Belly Dancing Exercise

If you're looking for a great way to keep fit and are tired with going to the gym or running, then try getting some belly dancing exercise!  Most people look at belly dancing as being a form of exotic dance, but when you look at it as a form of exercise, you'll quickly see why it's a great way of staying in shape.

Belly dancing exercise can require continuous movement for at least thirty minutes and this type of exercising is a great way for losing weight.  Belly dancing exercise uses the big muscles of our bodies and the great thing about that it that using those muscles results in more calories being burned!  

Bellydancing exercises

For those who wish to practice their belly dancing exercise at home the best weight loss benefit would be attained by using drum solos, medium speed or fast speed music as well as using many moves that involve the legs and hips. Practicing rib cage isolation to slow and undulating music would help in losing weight and is certainly superior to not exercising at all.

One can also stand still and practice finger cymbals and thus learn new skills that will help make one a better dancer. Though, for those who are most concerned with weight loss, it is imperative that they devote enough time to the more aerobic fast music movements and do so for at least 30 minutes. A half hour of vigorous dancing to drum solos and fast music is essential for a decent belly dancing exercise.

Since belly dancing is focused a lot on how the belly dancer looks and this is usually seen as a person without any extra weight, the advantage of doing adequate belly dancing exercise is best seen in the trim belly dancer’s figure. Though there are sure to be some people blessed with thin figures who have high metabolisms and petite bone structures, for the average belly dancer a good belly dancing exercise will ensure that they achieve the desired body weight.

Belly dancing exercise should help burn 250 to 300 calories per hour and practicing vigorous dance moves for half an hour daily will offer many health benefits that include strengthening the cardiovascular system fend off osteoporosis as well as improve stamina. In combination with a balanced diet, the belly dancing exercise would ensure weight loss and a better belly dancing figure.

In addition to the physical benefits, you're going to really enjoy the clothing and accessories that go with belly dancing exercise.  No more running shoes or leotards.  You get to wear beautiful robes and belts.  Hey, if you're putting in all this effort to exercise, you may as well have some shopping therapy to go along with it!