pursue dance education. So, I took various dance courses in many places such as Italy, Australia, UAE and etc… And today I am founder of Latin Dance Muscat, the social group of passionate Latin dance enthusiasts...

(www.LatinDanceMuscat.org) I

currently choreograph, perform and teach Latin dance locally and internationally.

I was introduced to Zumba unexpectedly. I was travelling to see a friend in Dubai, I just came to know that there was a Zumba Instructor

training, so I thought, “why not try!” and once attended the training, I was inspired and immediately fell in love with it.

Love for dance is a huge part of my life… And now I am on a new

journey. I am very excited to share my passion for dancing with everyone. 4

What is

Zumba? Zumba Fitness is the

Latin-dance inspired

workout, quickly grew

out to be the number

one most popular

group exercise classes

on the planet. In fact,

it is reportedly

performed by more

than 12 million people

at 110,000 cities, in 125

countries around the

world and growing.

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It improves cardiovascular health and regulates the blood pressure.

Helps you to lose weight gradually.

It helps you to strengthen your body and increase physical stamina while improving flexibility.

Works as a stress reliever and improves mood.

Helps you to build and improve positive self-Image.

It helps improving coordination physically and mentally.

It’s a total body workout that helps to tone the muscles.

It boosts your immunity system.

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Any parting words?

Important things our

readers you would like to

know about Zumba?

Well, I would like to warn

the readers, once you

start Zumba, there is no

way out, Zumbe is

addictive!

Zumba Quote: Zumba

Fitness Party – Ditch the

workout, join the party.

Who can

join/

participate

in Zumba?

General Zumba

fitness classes are

carefully designed

to suit anyone

above the age of

14 years. It is

suitable for even

people with

disabilities, injuries

and old people as

far as having the

approval from a

physician and they

have an

understanding of

their limits and

intensity levels.

Zumba fitness also

provide specialized

courses such as

Zumba for Kids,

Zumba Gold for old

people, Zumba

Aqua and many

more.

Details of the classes? How

people can reach you?

Currently I conduct Zumba

classes in Al Khuwair, four

times a week. Classes are

not open to public but all

friends are welcome, you

can reach me by calling or

via whatsapp on

+96896148863 or visit my

zumbe website:

fernando143.zumba.com

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