Besides improving appearance and poise, ballroom dance can enhance your overall physical condition. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute endorses ballroom dancing as a way to lower the risk of coronary heart disease, control blood pressure, reduce weight, and boost HDL cholesterol levels. Dance can also reduce back pain, slow age-related muscle loss, and, since it is weight-bearing exercise, help to build and maintain strong bones.
There are some important differences between ballroom dance and traditional aerobic exercise. For one, aerobic routines and patterns are repetitious and can lead to overuse of one set of muscles. But in ballroom dance, you can vary steps at will and create your own patterns as the music and mood change. Since part of the fun - and the challenge - of waltz or swing or salsa is change and diversity, the risk of overuse injury is low. So is the risk of boredom, which means that you are more likely to stay motivated and committed.
Talk to your doctor about how much exercise is
right for you. Remember, exercise has many health benefits and
is important for people of all ages.
Dance contributes to increased personal confidence.
Olympic athletes often include dance in their training to sharpen their control,agility, speed and balance.
Dance is considered to be one of the top five physical activities, out of 60 studied. Dance contributes to good posture and body alignment.
Dancing encourages gentle stretching.
Dance increases your flexibility and stamina.
As an aerobic exercise, dance benefits your cardiovascular system as you swing and sway from hips to shoulders.
Some doctors recommend thirty minutes of dance, three times per week.
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