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Being in general an aerobic exercise, dance brings well known benefits, such as reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, weight control and other ones commonly associated with physical fitness.

Dance yourself healthy

¡®Half an hour of ballroom dancing is equivalent to the Tiffany co same length of time of brisk walking in terms of calorie consumption, while disco, rock n roll and so on will burn even more,¡¯ says Lyndon Wainwright, former Honorary Secretary of the British Dance Council¡¯s Teachers¡¯ Committee

Dance has many advantages over exercise. You can set your own pace: a slow foxtrot is no more energetic than walking, while a salsa will really get your heart pumping. It¡¯s great fun too, and a great way to meet people, so it never becomes a bore or a chore.

Take a look at the health benefits:
Protect your heart

Cardiovascular experts recommend that we all do 30 minutes of moderate Tiffany and co aerobic activity most days of the week for heart health. Dance uses oxygen, burns calories and increases your heart¡¯s workload, so it¡¯s ideal.

Lower blood fats

A study carried out in Denmark of men and women aged 60 to 82 who were healthy but did not exercise found that regular dancing markedly improved levels of unhealthy blood fats associated with furring of the arteries after just five months.

Lose weight

US research shows that a vigorous dance class can burn as many Tiffany Store calories as a gym workout.

Calories danced away per hour
• Ballroom: 180-480

• Belly dancing: 180-300

• Jive/swing dance: 250-400

• Line dancing: up to 300

• Salsa: 400

Shape up

Regular dance shapes the muscles ¨C particularly in the legs and buttocks ¨C and improves posture. Regular dancers often find they drop a clothes size due to increased muscle tone.

Increase strength and stamina

Dance combines aerobic activity with weight bearing which will boost your strength and endurance. A 1994 study of female professional dancers found they had the same percentage of slow-twitch muscles fibres (associated with endurance) as top-level female runners or cross-country skiers.

Strengthen your bones

One woman in four and one man in eight is at risk of the brittle bone disease osteoporosis. Dancing slightly jars the bones, so encouraging the body to build new bone and helping strengthen the skeleton.

Boost relaxation

Dancing is a great way to forget your troubles for a while, while aerobic exercise will tire you physically and help you relax.

Improve breathing

Learning to control your breath ¨C required in most kinds of dance ¨C increases the capacity of your lungs, and improves stamina and concentration.

Ease aches and lift depression

Any sustained aerobic activity releases endorphins, body-made chemicals that ease pain, help banish depression and encourage feelings of well-being.

Boost immunity

People who exercise regularly get fewer minor viral illnesses Tiffany Bracelets like colds and flu.

Stay sharp

Exercise improves blood flow to your brain which helps keep it in good shape. Learning new routines encourages the brain to produce new dendrites (connections between nerve cells), which help your brain store and retrieve information more easily.