Newbies - Apparel

What to Wear

We love to add “FLAVA” to the class with lots of styles and colours of clothing. Wear clothing that is comfortable for you and helps your body keep cool. Typical garb is aerobic style pants/shorts and top.

'Zumba' cargo pants and 'Zumba' tops are also available as a fund raiser for Lanark County Interval House. More...

Shoes

Ideally a cross-trainer athletic shoe with low tread or type with a pivot circle on ball of foot are best. For your first class if you have cross-trainer that is older you will find the tread is just right. A newer good insert will give the shoe an extended life. Here is what the zumba.com website FAQ says:

Zumba Fitness recommends that you wear "cross training" or "aerobic" style shoes. They provide the cushion and medial lateral support needed for side-to-side movements. They also have low traction rubber for easy sliding and turning. Please be careful with "running shoes" since they use a heavy tread on the bottom and are designed for forward movement.

Some floors are not as smooth as others and you may need to add 'slipperiness'. By that I mean to pivot on a rubber floor (such as a school gym) either a pivot shoe or some duct tape on the sole would help. (We bring the duct tape to each class in case).