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Burn Calories Dancing!

Posted on May 6, 2010 by admin

So I was so psyched about my Swing dancing class that I decided to blog about dancing. It can be a great way to do cardio and have fun at the same time (just check out how the celebs sweat it out on Dancing With The Stars!) And best of all, you can do it in the privacy of your own home- in your pjs if you want to. You can buy great dancing DVDs at www.collagevideo.com and www.activevideo.com or rent them from your local library, Blockbuster and NetFlix. If you want classes, check out your local Y or dance studios. You can get lessons pretty reasonably there.

Here is a list of fun dancing options (and some funny ones) and how much the typical 150 lb. person would burn in an hour.

Hip Hop: 327 calories
Jazz: 327 calories
Polka: 306 calories
Jitterbug: 327 calories
Twist: 327 calories
Square: 306 calories
Swing: 306 calories
Waltz: 204 calories
Tap: 327 calories
Spiritual (as in church): 340
Mambo: 204 calories
Line: 306 calories
Irish step: 306 calories
Foxtrot: 204 calories
Disco: 306 calories
Hula: 306 calories
Country: 306 calories
Belly: 306 calories
Ballroom, fast: 306 calories
Ballroom, slow: 204 calories

So get down and boogie to get your booty in shape!!

xoxo
L