is Dancing effective?

motivated1202
motivated1202 Posts: 6
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I tend to enjoy getting my cardio while dancing b/c this is the only way i can go for hours and not even notice or feel like I am working out. i also do lunges and squats. I feel better and feel like i am losing inches on my stomach and i have noticed my legs are a lot more toned, but as far as weight, I haven't seen any results. Is this an effective way to achieve the results i am wanting or is there something else i can incorporate that is entertaining and will give results?

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  • HealthyWarrior
    HealthyWarrior Posts: 394 Member
    I think dancing will definitely burn calories. I enjoy doing the Wii Just Dance with my heart rate monitor to see how many calories I can burn. My favorite all time exercise is walking. I LOVE walking.
  • 1shauna1
    1shauna1 Posts: 993 Member
    For sure! Especially if you're out all night dancing and afterwards you feel exhausted...I would say you've gotten a good workout!
  • srhershey
    srhershey Posts: 181 Member
    I was doing Zumba 4 times a week and really focused on what I was eating and I lost 1lb a week for 2 months. Then I started doing more strength training workouts and saw inches lost but not the numbers on the scale. I'm going to start incorporating both Zumba (2x a week) and Insanity (2-4x a week). I love to dance too and had a blast doing Zumba and the Just Dance on my Xbox. Dancy is an effective form of cardio, but you will need to mix in some strength into your routine as well as watch what you eat.
  • staceface519
    staceface519 Posts: 167
    yes dancingis effective but you need to do a different range of motions while dancing to get toned. . . .

    try looking up the daily burn. . . its dance videos that tone u at the same time. . .. i saw it on the side on MFP as an advertisment and went to look at it, tried it and i love it, not i just gotta get mroe time to do it!
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    Dancing is definitely effective.

    What you need to do is take a look at what you said. You're not losing weight, but you're losing inches and toning. You're looking for something to "meet the goals you're looking for." It could be anything else and you'd be unhappy: you're making your body healthier and more attractive, most likely by gaining muscle (or at least retaining water in the worked muscles) and toning. It's foolish to discount these gains because the scale hasn't moved... especially because if you keep it up, the scale WILL move.
  • AliciaStaton
    AliciaStaton Posts: 328 Member
    Hi i do belly dancing which is great for toning and losing weight. I also go to the gym 2-3 times a week, but the dancing is different, its fun and exercise at the same time. I also use to do Zumba but the class changed its time, I also do wii dance if I dont get chance to go to the gym:happy:
  • MzRawkqueen
    MzRawkqueen Posts: 19
    I was doing Zumba 4 times a week and really focused on what I was eating and I lost 1lb a week for 2 months.

    Holy poop, good on ya!

    I agree, dancing is fun, but you would have to Zumba, which will make you sweat like crazy. Shaking your butt while cooking up a storm in the kitchen won't melt the pounds.
  • cpaman87
    cpaman87 Posts: 193 Member
    Anything that raises your heart rate will burn calories and fat.
  • Sassy_Cass
    Sassy_Cass Posts: 408 Member
    Heck yeah - why else do you think dancers have great bodies LoL

    Anything really that gets you moving will help you lose - shaping requires effort on any level, when you are dancing up a storm think about isolating your muscles to help tone them naturally :)
  • motivated1202
    motivated1202 Posts: 6
    Thanks so much!! I am definitely taking everything you all have stated into consideration! :)
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