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Exercise to Develop a Flat Belly
Ballroom dancing is a reasonable way to develop a flat stomach. Because ballroom
dancing increases the number of calories burned, it helps to create a calorie deficit which
forces the body to burn fat - including belly fat.
Ballroom Dancing Burns Abdominal Fat
About 10 minutes of ballroom dancing burns about 33 calories. In one year, this daily
fitness workout burns a total of 12,045 calories per year - about 3.4 pounds of body fat. A
significant proportion of this fat tissue is likely to be stomach fat. In addition, many exercise
routines improve abdominal muscle tone in the waistline area (the "six-pack" effect) to give
the appearance of a flat belly.
The Health Benefits of Dancing -- Including
Specific Benefits of Different Dances
by www.SixWise.com
If you secretly sashay across your living room when you're home alone or long to cha-cha
with your significant other, you're in luck. Not only is dancing an exceptional way to let
loose and have fun, but it also provides some terrific benefits for your health.
In fact, Mayo Clinic researchers reported that social dancing helps to:
Reduce stress
Increase energy
Improve strength
Increase muscle tone and coordination
Dancing the night away can burn more calories per hour than riding a bike or swimming.
And whether you like to kick up your heals to hip hop, classical or country, the National
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) says that dancing can:
Lower your risk of coronary heart disease
Decrease blood pressure
Help you manage your weight
Strengthen the bones of your legs and hips
Dancing is a unique form of exercise because it provides the heart-healthy benefits of an
aerobic exercise while also allowing you to engage in a social activity. This is especially
stimulating to the mind, and one 21-year study published in the New England Journal of
Medicine even found dancing can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other forms
of dementia in the elderly.
In the study, participants over the age of 75 who engaged in reading, dancing and playing
musical instruments and board games once a week had a 7 percent lower risk of dementia
compared to those who did not. Those who engaged in these activities at least 11 days a
month had a 63 percent lower risk!
Interestingly, dancing was the only physical activity out of 11 in the study that was
associated with a lower risk of dementia. Said Joe Verghese, a neurologist at Albert
Einstein College of Medicine and a lead researcher of the study, "This is perhaps because
dance music engages the dancer's mind."
Verghese says dancing may be a triple benefit for the brain. Not only does the physical
aspect of dancing increase blood flow to the brain, but also the social aspect of the activity
leads to less stress, depression and loneliness. Further, dancing requires memorizing
steps and working with a partner, both of which provide mental challenges that are crucial
for brain health.
How Good of a Workout is Dancing, Really?
The amount of benefit you get from dancing depends on, like most exercises, the type of
dancing you're doing, how strenuous it is, the duration and your skill level.
Says exercise physiologist Catherine Cram, MS, of Comprehensive Fitness Consulting in
Middleton, Wisconsin, "Once someone gets to the point where they're getting their heart
rate up, they're actually getting a terrific workout. Dance is a weight-bearing activity, which
builds bones. It's also "wonderful" for your upper body and strength."
Most people agree that social dancing gives them a more positive outlook on life.
Plus, dancing requires using muscles that you may not even know you had.
"If you're dancing the foxtrot, you're taking long, sweeping steps backwards. That's very
different than walking forward on a treadmill or taking a jog around the neighborhood ...
Ballroom dancing works the backs of the thighs and buttock muscles differently from many
other types of exercise," says Ken Richards, professional dancer and spokesman for USA
Dance, the national governing body of DanceSport (competitive ballroom dancing).
Specific Benefits of Different Dances
If you're looking for specific health results, here's a breakdown of the benefits of some
popular dances. Just remember that any type of dancing is better than no dancing at all!
Belly Dancing
Improved posture and muscle toning
Maintains flexibility
Helps prevent lower back problems
Tones and firms arms and shoulders
Helps with weight loss
Helps prepare women for childbirth
Reduces stress
Dancing Off Those Calories
How many calories will you burn while dancing? That depends on the type of dancing.
