Studies show dancing is good for the heart and soul! It isn’t just fun – it’s good for your health too!
So join us … It’s time to get your groove on. And shake that groove thang!
Dancing has a way of taking your cares away. As you can see we create our own crazy moves. Who hasn’t gotten lost in that upbeat moment in time just dancing to that groove throughout the day as the radio played along the trails you know it’s music to my ears for sure!
In a recent article from Huffington Post … Head Up Heart Strong!!!
I so agree it’s JUST FUN!
Contributor Lindsay Holmes writes … But not only does it feel good to the soul, dancing also has some major health perks. Research shows dancing can improve your mental health by boosting your overall happiness. If you’re looking for a reason to shake it off today, check out some of the benefits below. Dance party, anyone?
Dancing is a great cardio workout.
Like any good, low-impact cardio workout, dancing can improve cardiovascular health, increase stamina, strengthen bones and muscles and stave off illnesses. But aside from the perks associated any heart-pounding activity, dancing has a cardio edge with unique benefits that actually can’t be achieved by other low-impact exercises.
“Dancing can give you more than traditional cardio,” Fabio Comana, an exercise physiologist and education team member for the National Academy of Sports Medicine, told HuffPost.
Comana describes five components of fitness: cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, muscular endurance, body composition and muscular strength. An activity like running on the treadmill may improve cardiovascular endurance and body composition, but an activity like dancing can actually target those two as well as muscular endurance and flexibility. And that’s on top of improved balance, agility, coordination, power, reactivity and speed, he explains.
But we’re not talking slow dances here — to count as true cardio, Comana suggests aiming for an exertion level somewhere between a 5 and a 7 on a scale where 1 is resting and 10 is the hardest thing you can do. Try the talk test: You shouldn’t be so out of breath that you can’t speak, but your words should be a little choppy and your breath heavy.
You got that right Lindsay!! Let’s have a DANCE PARTY! 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 -5 …..
Grooving with our good friend PK and making it a family affair …
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