Aqua Zumba® Pool Party with Richard Gormley is a 45-minute pool workout that features 12 different global dance-inspired routines, including Merengue, Salsa, Brazilian Funk, Greek Fusion and many more. Enjoy an international pool party and dance away your stress.
Aqua Zumba® Pool Party is video #2 of 2 in a special collaboration between Poolfit and Zumba®. Last month, Aqua Zumba Explore, a 30-minute workout, was posted. This collab allowed Poolfit subscribers to explore the fun, flavor and music of Aqua Zumba. Debuting at the International Aquatic Fitness Conference (IAFC) in 2009, Aqua Zumba® has been a popular aquatic fitness class offering for the past 16 years. Richard is a popular Zumba Education Specialist (ZES) and has presented Aqua Zumba at conferences and instructor trainings in 56 countries. We were thrilled to have him and this special collab between Poolfit and Zumba Fitness LLC.
Aqua Zumba® Pool Party Workout-at-a-Glance
This 45-minute water exercise video includes four blocks of dance fitness, with each block featuring three or four international songs. Each global dance inspired routine is taught to the structure of the music (verse, bridge, chorus, etc.). All music used in this video has been provided by and used with permission from Zumba Fitness, LLC. It can be sourced from All Approved Music/PPC/PPLA Free and is available to members of the Zumba Instructor Network.
Below, the dance/music styles of each song are outlined.
Pool Party 1
Songs 1-3: Warm Up
Pool Party 2
Song 4: Merengue
Song 5: Salsa
Song 6: Moombahton
Pool Party 3
Song 7: Percussion
Song 8: Kuduro
Song 9: Greek Fusion
Song 10: Brazilian Funk
Pool Party 4
Song 11: Dembow/House
Song 12: Tropipop
Song 13: Cool Down
Below, Richard reveals three tips for achieving maximal enjoyment in an Aqua Zumba® class.
THREE AQUA ZUMBA TIPS
1) Don’t overthink it
Zumba is all about the music and mood. Richard recommends allowing yourself to free your mind and let your body just move organically. You do not have to master every move to get a good workout. However, doing this routine several times will indeed help you improve your mastery of the movement and the overall effectiveness of the workout.
2) Avoid incorrect pool depth
Aqua Zumba is a shallow water workout, but it is possible to get too deep or too shallow depending on the depth and your height. If you are too deep, buoyancy takes over and you end up on your tippy toes incapable of following along with good form. If you get too shallow, the impact can become uncomfortable on your lower extremities. The proper depth is mid chest level.
3) Bounce it out!
The Aqua Zumba bounce is now well known. The bounce is intended to get participants moving in the water right away. It also serves as transition between more complex moves. Richard recommends bouncing it out if you get confused in the moves, so that you can jump back into the choreography from a neutral bounce.
Poolfit extends a big thank you to Richard for arranging this special 2-video collab between Zumba® and Poolfit. If you want to know more about Zumba® and exercise opportunities using their app, check out the Zumba website.
