What are the benefits of Belly Dancing for Mature Women?
Belly Dancing is an especially good form of exercise for mature or overweight women, or for women who are recovering from injuries or surgery because it works the muscles gently without stressing the body or overextending the joints. It provides an age defying workout. Because it is a weight bearing exercise (performed while standing on the feet) it helps to prevent osteoporosis. And, when you Belly Dance, you burn approximately 300 calories per hour. Belly Dancing is particularly good for the bones as the isolated muscle movements help increase circulation and lubrication of the joints. Belly Dancing improves your posture as it increases the muscle strength in your abdomen, lower back, and in your legs further strengthening your postural muscles as it elongates the spine to help relieve back pain. The actual dance movements are fluid, not jerky or abrupt as in jazz and ballet. Belly Dancing works with the body’s natural alignment, not against it like many other forms of dance and exer