Here's a range of some of the most popular varieties, based on a 150-pound person, per
hour:
Swing dancing: 235 calories/hour
Ballroom dancing: 265
Square dancing: 280
Ballet: 300
Belly dancing: 380
Salsa dancing: 420+
Aerobic dancing: 540+
Ballroom Dancing
Conditions the body
Helps keep the heart in shape
Builds and increases stamina
Develops the circulatory system
Strengthens and tones legs and body
Increases flexibility and balance
Helps with weight loss
Relieves stress
Builds endurance and stamina
Helps with weight loss
Relieves stress
Helps you release toxins via sweating
May help lower blood pressure and improve cholesterol levels
Can lead to a reduced heart rate over time
Square Dancing
Provides cardiovascular conditioning
May lead to a slower heart rate, lower blood pressure and an improved cholesterol profile
Strengthens bones
Helps you develop strong social ties
Loosens and tones muscles
Physical benefits aside, dancing has a way of brightening up a person's day, says ballroom
owner and operator Karen Tebeau.
"A lot of times, when people come into the studio, it's because there's been a change in
their life: a divorce or they've been through a period of depression. They (continue)
coming in, and you see a big change. After a while, they're walking in with a sunny
expression. You know it's the dancing that's doing that," she says.
Ballroom dancing a good workout
September 5th, 2006 in Medicine & Health /
A Mexican study finds ballroom dancing can give as good an aerobic workout as
more conventional forms of exercise.
Dr. Hermes Ilarraza of the National Institute of Cardiology reported on his findings to the
World Congress of Cardiology in Barcelona, Spain, the Daily Mail said.
"The benefits of physical training in patients with heart disease is well established," he
said. "However, exercise compliance is often inadequate because patients find exercise
boring. People like to dance so we thought it would be an attractive option."
Ilarraza tracked a group of 40 heart disease patients. All the patients committed to doing
half an hour of exercise a day five days a week for five weeks, the Daily Mail said.
Half got their exercise from a dance routine choreographed by a professional dancer who
also had heart disease, while the others exercised on stationary bicycles.
Ilarraza found that the dance group's exercise capacity increased by 28 percent,
almost as much as the 31 percent increase for the cycling group.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
Ballroom dancing is a reasonable way to develop a flat stomach. Because ballroom
dancing increases the number of calories burned, it helps to create a calorie deficit which
forces the body to burn fat - including belly fat.
Ballroom Dancing Burns Abdominal Fat
About 10 minutes of ballroom dancing burns about 33 calories. In one year, this daily
fitness workout burns a total of 12,045 calories per year - about 3.4 pounds of body fat. A
significant proportion of this fat tissue is likely to be stomach fat. In addition, many exercise
routines improve abdominal muscle tone in the waistline area (the "six-pack" effect) to give
the appearance of a flat belly.
The Health Benefits of Dancing -- Including
Specific Benefits of Different Dances
by www.SixWise.com
If you secretly sashay across your living room when you're home alone or long to cha-cha
with your significant other, you're in luck. Not only is dancing an exceptional way to let
loose and have fun, but it also provides some terrific benefits for your health.
In fact, Mayo Clinic researchers reported that social dancing helps to:
Reduce stress
Increase energy
Improve strength
Increase muscle tone and coordination
Dancing the night away can burn more calories per hour than riding a bike or swimming.
And whether you like to kick up your heals to hip hop, classical or country, the National
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) says that dancing can:
Lower your risk of coronary heart disease
Decrease blood pressure
Help you manage your weight
Strengthen the bones of your legs and hips
Dancing is a unique form of exercise because it provides the heart-healthy benefits of an
aerobic exercise while also allowing you to engage in a social activity. This is especially
stimulating to the mind, and one 21-year study published in the New England Journal of
Medicine even found dancing can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other forms
of dementia in the elderly.
In the study, participants over the age of 75 who engaged in reading, dancing and playing
musical instruments and board games once a week had a 7 percent lower risk of dementia
compared to those who did not. Those who engaged in these activities at least 11 days a
month had a 63 percent lower risk!
Interestingly, dancing was the only physical activity out of 11 in the study that was
associated with a lower risk of dementia. Said Joe Verghese, a neurologist at Albert
Einstein College of Medicine and a lead researcher of the study, "This is perhaps because
dance music engages the dancer's mind."
