Dance Your Way to Better Health
Alright, you’re not going to be the next dancing star on the Broadway, but you can be the next star in your neighborhood if you dance your way to better health. Dancing not only improves physical health, it improves mental health. While — jogging or weight lifting is a fantastic way to fitness, dancing is just more fun.
There are many benefits to fitness by— dancing. The most often discussed are cardiovascular and muscle toning. However there are many other benefits that are equally as important.
Dance Your Way to Better Health
3 Surprising Benefits
– Stronger bones
– Improved Balance and Coordination
– Increased Mental Fitness
Even slow, moderate dancing of any kind increases your blood flow and by extension your bone density. As you get older, osteoporosis sets in because density of bone mass deteriorates. Any movement that uses some exertion, builds bone mass.
Your balance improves in direct relation to the increase in tone of muscles, increased blood flow to the heart and the brain and decreased stress on the bones.
The most underrated benefit from dancing seems to be the therapeutic results for mental illness. An early study by Sarah Cook, a senior researcher in the England, has found that dance relieves suicidal depression, built-up feelings of anxiety, and stress producing emotions.
Top Points to Dance Your Way to Better Health
– Check with your doctor
– Keep Hydrated
– Do warm up stretches
Before taking on any type of activity that is new to you, you should always check with your doctor. This means getting an updated physical and a doctor’s advice. If you are a couch potato and decide now is the time to take Tap lessons, its best to start with something less strenuous such as ballroom dancing, first.
Drinking plenty of fluids is essential. Some dance instructors advice drinking water prior to beginning a session – 6 – 8 ounces is sufficient. The most important time to rehydrate is during the dance session. Water is your best option because its water that you’re losing. Remember to drink another 6 – 8 ounces when the session is over. Keeping hydrated prevents muscle cramping and increases blood flow.
All professional dancers start with warm up exercises. These can become quite involved. For the rest of us, stretching our legs and loosening the muscles for about 5 minutes is fine. One of the most effective and easiest stretches is this:
Sit on the floor spreading your legs as far apart as you can; then alternate stretching forward as far as you can trying to touch your toes. Bouncing from the waist helps you to stretch the back muscles as well as the leg muscles. Don’t overdo it. When it hurts stop.
Conclusion
The Dancing is one of the best ways to increase life expectancy, increase bone strength and muscle tone, and decrease grief or serious depression. If you really cannot stand jogging or running on a machine, put on the music and dance your way to better health.
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Category: Wellness, Fitness and Diet
Keywords: warm up exercises,Drinking,stress,mental health,doctor’s advice,Dance