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The Annandale location will be the third for the company, which offers fitness classes at Burke and Franconia.

By Sherell Williams Email the author February 5, 2013

Annandale residents will have another new option for exercising starting Wednesday when Chakaboom Fitness opens their Zumba classes at the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department.

The company will hold a grand opening at 7 p.m. on Feb. 6. The Zumba classes will be offered three times a week Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and all classes will begin at 7 p.m. Each class is $7, but the tickets are cheaper if multiple ones are purchased in a package. The first class is free to first-time students, according to the Facebook page for Chakaboom.

“It’s a lot of fun. We’ll bring lots of fun music, great energy. It’s a great place for a lot of people to meet and make new friends and to work out and have fun,” said Leo Lins, part owner of Chakaboom Fitness and co-creator of LatinMix Fitness. Lins co-owns Chakaboom with Roberson Magalhaes, who is also the co-creator of LatinMix Fitness. Read more…

Published October 15, 2012

In recent years, Zumba, the Latin dance fitness program, has surged in popularity across the U.S. The American College of Sports Medicine says the program is one of the hottest fitness trends this year. VOA’s June Soh visited Chakaboom Fitness in Alexandria, Va to find out why. Read more.

Op, op, op, op, oppa Gangnam style! It was just a matter of time before fitness enthusiasts capitalized on the thigh-burning effects of the Gangnam Style dance. And that time really could not have come quickly enough.

Dance centers, fitness clubs, Zumba instructors, flash mobs locally and worldwide, as well as personal at-home fitness video instructors have taken the song (and the choreography!) and put their own spin on the routine for one cardio-blasting, muscle-burning Gangnam Style workout. And we’ve all noticed.

The routines in these dance workout videos incorporate side-to-side movements, squats, intense jumping, and the signature “ride the horse” move that will get your heart rate up and force you to use those thigh and butt muscles for a serious burn. There are even a few ballet movements and grapevines in theat-home fitness video by Cassey Ho, certified Pilates and fitness instructor, below—be sure to check it out!

A special shout out to this Korean Dance team who put together a routine that is nothing short of awesome. Note: We don’t recommend trying this in 4-inch spike heels. (Serious props!)

Finally, Chakaboom Fitness in Virgina takes home our prize for the most, “Wow, that looks like a good time!” routine, making us want to jump out of our chairs and give it a go right now.

Hilariousness aside, these are actually quite the cardio workout. So channel your inner Psy and ride that horse! In the end, don’t be surprised to be walking down the street and hear, “Aaaaayyyyyyyy sexy la-daay!” yelled in your direction after you’ve sweated it out Gangnam Style and earned yourself that perky booty.

What is that stepping on the toes of traditional fitness routines?

Zumba, the Latin-inspired dance workout that is more like a wild party scene than a strict exercise regiment, has salsaed into the top 10 fitness trends for the coming year, according to a report being released Thursday by the American College of Sports Medicine.

“Zumba has experienced a rapid surge in popularity in the past year, but we’ll see if it’s a trend or just a fad,” says lead author Walter Thompson , a professor of exercise science at Georgia State University. Read more…

By Vicky Hallett, Published: July 19, 2011

If you sense something burning at the Franconia Fire Station, don’t worry — it’s just calories. Six days a week, Roberson Magalhaes and Leonardo Lins take over the station’s bingo hall, crank up the music and teach Zumba, a Latin dance-based form of fitness that’s celebrating its 10th year of getting participants to “Ditch the Workout, Join the Party.”

Maybe that slogan should really be “Ditch the Gym.” That’s because popular instructors are building such enormous followings that they can’t fit inside typical health club exercise studios, which are rarely designed to handle more than 50 students. So several have started businesses to cater exclusively to the hordes of Zumba zealots, and they’re finding that no matter where they set up shop, they often don’t have enough space to meet demand. Read more…

Kangaroo Jumps at Zumba fitness on August 9, 2011, at the Franconia Fire Station. Credit James Cullum

Related Topics: Franconia Fire Station and Zumba Fitness

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