Verghese says dancing may be a triple benefit for the brain. Not only does the physical
aspect of dancing increase blood flow to the brain, but also the social aspect of the activity
leads to less stress, depression and loneliness. Further, dancing requires memorizing
steps and working with a partner, both of which provide mental challenges that are crucial
for brain health.
How Good of a Workout is Dancing, Really?
The amount of benefit you get from dancing depends on, like most exercises, the type of
dancing you're doing, how strenuous it is, the duration and your skill level.
Says exercise physiologist Catherine Cram, MS, of Comprehensive Fitness Consulting in
Middleton, Wisconsin, "Once someone gets to the point where they're getting their heart
rate up, they're actually getting a terrific workout. Dance is a weight-bearing activity, which
builds bones. It's also "wonderful" for your upper body and strength."
Most people agree that social dancing gives them a more positive outlook on life.
Plus, dancing requires using muscles that you may not even know you had.
"If you're dancing the foxtrot, you're taking long, sweeping steps backwards. That's very
different than walking forward on a treadmill or taking a jog around the neighborhood ...
Ballroom dancing works the backs of the thighs and buttock muscles differently from many
other types of exercise," says Ken Richards, professional dancer and spokesman for USA
Dance, the national governing body of DanceSport (competitive ballroom dancing).
Specific Benefits of Different Dances
If you're looking for specific health results, here's a breakdown of the benefits of some
popular dances. Just remember that any type of dancing is better than no dancing at all!
Belly Dancing
Improved posture and muscle toning
Maintains flexibility
Helps prevent lower back problems
Tones and firms arms and shoulders
Helps with weight loss
Helps prepare women for childbirth
Reduces stress
Dancing Off Those Calories
How many calories will you burn while dancing? That depends on the type of dancing.
Here's a range of some of the most popular varieties, based on a 150-pound person, per
hour:
Swing dancing: 235 calories/hour
Ballroom dancing: 265
Square dancing: 280
Ballet: 300
Belly dancing: 380
Salsa dancing: 420+
Aerobic dancing: 540+
Ballroom Dancing
Conditions the body
Helps keep the heart in shape
Builds and increases stamina
Develops the circulatory system
Strengthens and tones legs and body
Increases flexibility and balance
Helps with weight loss
Relieves stress
Builds endurance and stamina
Helps with weight loss
Relieves stress
Helps you release toxins via sweating
May help lower blood pressure and improve cholesterol levels
Can lead to a reduced heart rate over time
Square Dancing
Provides cardiovascular conditioning
May lead to a slower heart rate, lower blood pressure and an improved cholesterol profile
Strengthens bones
Helps you develop strong social ties
Loosens and tones muscles
Physical benefits aside, dancing has a way of brightening up a person's day, says ballroom
owner and operator Karen Tebeau.
"A lot of times, when people come into the studio, it's because there's been a change in
their life: a divorce or they've been through a period of depression. They (continue)
coming in, and you see a big change. After a while, they're walking in with a sunny
expression. You know it's the dancing that's doing that," she says.
Ballroom dancing a good workout
September 5th, 2006 in Medicine & Health /
A Mexican study finds ballroom dancing can give as good an aerobic workout as
more conventional forms of exercise.
Dr. Hermes Ilarraza of the National Institute of Cardiology reported on his findings to the
World Congress of Cardiology in Barcelona, Spain, the Daily Mail said.
"The benefits of physical training in patients with heart disease is well established," he
said. "However, exercise compliance is often inadequate because patients find exercise
boring. People like to dance so we thought it would be an attractive option."
Ilarraza tracked a group of 40 heart disease patients. All the patients committed to doing
half an hour of exercise a day five days a week for five weeks, the Daily Mail said.
Half got their exercise from a dance routine choreographed by a professional dancer who
also had heart disease, while the others exercised on stationary bicycles.
Ilarraza found that the dance group's exercise capacity increased by 28 percent,
almost as much as the 31 percent increase for the cycling group.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International