Dancing for 30 minutes burns 259 calories and is impossible to do without smiling!
Simply being up, about and moving burns calories and helps fend off diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
All forms of dance will burn calories. An hour of aerobic, ballet, hip hop or modern for a 115lb (11 stone) person will burn 422 calories.
The less aerobic the dance, the less you burn; however, its also great for flexibility, co-ordination and muscle strength, so helps you tone up from top to toe.
- Dance alone in your bedroom whilst nobody is watching
- Dance with friends after work
- Dance in the kitchen with your family whilst doing the washing up
- Or...
...join a dance club in your local area!
To find a local dance class in your area, please visit the following Internet sites which allow you to enter your postcode and find classes near to you:
The Dance Champions website.
The Exercise, Movement & Dance Partnership (EMDP) website.
Medway Towns
Dance for Life - Spring 2012
Dance for Life offers affordable and accessible dance classes, helping you to enjoy yourself and keep fit at the same time. The classes suit all abilities and include:
For further information, please click here to download a brochure, or telephone 01634 338319 (The Arts Team, Medway Council).
