Weight Loss Dance

July 2, 2011 · Filed Under Uncategorized 

Did you know you can dance weight off? There’s no specific weight loss dance method, but as you can imagine there are multiple styles of dance that will do the trick. It’s best to choose one that you enjoy so that you’ll do it on a regular basis. Personally, I have participated in several and I loved them all, of course, I love to dance so that makes a difference. Dancing can be considered exercise, but I see it as fun.  Why not lose weight and have fun doing it?

One of the most fun types of dance you can do is Dance Dance Revolution, also known as DDR. Just in case you have never heard of DDR, it’s an interactive game. Mostly kids do it, however, adults get involved along with the kids or can play on their own. You just plug it in, get on your dance mat and use the colored arrows as a guide to do your dance steps. The best thing to do is start out easy and work your way up so that you can get used to it and so that you won’t look like a clod. This energetic dance game is used all over the world to help obese kids lose weight and as a family activity.

If you don’t want to go the game route there are plenty of other options, for example, what about a dance class. There are all kinds of dance classes you can take. One of the first dance classes I ever took was a belly dance class. It was tricky getting used to the music and the costumes seemed somewhat brief at first, but in time you get used to it and it turned out to be a great learning experience plus I lost 10 pounds in 5 weeks. Another added bonus was I made some of my money back from the classes by dancing with a team of girls at several Greek restaurants.

And if belly dancing doesn’t appeal to you there’s always Ballet, Tap, Jazz,  Aerobics and the ever popular, Ballroom dance. I have done all of these at one time or other and I must say I really did love them all, however, the most fun one was ball room. To sum up: ballet took the most discipline, tap helped me to get rhythm, jazz was exciting, and aerobics helped me lose the most weight, due to the intensity of it. The best thing to do is consider what your goal is and make a decision based on that.

Additionally, you can learn all the new trendy/line dances and practice them at home either when no one is at home or have a friend or family member join you. This way when you go to parties you can impress everyone with all the latest moves and be the life of the party. Somebody has to do it so why not you? Finally, all forms of dance can help you lose weight it just depends on which one you enjoy most and of course, your weight loss goals.

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