Dancing is an entertaining way of losing weight because dance is related to happiness. It involves the movement of body parts and thus provides a full body workout. It burns around 200 – 400 calories and the benefits your body in various following ways:
- Reduces blood pressure
- Slows down the heart rate
- Improve cholesterol levels
- Builds bone density
- Tone up major muscle groups
- Reduces stress and tension in the body
- Makes you strong and energetic
- Improves physical strength, concentration and coordination
Dance has been an activity to lose you in happiness, but in modern times, it has become popular for its weight losing properties. There are many forms of dancing, which you can take up as per your convenience to lose your extra pounds and these are:
Belly dancing
This sensual dance form affects the most trouble regions of the body, such as belly fat, hips and back. The slow and controlled movements of this form help in improving circulation throughout the body, increase flexibility and strengthens the core muscles. The shaking movement of the belly causes more calorie burning and shaping up the glutes. One hour session of belly dancing can burn around 300 calories and it doesn’t stress your bones as well because of its low impact nature.
Freestyle dancing
You can take up this form irrespective of age and sex because you just need to move freely without thinking about your movements or dance steps. The music should be loud and intriguing to keep you engaged for longer duration. It makes your body flexible, besides losing weight. Although, you can do it alone or in a group, but the advantage of group dance is that you cannot easily give up. There is always someone who can motivate you and accompany you throughout the session.
Salsa dance
Want to spice up your romantic life along with tackling with the weight problem, then Salsa is the ultimate answer. An hour of dance practice can burn up to 420 calories while you enjoy the vicinity of your partner since this form requires a partner. This dance form involves a sequence of six steps which are repeated for eight sets with many turns and side movements. It is also an energy demanding exercise due to its dynamic nature. You and your partner can enroll yourself in any dancing school and spend quality time while enjoying the health benefits associated with it.
Zumba
Don’t let your single status come between you and dancing because there are many forms which doesn’t require any partner. One such popular form is Zumba, which is developed from salsa, rumba, merengue and hip hop dance moves and it is proved to be a great cardio exercise package. It is offered by many gyms for those who want to enjoy while working out. The steps are easy to perform and it can be even learnt from DVDs. This demanding dancing style gives you overall fitness, especially in case of abs, arms and legs. You should perform it at least two to three days a week for best results.
Jazzercise
This exercise can burn up to 600 calories per hour as it combines the jazz dance form with strength training. This is developed in early 70’s and has been used to build and lengthens muscles since then. It involves many exercises like Pilates, yoga and cardio boxing as well as use of exercise equipments like barbells and dumbbells. You should do it twice or thrice a week on alternate days for better result. Your body needs rest after this exercise to heal from any micro level injuries.