Dance displays the same health benefits as other sports activities, even if you are not a pro.
- Dance can have the same beneficial health effects as running.
- Even without music, participants spent enough energy to reach the intensities of moderate to vigorous recommended physical activity.
- The benefits were observed even in people who had never taken dance lessons.
“You do not necessarily need music, you do not need training or a teacher, anyone – apparently – can dance where he is and get a dose of beneficial physical activity”indicates Professor Aston McCullough.
Northeastern University’s researcher pronounces these words with confidence, because these works, published in the journal Plos Onereveal that dance can have the same benefits as running and other forms of exercise.
Health: Dance is as effective as other sports
To determine the effects of dance on “Ordinary people who just like to wiggle”the researcher brought together around fifty participants aged 18 to 83. These volunteers had between 0 and 56 years of experience in dance. The instruction given to volunteers during this experience was to dance “As they wanted” During five -minute intervals at moderate and vigorous levels, with and without music. The heart rate, the perceived effort and the levels of oxygen of the dancers were measured when they wiggle.
Result: whether in a club, alone or even in the dark, dancing increased the heart rate. This activity – even without music – also makes it possible to spend enough energy to reach the intensities of moderate to vigorous recommended physical activity. The fact of having been taken of lessons had no effect on the energy spent. On the other hand, music encouraged participants to dance more intensely.
Dance: a good way to reach the recommendations of physical activity
After having gathered all of these results, the American researcher assures that free dance can be an effective means of achieving the recommendations of physical activity recommended by the health authorities. That is to say, do at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity, or at least 75 minutes of vigorous activity, or a combination of the two, per week.
“People can dance without leaving their homes, without leaving their chair”adds Aston McCullough in a press release. “So we are very enthusiastic about the benefits of dance for everyone. Whatever your favorite way of dancing, just make sure you have enough space around you to dance safely.”
