Physical activity can improve muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness, bone and functional health, reduce the risk of hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, various cancers, and depression.
This being the case, if the goal is to lose weight, the exercise that helps with that goal at age 50 is dancing, since up to 500 calories can be burned in a 90-minute session.
Additionally, according to Medline Plus, the US National Library of Medicine, there are many mental and physical health benefits from dancing, including:
- Better health.
- Stronger muscles.
- Better balance and coordination.
- Stronger bones.
- Lower risk of dementia.
- Better memory.
- Less stress.
- More energy.
- Better mood.
Additionally, he pointed out that there are dance styles to please almost anyone and any mood, some of them are:
- Dip.
- Flemish.
- Ballroom dancing.
- Tap.
- Swing.
- Contredanse.
- Belly Dancing.
- dance line
- Tango.
- Jazz dance.
- Ballet.
- Contemporary dance.
- Hip hop.
- Folk dance.
- Clogging (zapatada).
For this reason, the World Health Organization (WHO) suggests performing moderate aerobic physical activities for at least 150 to 300 minutes, or intense aerobic physical activities for at least 75 to 150 minutes, or an equivalent combination of moderate and intense activities at throughout the week.
It is important that exercise must be accompanied by a good diet and hydration, since the body before being well on the outside needs to be well on the inside, a varied, balanced and healthy diet will be determined by the characteristics of each person (age, sex , life habits and degree of physical activity), international media refer.
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