Good news! Very recommendable! Dance for health! Dance your troubles away (Archie Bell & the Drells)!
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Michael Jackson)
"... What I experienced is backed by evidence. Dance offers a unique combination of physical, cognitive and social benefits that set it apart from other forms of exercise. And doing so, even for as little as five minutes, as I found out, has numerous positive benefits to our health, particularly that of our brains. ...
One key reason it's so beneficial is the combination of movement and rhythm. We are biologically predisposed to movement and rhythm even in the womb. Recent research found that newborn babies can already anticipate patterns in rhythm. ...
These benefits ... are aerobic exercise, social connection and the joy of expressing yourself creatively to music. Dancing can improve your fitness, and if we dance with others, we experience the added health benefits from socialising. When we synchronise our movements with those of others, our bodies release feel-good endorphins and hormones important for bonding. ...
There's even evidence that learning a dance routine can help us to think and remember better. ...
Beyond lifting our mood in the moment, studies have shown that dance improves both psychological well-being and cognitive health and may offer greater benefits for mood, reducing depression and quality of life than other forms of exercise. It has also been found to lower the risk of dementia among adults.
Even a short burst of dance can benefit us. A recent study involving school children found that only five minutes of a synchronised group dance activity improved children's focus on a subsequent maths task and the children enjoyed it more than many other forms of aerobic exercise. ..."
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