Question: how many calories should you burn in a zumba class?
Answer: How many calories can you burn with an hour of Zumba? A small 2012 study of 19 healthy female Zumba participants ages 18 to 22 burned an average of 9.5 calories per minute during a 39-minute class. That totaled up to an average of 369 calories total in about 40 minutes.