Celebrate Life Through Dance
A 21-year study was led by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, funded by the National Institute on Aging, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine
% = Reduced Risk of Dementia
0% in Bicycling, swimming or playing golf
35% in Reading
47% in doing crossword puzzles at least four days a week
76% in Dancing frequently
Dancing:
If you can walk ,,,,,,,YOU CAN SQUARE DANCE
Live Ten Years Longer
Square Dancing will add ten years to your life a surprising new study shows. Dr. Aaron Blackburn states "It's clear that square dancing is the perfect exercise. It combines all positive aspects of intense physical exercise with none of the negative elements." Dr. Blackburn said square dancing is a low impact activity requiring constant movement and lively directional changes that help keep the body in shape. The study was based on their physical examination which indicated that both female and male square dancers could expect to live well into their 80's.
Square dance movements raise heart rates like many good aerobic exercises should. The many changes of direction loosen and tone up the muscles--but not so severally as to cause injury. In square dancing, when you're not moving, you're clapping hands and tapping your feet, which all contributes to long term fitness. "You don't see a lot of 55 year old basketball players, but that's just the age when square dancers are hitting their peak", he said.
Health benefits:
Calories: Dancing can burn as many calories as walking, swimming or riding a bicycle. During a half-hour of dancing you can burn between 200 and 400 calories. One factor that determines how many calories you'll expend is the distance you travel. In one study, researchers attached pedometers to square dancers and found that each person covered five miles in a single evening.
Cardiovascular Conditioning: Regular exercise slows heart rate, lowers your blood pressure and improves your cholesterol profile. Experts typically recommend 30 - 40 minutes of continuous activity three or four times a week. Dancing my not provide all the conditioning you need, but it can help. The degree of cardiovascular conditioning depends on how vigorously you dance, how long you dance
continuously, and how regularly you do it.
Strong Bones: The side to side movements of many dances strengthens your weight bearing bones (tibia, fibula and femur) and helps prevent or slow the loss of bone masses (osteoporosis).
Rehabilitation: If you're recovering from heart or knee surgery, movement may be a part of your rehabilitation. Dancing is a positive alternative to aerobic dancing or jogging.
Why Square Dance? Most dancers give the following reasons why they enjoy active square dancing:
Favourite Pastime…All Around the World … It's a Party... Square dancing is “a party” every time you do it. Square dancing brings people together for fun and fellowship - even when learning how. The fun starts right on the very first night. You meet new people and make new friends. And the fun keeps right on going as long as you do - most square dance groups meet once a week. It's a wonderful way to share common interest with other people, and to escape the worry and pressures of today's busy world.
It's The New Generation of Square Dancing....Modern Western Square Dancing has new dance steps, exciting new patterns that keep changing, and unique calls to learn. No more rough dancing in a barn as some of you may remember it to be. Modern Western Square Dancing happens in church halls, school halls, dance halls, R.V. Clubs, resorts and cruise ships. Square dancers travel to new places all over the world. Even people who don't speak English square dance! You will find square dance clubs within most countries of the world including Japan, Sweden and Germany -- they dance in English, but they don't speak it. Learn to dance and a whole new world of opportunities for fun and fellowship will open up for you.
It's About People From All Walks...Square dancers are all kinds of folks sharing a love of action and teamwork. Square dancers are company presidents, secretaries, machinists, farmers, corporals, colonels, golfers, curlers, doctors, whatever you think of. When square dancers get together they talk about square dancing. No one knows who's the corporal and who is the farmer. What they want to know about you is can you and will you dance. That is what matters.
Social Dancing.... Dancing contains a social component that solitary fitness endeavors don't. It gives you an opportunity to develop strong social ties, which contribute to self-esteem and a positive outlook. Jazz up your fitness routine with a regular dose of dancing! The stationary bike can be boring. The rowing machine and treadmill at the YMCA can hold little appeal. Exercise doesn't have to be a chore. It's true. Whether you're swirling across the dance floor to a Strauss Waltz or doing allemande lefts to the commands of a square dance caller, you're getting exercise, and probably having fun too. Dancing pairs you up with more than a partner.
Ten reasons to dance
1. Improves physical, social, intellectual and emotional well-being.
2. A comparatively inexpensive hobby.
3. Degree of participation can be tailored to your ability.
4. Movement to music is good stress therapy.
5. Improves flexibility and physical and mental co-ordination.
6. Provides an opportunity to mingle with a wide community of dancers nationally and internationally.
7. Can be done at any age.
8. Non-competitive. Focus on enjoyment and personal improvement.
9. Opportunity to entertain in schools, nursing homes and community events.
10. Vacation plans may include national or international dance festivals, roundups or conventions.
Sponsored by Zone 7 Square & Round Dance Assoc.
