Dance Your Way To Good Health

Dancing Along the Road to Health


The maintenance of a healthy body has proven difficult for many in today’s fast-paced world. Maintaining good health involves practicing a healthy lifestyle, and exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Individuals may choose to exercise on their own or at a fitness club. The largest detriment to maintaining an exercise program on a long-term basis is boredom. Thus, varying exercise is the key to maintaining any successful long-term fitness program.  

Individuals who find that they have become bored with their exercise routine can add dance as an alternative to other aerobic exercises. Many individuals do not realize that dance can be an effective form of exercise. Dancing promotes cardiovascular health and tones and trims muscle tissue. Many fitness clubs now offer dance classes as a way to enhance their aerobic program.

Latin dances such as salsa provide a fun alternative to the typical aerobics class. Salsa is a great way to exercise alone or have fun with friends. Exercise that is enjoyable produces sustained results because an individual is more likely to continue (stick with the exercise program) the exercise. Dancing doesn’t feel like hard work for many individuals because they are having fun doing it.

Dancing helps not only to trim and tone the body, but it also helps to reduce stress. There is generally no special equipment to purchase to begin dancing. Dance movement is an approved form of physical therapy for those with musculoskeletal disorders and those who are trying to regain strength, balance, fitness and cardiovascular health. Dancing alone has long provided stress relief for many individuals. Dancing around the house to a favorite CD is also an effective form of exercise.  

Regardless of the type of dance, participating in this activity has too many health benefits to ignore. Dance classes for jazz, ballet, hip-hop and many other styles, as well as simply dancing around the house, are effective ways to add exercise to an already strained daily routine. Dance classes can be found for all fitness and skill levels and the object is to have fun while getting fit.


Disclaimer: The information in this article does not constitute professional advice. This article is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. It is best to consult with a physician.