Dance Your Way Thin!

I went line dancing for the first time about 2 weeks ago. Now, I admit, I’m not the biggest fan of country music, so it wasn’t by choice that I committed to a night of kicking up my heels. However, a good friend of mine has started dancing 3 nights a week. Not only has it been a great stress reliever for her in the midst of a divorce, but she’s lost nearly 40 pounds in the last 5 months.

I agreed to go support her in her new endeavor and found myself on the floor learning new steps my very first night. I’ve been back four times since. In fact, I spent an hour one of the nights learning a completely new dance and found that it was very much like an hour of aerobic exercise…but way more fun! And the dance floor was packed!

So, I did a little mingling and socializing and found several of the gals were losing a significant amount of weight line dancing. One lost over 75 pounds shakin’that booty and kickin’ those legs. She’s having fun, it’s her social time, and she’s confident she’ll dance away the other 75 pounds she desires to lose, as well.

It’s an ideal place for boomers to be active while having fun. There were people there from 21 to their 80’s. And line dancing allows both couples and singles to enjoy themselves, since a partner isn’t required. Even during couples dancing, singles were line dancing, too. The men and women were enjoying themselves, staying active, and it didn’t feel like they were there for a “catch”. I found it to be a comfortable and relaxed environment.

Now, I do have to warn you that if you drink beer or alcohol while dancing the night away, the chances of losing weight go down, so commit to staying on the dance floor as much as possible and rehydrate with water instead.

If exercising has become boring, you struggle with discipline, or are simply looking for some new ways to add activity to your lifestyle, why not try line dancing? Just get a few friends to join you and go have fun while burning those calories. Believe me, it doesn’t feel like exercise at all! And the country music…well it’s growing on me.