Have you been putting on those extra pounds lately? Finding it difficult to release the stress you experience at work? Bored with the routine grind at the local gym? Well, here's a novel way to tackle it all.
Get groovy, dance your way to fitness, and fight all signs of stress, obesity and aging.
Wanna know more? Just read on...
Dancing is a great form of exercise and can give you the benefits of a regular workout.
Experts recommend dancing in order to burn calories, boost energy, improve circulation and tone muscles - which leads to increased strength, endurance and flexibility.
In fact, dancing can help you to burn just as many calories as other traditional exercises like walking or downhill skiing.
In addition, it helps you to relieve tension and stress, brightens your mood and serves as an outlet for your creativity.
And, just in case you are looking forward to impress someone of the other sex, your might find your dancing skills come in very handy.
Any form of dancing, whether European or American, Indian or Arabian, has positive effects on your body.
It works and strengthens the various muscles of your body, improving flexibility and agility.
Regular dancing helps you to get rid of the extra cellulite that accumulates in regions like buttocks and thighs, helping you to achieve that perfectly toned look.
Also, dancing can be great for the heart as it can boost your blood circulation and provide you valuable cardio-vascular exercise.
The sweat that generates while dancing is also greatly effective in flushing out toxins from your body.
There are many dance forms that are popular with people for maintaining fitness.
Of these, the most common ones are ballroom dancing, belly dancing, pole dancing, salsa and flamenco.
Besides the general effects listed above, each of these dance forms have their unique advantages in boosting your health conditions.
For example, ballroom dancing provides a heart pumping workout, besides improving your balance and flexibility.
Being a fluid dance form, ballroom dancing also helps in enhancing your sense of grace and elegance.
Belly dancing, on the other hand, is good for balance and posture.
Besides strengthening the back and the muscles of the pelvic floor, belly dancing helps in toning the hamstrings, thighs, abs and hips.
The fast dance moves in belly dancing helps to give one a full body workout.
Pole dancing is perhaps the most popular of all fitness dances.
Erotic and sexy, it is also a great way to work out all your body muscles and improve your agility.
Pole dancing also helps in strengthening the muscles of the arms and the upper body in general.
Salsa, the popular Latin American dance, is both spicy and dynamic.
With 80 to 140 beats performed in a minute, Salsa makes for some very active movements that help in burning calories, improving blood circulation and breathing.
With the right partner, Salsa can actually be a source of unlimited fun! Having said thus, it can be said that dancing helps us in keeping healthy in both mind and body.
It helps us to remain positive and energetic even in the midst of a stressful life.
So if you are looking for a way to unwind and relax without adding to your calories, we suggest you to enroll for a dance class.
Put on you dancing shoes, and jive your way to a fit, healthy life.
Staying fit was never more fun!