Dancersize

There is a term doing the rounds these days and seems to have caught the fancy of many a fitness enthusiasts. If you are from the ranks of people who do not fancy going to a gym to workout regardless of the kind of music they play, then maybe this is the choice for you. It is called ‘Dancercise’. It can alternatively be spelt as ‘DANCERSIZE’. Dance your way to health, because unlike other workouts, this one focuses on your entire body. It helps you in strengthening, toning and improving your flexibility and overall posture. It also ends up doubling up as a superb cardiovascular workout.

Let’s look at how Ballet and Tap Dancing can help you achieve this fun workout.

Ballet

Gone are the days when ballet was relegated to just being for little girls in pink tutus. It’s so much more than that today. Even adults are opening up to the idea of being able to practice this form of dance.

Ballet is one excellent form of getting fit and it works well with every muscle in your body – right from your stomach, to your fingers and from your bottom to your legs.

You have to learn how to be graceful and hold yourself upright; and this ends up strengthening your lower and upper back. It also helps you develop your inner as well as outer stomach muscles – leaving you looking dapper with a flatter stomach.

Ballet can, alternatively, be used as a great resistance workout. It has almost the same toning capabilities as that of a workout using weights in the gym. If you hold your arms up in the air while dancing, it will end up tones the muscles of the chest and the stomach as well.

Ballet is said to be able to help you lose anything up to around 400 calories in an hour. The best aspect is that it strengthens the muscles, but doesn’t make it bulky; thus, making it a better option for the women out there who want to combine beauty, grace, dexterity and fitness.

Tap Dancing

If names like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers end up making you skip a heartbeat, then perhaps tap dancing would be a good option for you. You could be shuffling across the dance floor after a few lessons; and boy, would it be worth it!

Balance again, is the primary concern of a dance of this sort. It will help you work on your posture; and in the bargain leave you with a flatter stomach.

Movements such as the ‘winging’ included complicated movements including hops; and the ‘shuffles’ end up making you move on the ball of your foot. All of these require certain levels of strength and flexibility; and that is exactly what gets enhanced when you start practicing tap dancing.

The combination of all the moves incorporated in this dance form will work like an aerobic workout for you. One hour of tap dancing could lead to a loss of 250 calories from your system.