Dancing Your Way To Better Health

Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago at 12:00 am

One of the keys to losing weight and getting or staying healthy is exercising. The amount of time needed varies with different needs. For example, to maintain one’s weight, 30 minutes of exercise three to five times a week is necessary. In order to lose weight, though, 60 minutes of exercise five times a week is needed. This exercise only counts toward the time if it is aerobic. This means that the exercise must increase and sustain one’s heartbeat and breathing, which benefits cardiovascular health. For example, 20 minutes of lifting weights does not contribute to the time needed to reach one’s health goals.

One way to get aerobic exercise is to dance. It is fun, energetic and doesn’t feel like exercise. Jazz, hip-hop and even ballet can raise the heart rate and breathing, meaning it is a type of aerobics. It can be done in an aerobic dance class, in a cheerleading squad, at a dance or even at home. Dancing can also be done in combination with other things. For example, housewives have been known to recommend dancing while doing the housework. Students have suggested dancing while listening to books or study materials on CD. Dancing is fun, energetic and can be done almost anytime and anywhere.