You want to lose that unwanted flab and get in shape, but only if it all comes without having to indulge in too much effort, monotonous and dull gym workouts and slow yoga sessions. Well, your wishes just got answered! With these super exciting and fast dance styles, you can workout and not even know it! You can enjoy while you sweat and sing to music while you burn calories. Yes, dancing is the latest, exciting form of workout that helps weight loss while you tap your feet!
Start the music, let your hair down, get in the groove and simply dance! Here are certain types of high-intensity dance forms which, while while proving to be great forms of relaxants are equally good workout routines! Dance has always been a passion, and has been associated with happiness, celebration and joy.
But increasingly, dance has also been associated with weight loss and you don’t even have to slug it out with machines all around!
Dancing helps in:
- Gradual weight loss
- Toning and shaping up your body
- Increasing stamina levels
- Bringing in flexibility
- Stress buster
- Helps burn calories.
Here are some of the most fun-to-do, energetic, and easy-to-follow dance routines that can lead to gradual weight loss-
Hip-hop
A western style dance, Hip-hop is a high-intensity and high-on-energy workout. Moving on the tunes of loud hip-hop music, this is a fast dance with quick movements such as breaking, popping, locking and krumping. Hip Hop is mainly chosen with a need for weight loss as it makes for an excellent workout and calorie burning. It helps you in getting rid of your belly fat, and dancing your way to a flat, toned stomach. Moreover, it’s fun to move along the beats of fast music and enjoy the dance and not even have to spend extra moolah in buying expensive clothes or shoes and moreover, you can easily do this dance at home and have a blast while giving your body a great workout!
Calories burnt: Approximately 316 calories per hour for an average, 68Kg person.
Belly Dancing
Belly dancing has been a recently growing trend among the youth, especially girls, looking for a toned abdomen and reduced belly fat, while achieving a complete body workout. A unique form of dance that involves movements especially of your hips and the abdomen, belly dancing is an excellent cardiovascular exercise and promises to burn calories equal to what you have burnt through other activities like swimming, walking or bicycling. The best part about this dance form is that you need to keep moving continuously, thus enabling you to achieve your weight loss goals in the best possible way.
Calories burnt: Between 250 and 300 calories per hour.
Classical
This good ol’ Indian art form ensures your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual fitness while providing you with an optimum weight, flexibility and a curvaceous body to die for! The Indian classical dances, including Bhartatnatyam, Kathak et al are holistic, while the graceful and delicate movements vastly improve your hand-leg coordination, your emotional and mental sides are also worked upon. Your develop focus and concentration, and begin to control your impulses. The speed and intense energy associated with Indian classical dances help in boosting bodily circulation and the stretching of legs makes the body more flexible and fit. As classical dances involve full body movements, you are sure to lose those extra kilos.
Calories burnt: Between 200 to 400 calories for a session lasting half an hour
Bollywood
Dancing is your indulgence and your one sure shot way to relax, get over the day’s stress and uplift your mood! You love Hindi music, keep humming tunes and move on to beats, the moment you get the opportunity! Great, besides being a great stress buster, Bollywood dancing is a great way to lose that unwanted flab, remain in shape, and remain active and feeling good. This again is a fast moving dance imbibing different steps as per the beats and lyrics and thereby developing your sense of alertness, mind’s sharpness and control. No frills attached, no expensive clothes nor shoes, Bollywood dancing is for you and me. It helps develop bodily balance and boosts coordination. It is a great form of aerobic exercise improving muscular resistance and toning your calves over time.
Calories Burnt: Around 400 calories for a 90 minute session.
Zumba
Chances are that you may not have heard this before, but the craze of Zumba is already catching up fast and you don’t want to miss out on this latest on the dancing and fitness list! The HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) concept that defines Zumba, is what makes it so effective. It is a form of cardio that helps in burning fat in a short and intense workout. Usual HIIT sessions include short jogs, sprints, et al and keep you on your toes for all the time you are on the floor! inspired by Latin dance and music, Zumba incorporates different dancing styles with both slow and fast music so that you can shape up your body well. This is a fun form of dance and helps in maintaining a fit body and a cool mind.
Calories burnt: On average, a 68Kg person can expect to burn 536 calories during an hour of Zumba.
For complete fitness, ensure that your dance form
- Is a high-impact one, meaning that you should be moving your muscles fast enough to start sweating
- Is enjoyable
- Must be a session of no less than 20 minutes at a stretch
- Keeps you moving continuously so that you burn more calories
- Can give you physical health benefits which you get from exercises like cardio and weight training.
Jiyo Healthy tip: Combine your dancing with the right diet to see the results.
So, the next time you are at a party don’t miss out the dance!
