Belly dancing-I love it but boy do I ache!
Last week I decided to take up belly dancing. After doing a bit of reading I found out that it's low impact, can burn up to 300 calories per hour, and actually works with the female body rather than against it like a lot of dance type exercise does. So I thought, Great!! I can do it in addition to my running.
Thankfully I've found Veena and Neena and their range of belly dance videos on youtube. They're a little annoying but very easy to follow.
A good point is that it's very relaxing, it stretches out all your muscles, and it seems to have helped me sleep better than I usually do (I sleep right through, without waking up, and I'm not exhausted next day). However...this is not a work out for the faint hearted apparently, my entire body ached all over after 1/2 hour, so while it's fun and I'm not likely to get bored of it, I'm hoping that with a healthy diet, running and belly dance, I'll soon have my body whipped into shape in time for my 23rd birthday in October!
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