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Weight loss and keeping fit can be a struggle for the most disciplined of us. People will resort to all kinds of things. A few years back there was a craze for Nordic walking. I was living in Germany at the time and everyone from teenagers to octogenarians put on a tracksuit and went flicking their poles backwards and forwards in the prescribed manner to keep their heart rate high.
Any form of exercise that makes you out of breath and work up a sweat will also help you burn fat. Endure it for at least 20 minutes to get the most benefit. Exercise also promotes the release of endorphins - the little chemicals that make you feel happy. Well, they'd make you feel happy if you weren't in so much pain trying to keep up your pulse rate and glancing at you heart monitor strapped to your wrist. I'm here to break the good news that it doesn't have to be like that.
Weight loss programs come in many shapes and forms. Some are based around diet and some are based around exercise. The really innovative ones embrace every aspect of your life and encourage you to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Learning about a dance and dancing is rarely associated with diet, exercise or health. Apart from being a very enjoyable experience it becomes an integral part of your life if you choose a dance like Samba. It's fun and relatively painless to make progress in lessons. By going to classes the company you'll keep once you gain your foothold in the dance community increases the rewards of being able to dance well. That feeling of connection increases your wellbeing in untold measure.
In a double whammy you'll find that your happiness increases as your waistline decreases and your physical stamina improves. If you choose to sign up to Samba then your whole attitude to life will change. The dance is lively and energetic and the rhythmic music makes you want to move. Instead of glancing at your watch and wondering how much longer you have to endure the pain you'll be surprised at the end of a lesson at just how quickly the time passed. No more endless 20 minute exercise slots. In fact there's a fairly high chance that you'll want the dancing to continue.
Before long you'll be searching out the nightspots and clubs where you can indulge your new hobby. And the funny thing is that we now know that even just being happy and experiencing pleasure make us lose weight and slows down the aging process.
So enjoy yourself: dance Samba and lose weight.
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