Leading health club, Virgin Active is proud to announce that from November, there will be Aqua Zumba classes in over 24 of their clubs nationwide.

Zumba Fitness’ revolutionary pool based class, Aqua Zumba, takes the high energy and fun of a traditional studio Zumba® class into a swimming pool. The world music and high energy moves led by a charismatic Zumba® instructor creates an atmosphere more reminiscent of a Miami pool party.

The unparalleled success of the Latin and international music sensation, Zumba classes, have left fans asking what is next from Zumba Fitness, and Virgin Active has the answer. Virgin Active’s national group exercise manager, Gillian Reeves comments, "Following the success of Zumba classes at Virgin Active, we knew that we wanted to bring Aqua Zumba to our members. The classes bring a whole new aspect to the aqua group exercise class arena. The classes are energetic, fun and dynamic and we predict that the classes will be a huge trend in 2012."

As with Zumba classes, Aqua Zumba classes are between 45 minutes and one hour long. The instructor who is qualified as both a Zumba instructor and an ‘Aqua’ instructor presents the class from pool-side, directing the movements to the increasingly popular Zumba® music. The class combines Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Reggeton and other rhythms, whilst using the water’s resistance for an effective and invigorating workout. As always the aim of the class is to have fun and getting fit is an additional bonus!