Dancing for Fitness
ajewel217
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I've gotten my fitness mojo back! One of my main problems is that exercise... just isn't fun for me. It's uncomfortable, sweaty, makes me short of breath, and I feel very awkward about doing it where others can see me. (I'm a bit of an introvert if you couldn't tell.) What I really wanted was a low-impact workout that was fun enough to keep me interested.
What I found was Belly dancing! I followed some YouTube tutorials to get started and eventually ordered some DVDs. I enjoy the challenge, the workout, and the fact that I can practice on my own whenever I get the chance! It's refreshing to turn on some favorite music and move. I'm still in the beginner/intermediate stage but I'm getting my exercise without hating it and just enjoying the process.
If anyone else has a similar story, please post about what form of dance you enjoy. Feel free to educate us about the pros and cons of your favorite exercise!
What I found was Belly dancing! I followed some YouTube tutorials to get started and eventually ordered some DVDs. I enjoy the challenge, the workout, and the fact that I can practice on my own whenever I get the chance! It's refreshing to turn on some favorite music and move. I'm still in the beginner/intermediate stage but I'm getting my exercise without hating it and just enjoying the process.
If anyone else has a similar story, please post about what form of dance you enjoy. Feel free to educate us about the pros and cons of your favorite exercise!
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Hmm, raining today, so I might see if I have some of my old belly dance DVD's to get my movement in.
My husband and I met dancing and we still enjoy going out on occasion, though nothing like it was ten years ago! He was being meh on Friday, so I soloed to a few songs.
I also Zumba on days I have to cardio indoors.1 -
I've always thought that Zumba sounded fun but I've never tried it. I think dancing is a wonderful thing to do with your loved ones.1
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I do clubbercise . It is as hard as you want it to be . I am a sweaty mess by the end of it but I loose myself in the music every class and bloody love it2
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Dancing is cardio which is great, but you should be lifting weights too.2
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Thanks for the advice. I have a brother who's very knowledgeable about using weights and he's promised to help me get started this summer. Should be interesting. Until then I'm doing basic body-weight exercises to warm up for the cardio. Also squats, lunges, and that sort of thing.0
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I'm a belly dancer. It's a lot of fun. World Dance New York and Cheek Girls Productions have good instructional DVDs. Pilates and Yoga are good activities to pair with belly dance for strength and flexibility.0
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I have done Zumba. It is fun, but I find if I do it too often, I get tendinitis in my knees. But I imagine most don't have that issue.0
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I follow fitness Marshall on Youtube he dances to alot of upbeat songs, and keeps it fresh. I also notice dancing everyday my knee was wanting to hurt, and pop so i also follow walk at home fittness for lower impact when i have over danced. It so much fun though! Fittness Marshal is how i lost most of my weight so far! I have had alot of fun with it. Lost 38 pounds so far😁3
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To get my daughter involved, but it's fun for me too, we do Just Dance on the Wii when I need an indoor workout. We stretch first but man, when you do songs back to back, it's a pretty good cardio workout and really gets your blood pumping! After, before cool down I'll do some resistance training, squats and ab/oblique work because got to lose the baby belly- she's 10 btw. Lol
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I do latin dancing and African style dances like Kizomba. Take me to the gym it’s like prison...take me to dance, I can dance for hours on hours! Great for working all muscles.1
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carlenebyrd wrote: »I follow fitness Marshall on Youtube he dances to alot of upbeat songs, and keeps it fresh. I also notice dancing everyday my knee was wanting to hurt, and pop so i also follow walk at home fittness for lower impact when i have over danced. It so much fun though! Fittness Marshal is how i lost most of my weight so far! I have had alot of fun with it. Lost 38 pounds so far😁
The fitness Marshall has really fun workouts and he’s always super entertaining to me!0 -
I've been dancing since I was 5 -- it was my first major in college and I did competitive Latin ballroom dancing for a few years -- so I always love incorporating some type of dance workouts into my fitness calendar. I also find they make great cross-training for my running (I'm a half marathoner working up towards full marathons).
I love Zumba classes as you sweat a ton. And I use Barre workouts for strength training and flexibility. There's a lot of great Barre workouts for free on YouTube. I personally love the Barre series from Jacquelyn Umof on Alo Moves (she's also Action Jacquelyn on YouTube).
I'm also debating taking an adult ballet class. It's been years, and I thought that might be fun. There's a studio near my house that offers an adult ballet series.
The Fitness Marshall is awesome! I totally forgot about him -- I need to start using some of his workouts.0
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