International Dance Day 2022: The health benefits of dance
When you do not lift heavy weights or painful stretching, dancing is one of the best and most enjoyable workouts. Dancing is not only physically beneficial, it also has some mental health benefits as it has been shown to be a great activity that lifts and relaxes instantly.
International Dance Day is celebrated every year on April 29 to promote the importance and significance of dance as an art and to honor various forms of dance around the world.
The day also celebrates the birthday of the French dancer and modern ballet master and creator Jean-Georges Noverre.
Dancing not only relieves stress but also brings many health benefits.
“International Dance Day” will explore how this fun and exciting activity can keep you healthy and mentally stable.
Here are some of the benefits of dancing below:
Improves your strength and balance
Dance strengthens your core and improves your reflexes. Dancing increases body stability and effectively improves physical fitness and balance. Quick jumps train all your muscles, helping you stabilize, control your body and improve your posture.
Reduces stress and improves mood
If you feel stressed, include chill music and groop. Dancing is extreme stress management. It keeps anxiety and depression away and increases self-esteem. Dance art also increases your energy and keeps you charged and calm.
Improves your cardiovascular health
Dancing is very effective for a stronger and healthier heart as fast movements make the heart beat faster. It reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke by balancing your heart rate and improving your endurance. Regular dancing in your heart balances your heart rate and lowers your cholesterol levels.
Helps to lose weight
If you’re trying to lose weight but hate going to the gym, dancing is the right way for you. One hour of dancing can burn an average of 300,800 calories. Zumba, aerobics and salsa are all forms of dance and exercise. Dancing involves rapid movements and leads to sweating, which in turn leads to weight loss.
Strengthens your memory
Dancing strengthens your memory and prevents mental health problems such as memory loss and dementia. Dancing is a type of aerobic exercise that can prevent the loss of volume in the hippocampus, the part of the brain that regulates memory. Step dance in particular is a great mental training. It improves your ability to concentrate by varying your movements and learning and remembering new techniques and patterns.
Dance your heart out on this International Dance Day and keep yourself mentally and physically healthy.
Source: ANI