Whether you like ballroom dancing and Strictly Come Dancing, ballet, salsa or more contemporary styles, all of them bring also unquestionable benefits to your health.
Today is International Dance Day celebrating all forms and styles of dance.
Even though often looks effortless you burn more calories while dancing than cycling or swimming (240 calories per hour). During one hour of hip hop, you burn more than 370 calories; one hour of salsa will save you 405 calories or between 200 and 700 calories per session of tap dance.
You do not need to be a first-class dancer to enjoy the benefits; you can do it at home:
- Improve your heart and lung condition
- Tone your body
- Improve your posture and balance
- Reduce stress and tension
- Build confidence
- Reduce the risk of osteoporosis
- Help to prevent high blood pressure and heart disease, depression and other conditions
- Meet new people
I agree with everything about this article, it’s true! Dancing is one of the most important things to keep you happy.