Dance the Pounds Away!

Whether it's the rumba, tango or waltz, participants say the time flies!

This is a great excerpt from a recent article in the Press Democrat.

" California State University at Long Beach has conducted studies on the benefits of ballroom dance and found that beginning students can get their heart rates up to near-maximum training rates with a five minute warm-up and 20 minutes of cha-cha or swing dancing. Moderate ballroom dancing can burn up to 300 calories an hour.

Ross said he did his own studies over a 30-day period and found, as a teacher, he was traveling 8½ miles across the dance floor in a day and burning 600 calories an hour.

It can be aerobic, he stressed, without the percussive effect on the skeletal system that comes with jumping or running. "

Read the entire article here: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110121/LIFESTYLE13/110129886?p=3&tc=pg

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