Which of these dance modalities is right for you? – GOOD SHAPE

Music is all about exercise: in addition to determining the intensity of the workout, the right sound increases motivation, distracts from effort and pain and makes you perform more. A study of Harvard Medical Schoolin the United States, showed that practicing physical activities while listening to music accelerates the metabolism of lipids and the removal of lactic acid (responsible for muscle aches), rather than silently. But she doesn’t need to be supportive in the practice of exercises. The best way to take advantage of the momentum of music and its positive effects is… to test different dance modalities!

Benefits of dance modalities

That dancing is good for the body, no one doubts. Flexibility, muscle tone, extra strength and fitness are just a few perks. Want more reasons to practice? Activity stimulates the hippocampus, the area of ​​the brain responsible for memory. “Dancing still requires concentration for the processing and coordination of movements”, explains the Body Systems trainer Marcia Angely. “Research has already shown that dancing regularly increases the number of cells in the hippocampus by 15% and reduces the risk of dementia, a common disease of aging”, he adds. The practice also improves brain oxygenation and the connection between neurons, says doctor Jomar de Souza, president of the Brazilian Society of Sports and Exercise Medicine (SMBEE).

More muscle, less calories

The good news is that no one needs to be a waltz foot or a professional dancer to go out dancing. Miscellaneous dance modalities are aimed at students of all profiles, ages and fitness levels. Physiologist Luciana Mankel, from the Curves gym, in São Paulo, makes a suggestion: classes like zumba and sh’bam have choreographies that mix rhythms. In them, you can try a little of everything and find out what you like best. “As the movement is constant, you burn calories, strengthen your muscles and work on joint mobility”, says Luciana. A study of Sheffield Hallam Universityin England, confirms: exercises synchronized with music consume more oxygen – and, consequently, calories.

Strength and body awareness

Dancing makes the body looser, the movements fluid and the upright posture — and this can also be seen in everyday life outside of training! At the same time that you guarantee a strong structure and resistant muscles, you gain more stretching. “That’s because the choreographies demand a lot of musculature to sustain the body in jumps, turns and displacements”, says Luciana Mankel. With so many advantages, the best thing is to move your body to the rhythm of your favorite music. Dancing unpretentiously at home is also worth a lot as long as you have one condition: drink plenty of water to hydrate your body and leave your embarrassment aside. How much more perspirationbetter!

Get in the groove with dance modalities

Get to know a little and see how many calories you will burn in 30 minutes moving your body in some dance modalities.

1 – Sh’bam/zumba

What is it: It mixes Latin dance movements like samba, salsa, merengue, mambo and reggaeton. Or even other styles, such as hip hop and belly dancing, with specific training exercises cardiovascular.

Calories in 30 minutes: 250 cal.

2 – Samba rock

What is it: It emerged from the creativity of those who went to dances — in family homes and ballrooms on the outskirts of São Paulo — in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It mixes rockabilly movements with the Brazilian gingado of dancing samba.

Calories in 30 minutes: 255 cal.

3 – University Forró

What is it: AND a musical subgenre of forró that emerged in Ceará. It was exported all over the country dduring the third movement of the Ceará diaspora. This rhythm revives the foot-de-serra style of Luiz Gonzaga and Jackson do Pandeiro.

Calories in 30 minutes: 236 cal.

4 – Samba de gafieira

What is it: Samba de gafieira is a style of ballroom dance derived from the gherkin danced at the beginning of the 20th century.

Calories in 30 minutes: 236 cal.

5 – street dancing

What is it: Or street dancing, it’s a style that developed out of the dance studio. It consists of a form of dance in an urban context.

Calories in 30 minutes: 175 cal.

6 – belly dancing

What is it: AND a famous dance originally practiced in various regions of the Middle East and South Asia.

Calories in 30 minutes: 175 cal.

7 – Ballet

What is it: It originated in the courts of Renaissance Italy during the 15th century, and further developed in England, Russia, and France as a concert dance form.

Calories in 30 minutes: 173 cal.

8 – Ballroom Dancing

What is it: The expression ballroom dancing refers to different types of dances in couplewhich are performed with technical and artistic practices.

Calories in 30 minutes: 144 cal.

9 – Dancing at home unpretentiously

Calories in 30 minutes: 100 cal.