Jan. 2018
A 21-year study was led by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, funded by the National Institute on Aging, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine
% = Reduced Risk of Dementia
0% in Bicycling, swimming or playing golf
35% in Reading
47% in doing crossword puzzles at least four days a week
76% in Dancing frequently
Dancing:
- Reduces stress and depression
- Increases energy and serotonin
- Improves flexibility, strength, balance, endurance
- Strengthens bones and boosts cardiovascular health
- Increases mental capacity by exercising our cognitive processes
- Dynamic and rapid-fire decision making, creates new neural paths
If you can walk ,,,,,,,YOU CAN SQUARE DANCE
Live Ten Years Longer
Square Dancing will add ten years to your life a surprising new study shows. Dr. Aaron Blackburn states "It's clear that square dancing is the perfect exercise. It combines all positive aspects of intense physical exercise with none of the negative elements." Dr. Blackburn said square dancing is a low impact activity requiring constant movement and lively directional changes that help keep the body in shape. The study was based on their physical examination which indicated that both female and male square dancers could expect to live well into their 80's.
Square dance movements raise heart rates like many good aerobic exercises should. The many changes of direction loosen and tone up the muscles--but not so severally as to cause injury. In square dancing, when you're not moving, you're clapping hands and tapping your feet, which all contributes to long term fitness. "You don't see a lot of 55 year old basketball players, but that's just the age when square dancers are hitting their peak", he said.
Health benefits:
Calories: Dancing can burn as many calories as walking, swimming or riding a bicycle. During a half-hour of dancing you can burn between 200 and 400 calories. One factor that determines how many calories you'll expend is the distance you travel. In one study, researchers attached pedometers to square dancers and found that each person covered five miles in a single evening.
Cardiovascular Conditioning: Regular exercise slows heart rate, lowers your blood pressure and improves your cholesterol profile. Experts typically recommend 30 - 40 minutes of continuous activity three or four times a week. Dancing my not provide all the conditioning you need, but it can help. The degree of cardiovascular conditioning depends on how vigorously you dance, how long you dance
continuously, and how regularly you do it.
Strong Bones: The side to side movements of many dances strengthens your weight bearing bones (tibia, fibula and femur) and helps prevent or slow the loss of bone masses (osteoporosis).
Rehabilitation: If you're recovering from heart or knee surgery, movement may be a part of your rehabilitation. Dancing is a positive alternative to aerobic dancing or jogging.
Why Square Dance? Most dancers give the following reasons why they enjoy active square dancing:
- Friendly People
- Good Exercise & Group Activity
- Mental Stimulation
- Social Contacts
- Economical Entertainment
- Good Wholesome Fun
- Many Friendships Developed
- Good Healthy exercise without physical exertion & Low Impact Workout
- Keeps the mind Active & Alert
Favourite Pastime…All Around the World … It's a Party... Square dancing is “a party” every time you do it. Square dancing brings people together for fun and fellowship - even when learning how. The fun starts right on the very first night. You meet new people and make new friends. And the fun keeps right on going as long as you do - most square dance groups meet once a week. It's a wonderful way to share common interest with other people, and to escape the worry and pressures of today's busy world.
It's The New Generation of Square Dancing....Modern Western Square Dancing has new dance steps, exciting new patterns that keep changing, and unique calls to learn. No more rough dancing in a barn as some of you may remember it to be. Modern Western Square Dancing happens in church halls, school halls, dance halls, R.V. Clubs, resorts and cruise ships. Square dancers travel to new places all over the world. Even people who don't speak English square dance! You will find square dance clubs within most countries of the world including Japan, Sweden and Germany -- they dance in English, but they don't speak it. Learn to dance and a whole new world of opportunities for fun and fellowship will open up for you.
It's About People From All Walks...Square dancers are all kinds of folks sharing a love of action and teamwork. Square dancers are company presidents, secretaries, machinists, farmers, corporals, colonels, golfers, curlers, doctors, whatever you think of. When square dancers get together they talk about square dancing. No one knows who's the corporal and who is the farmer. What they want to know about you is can you and will you dance. That is what matters.
Social Dancing.... Dancing contains a social component that solitary fitness endeavors don't. It gives you an opportunity to develop strong social ties, which contribute to self-esteem and a positive outlook. Jazz up your fitness routine with a regular dose of dancing! The stationary bike can be boring. The rowing machine and treadmill at the YMCA can hold little appeal. Exercise doesn't have to be a chore. It's true. Whether you're swirling across the dance floor to a Strauss Waltz or doing allemande lefts to the commands of a square dance caller, you're getting exercise, and probably having fun too. Dancing pairs you up with more than a partner.
Ten reasons to dance
1. Improves physical, social, intellectual and emotional well-being.
2. A comparatively inexpensive hobby.
3. Degree of participation can be tailored to your ability.
4. Movement to music is good stress therapy.
5. Improves flexibility and physical and mental co-ordination.
6. Provides an opportunity to mingle with a wide community of dancers nationally and internationally.
7. Can be done at any age.
8. Non-competitive. Focus on enjoyment and personal improvement.
9. Opportunity to entertain in schools, nursing homes and community events.
10. Vacation plans may include national or international dance festivals, roundups or conventions.
Sponsored by Zone 7 Square & Round Dance Assoc.
Jan. 2018