Dancing isn't only a form of self-expression-it can also keep you healthy!
Going to the gym and doing exercise routines can be pretty hard to stick with if you're the kind of person who needs a great deal of motivation to get moving. Personally, I'd rather join a fitness class or even learn a new skill or sport where someone leads and where participants can make friends, interact and boost one another's morale.
If you find that utilizing the gym to be too boring for you, you can opt to sign up for classes such as yoga, Pilates, and kickboxing. Another great option is to get your groove on and sign up for a class that teaches dance.
If you want to shed off your belly fat, then better get your hips swaying, as according to LiveStrong, "belly fat shrinks in response to a more physically active lifestyle," and dancing is a good way to start it off.
Dancing teaches you to be aware of how every part of your body moves. Professional dancers have conscious control of their muscles, which is one reason why they have such lean physiques. Imagine the amount of strength it takes a ballerina to do fouettes (full turns on one foot), which is considered to be one of the hardest moves in ballet!
Strengthening your bones means subjecting them to "dynamic impact." To achieve this, Dr. Vonda Wright tells the New York Times that you can try hopping, jumping, and of course, dancing. While running up and down the stairs, doing squats, and jumping rope are great, dancing can be very effective and more interesting as well. "The waltz or swing dance is one of the most popular things I prescribe," she says.