Blogpost 6 : Dance Your Way to a Better Health

Dance can be your best exercise. When you dance, you exercise your cardio, endurance and strength of your body. Many forms of exercise are also a form of dance. That’s why dance really is a healthy habit for everyone.

Last summer, my parents took me to a dance class wherein the only purpose is for me to lose weight. Well it is really effective. See my weight before the workshop is 135lbs but after the workshop I weigh 123lbs. Now as I go on through my journey in APCDC, our coach always tells us that our health is important with what we do. We must be physically conditioned always to show a wonderful performance.

 I found an article entitled “Dance your way to good health” in fitness written by nikegirl24. The article tells how dancing a great out of mind and body work out. It also shows how dance helps us maintain a healthy body as we age.

“Any kind of dance has you using all the different parts of your body. This also means that all the different muscles in your body are being used. This helps to strengthen and tone your muscles without hurting your joints. It also helps to strengthen bones, and tone your entire body. Specific dances also have certain benefits for your body. For example, belly dancing helps prevent lower back problems; ballroom dancing helps keep the heart in shape; and salsa dancing helps lower blood pressure and cholesterol. All forms of dance however are known to lower your risk of heart disease, help with weight loss, and strengthen the bones and muscles in your legs and hips.”

 I totally agree of how the author defines dance as the usage of all the parts of the body. It’s so informative because knowing the specific details on how dance help us lose weight and strengthen our body really convince not just me but the people also.

An article entitled, “Dance – Health benefits” in betterhealth is also connected to the topic. This article encovers how dance is not just used, for showcase, competition and performance, but also for making our body fit as well. I really admired his opening statement that is, “Dance has always been a part of human culture, rituals and celebrations. Today, most dancing is about recreation and self-expression, although it can also be done as a competitive activity. Dancing is an enjoyable way to be more physically active and stay fit.”

Let your body loose and work out your figure. Don’t just settle on what you have right now. Be the better you. Do something about your body. You can go to the gym, or have yoga. But I strongly suggest that you should dance. Dance does not only make you flexible but makes you have a strong heart, bones, muscles and mind.