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Shane Hester
Losing weight is a hard process, especially for those who are not used to dieting and exercising. Trimming down can only be achieved if a person does two things: limit food intake and do continuous physical activity. It is useless to diet without exercise and exercise without thinking about what you eat. The weight and the fat will just go back after some time because having a healthy and fit body is all about lifestyle change - it is a commitment and a discipline. You must find a way to satisfy yourself with "healthy foods" while at the same time, learn to dance and get fit - which is most enjoyable. If you are unsure of what to do with your exercise time, here are 3 fun and fresh dance lessons for you to try out. Each exercise is a great cardio workout and a fat burner to say the least. Dance your way to losing weight - it will not feel like a chore at all! 1. Belly Dancing - think Shakira; the lovely Latin American singer whose body is simply amazing. She is an avid belly dancer and incorporates the steps every time she makes a music video or sings in front of an audience. What can belly dancing do for you? You learn to dance and get fit with this non-impact exercise but nevertheless, it's a great work out to prevent osteoporosis which focuses on flexibility of the upper body. The arms and shoulders together with the whole upper torso are being used. The hip movements of this dance strengthens the hips and legs, toning the muscles and thus let's you lose the fat and decrease your weight. 2. Pole Dancing - Well, it used to be a strippers way to get money from customers, but now, Pole Dancing is a great way to learn to dance and get fit too. This combination of gymnastics and dancing is now considered as an aerobic exercise wherein the whole body reaps of the benefits. The central core of the human body, the abs, facilitates in this dance - which means that the fats are being burned to gain muscles that supports the body to do this exercise. Tip on Pole Dancing: In India and China, men also perform Pole Dancing! Leave out the erotic and sensual part of it, though. Only the women do Pole dances in a corporeal way, otherwise, it would be very awkward. 3. Hip Hop Dancing - You have to learn to dance and get fit while doing this cool exercise. Everyone can do it and have been doing it; and so can you! There are various ways to dance hip hop - just pick a video, pop it in the DVD player and follow the leader. Hip Hop Dancing has been proven to isolate the abs and is a very effective routine to tone the core muscles. The "popping" movements may be repetitive but with each repetition, builds the momentum of working out the body and melting the fat wherever it is stored. The hips, waist, pelvis and legs do the challenging work which has an over-all body shaping effect. So, what do you think? Are you interested now? Can you learn to dance and get fit as well? As opposed to the traditional treadmill and stationary bike - going to the gym, wearing cute outfits that fit the dance and meeting new people while losing weight is much more rewarding.
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