2006-07-25 09:48:58 · 69 answers · asked by noni297 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
If it is movement of any kind you are eating up calories. If you limit your caloric intake, then even walking will help you lose weight.
2006-07-25 09:52:20 · answer #1 · answered by Sir J 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Dancing To Lose Weight
2016-11-11 06:07:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-17 00:28:22 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-13 09:45:44 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any physical activity has the potential to help you lose weight, but compared to other forms of weight loss, the potential is really very small.
Let's put it this way: by just sitting around and doing mostly nothing, most people burn around 1500 calories a day. If you were an Olympic-level athelete who did little other than working out, you'd burn a little more than twice that. Just EXISTING accounts for more energy use than most people are going to get from any reasonable amount of exercise.
Exercise does have a lot of other benefits than weight loss, though. Muscle tone, cardiovascular fitness, and just being able to do more things easily are all great reasons to exercise, especially if the exercise is something you enjoy doing a lot, like dancing!
2006-07-25 09:55:22 · answer #5 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't replace exercise, but anything you do in addition to exercise is good, and dancing, is an activity where you are moving your body, so I'm sure you're burning calories, but maybe not a significant amount. See the link below for an article on how dancing does help muscle tone. See - it IS good for you! There are also other suggestions to help lose weight (activities that are fun but don't seem like exercise).
2006-07-25 09:59:44 · answer #6 · answered by TellMeMore 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you did a LOT of dancing and watched your calorie intake I would think so. You would also have to dance frequently, at least 3-4 times a week and for an extended period of time (about 45-60 minutes.) I actually saw a special on TV where this girl lost a ton of weight dancing to a video game called DDR (Dance Dance Revolution.)
2006-07-25 09:53:56 · answer #7 · answered by ME 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do enough of it, it can. Aerobic dancing in particular is a great form of exercise. You can take a class or rent or buy a video tape and do it in the privacy of your own home. I think the best way to do it with a group of friends who also want to lose weight. You could take turns hosting at each others homes. This way, you will have a commitment to each other to lose weight together.
2006-07-25 09:53:51 · answer #8 · answered by runningviolin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dancing is a form of exercise.
As a matter of fact an aerobic exercise so yes it can assist in losing weight but other factors go into total weight loss.
2006-07-25 10:07:05 · answer #9 · answered by adiahudo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it can. The main things for losing weight is simple: burn more calories than you're taking in....no matter what it is, it will make you lose weight... the key is to get in your target heart rate. Now, this is "Weightloss 101" in it's most simple form, but it's true. Dance is actually great for cardio, your muscles, AND, in some cases depending on the type of dancing, flexibility.... which combined also fights off osteoperosis in women.... =) lol ok, I'll hush now.... =)
2006-07-25 09:54:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure it does. If it is vigorous enough like standard cardiovascular aerobic exercise, you can definitely lose weight. If you think about it, any type of MOVING your body will help you lose weight. All those celebrities on Dancing With the Stars lost tons of weight dancing a lot.
2006-07-25 09:52:03 · answer #11 · answered by Rachelina 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