As you grow older, you need to ensure you optimize your health. Seniors can increase their lives by improving their health through various ways. One such way is dancing. Numerous benefits are associated with dancing. There are various dancing styles including tango, waltz, jazz and two-step to dance your way to health. Dancing is not only fun for seniors but also therapeutic. It is an effective way to stay active and healthy.
Health benefits
a) Improve balance and flexibility
Dancing involves exercising the whole body. It can improve seniors balance and flexibility, therefore prevents falling which can cause serious injury. Furthermore, dancing can aid seniors recover their balance on uneven surfaces or when they trip.
b) Protect against dementia
Dementia is a condition that affects the brain. It describes the decline in mental ability which can affect the daily life of seniors. Frequent dancing can stimulate your mind and ward off forms on dementia including Alzheimer.
c) Lower blood pressure
If you suffer from high blood pressure, then you can use dancing as a tool to lower the blood pressure. You can join your local dance club or purchase dance DVDs to aid you in controlling your blood pressure.
d) Tone the body
Since dancing exercises your body, you can reduce weight drastically thus toning your body. Dance types such as ballroom and jazz can help burn the calories and tone the body.
e) Reduce tension and stress
Dance helps to deal with stress naturally. Dance therapy can help relieve any tension and stress you may have without any side effects. Therapist can offer guidance on good stress management dances. Feeling of euphoria, calm and satisfaction can be induced through dancing. When stress is reduced, you may become happier and enjoy your golden years better.
f) Increase walking speed
As your balance improves, you will be able to walk faster without any fear of falling. Moreover, you will improve your strength, stride length, length of walk and endurance.
g) Stronger bones
Dancing keeps you active which in turn make your bone healthy. Most dances involve side-to-side movement which strengthens bones that bear your weight. In addition, it builds bone mass in spine, wrist and hip. New bone that has been built by the help of dancing is stronger than previously existing bone. New and stronger bones can prevent injuries such as fractures to any bone bearing part of your body
