Burn Calories Efficiently Through Dance

Exercise can feel like a chore, especially when you're busy. Why not make it fun? We've found there's nothing better than a hot beat and sizzling moves to burn some calories.

Better Than Running

Upbeat cardio dancing can burn as much as a run, but we suspect it does more. Music ignites something deep in our DNA, telling us all to get up, to dance, to express ourselves through movement. The adrenaline rush from a great song can keep you moving just a little bit longer than you thought you could, leading to more overall calories happily burned. 

Like Yoga, But Bouncier

Those long, lean muscles you get from yoga come from sturdy, engaged stretches. Strengthening muscles while you stretch is one of the absolute best ways to sculpt that slender physique. Add cardio to burn off those calories, and you have one potent fitness routine! Dancing incorporates the essential parts of the most common exercises to boost your burn potential. 

Major Stress Killer

Cortisol, the stress hormone, hates giving up fat. It clings to it like a child to a blanket, wrapping your body up in comfort to protect it against--well, whatever it thinks you're anxious about. Music and joyful movement, making new friends, and trying something new is just what your clingy cortisol needs to loosen up and let it go. 

Your body reacts so beautifully to dance because it's something you were born to do. All of us were. Have you ever seen a baby respond to their favorite song? We were born dancing. Dancing is innate to our human experience--and it is devastating to calories. Are you ready to get in touch with your inner dancer? Contact us today and let us help you get moving!

Boring Workout? Try Dance Cardio!

We all have fitness goals, right? Some people want to shed a little bit of weight. Some people want to look more toned. Some people just want to lead a healthier lifestyle. Regardless of what you are trying to accomplish when you set out to exert your body, there is one type of workout that you will likely have to face at some point: cardio. 

Here's the problem. Many of the traditional cardiovascular exercises can tend to get a bit repetitive and mundane, thus making them chore-like. How often can you go running or spinning before you are just sick of it? A week? A month? After a while, even the most dedicated of fitness-gurus need to add a little bit of flavor to their workout routine. 

At the Valeo Dance Fitness Studio, they have just the right exercise to get you excited to work out again!

The Power of Dance Cardio

That's right. Dancing also counts as a cardio workout when it is done right. Cardiovascular exercises consist of activities that raise a person's heart rate for an extended period of time. After one dance fitness class, you will understand just how strenuous a simple activity like dancing can be.

Dance cardio eliminates the inevitable dullness that comes with some other cardio workouts. As the music changes, you change. Sometimes it's fast, sometimes it's slow. No two classes are ever the same in dance cardio, while the collective movement of your group can also drive home an intoxicating feeling of community.

What's more, dancing tends to target more muscle groups than running, cycling, etc. It is a full-body cardiovascular routine that can trim fat, tone muscle, and leave you hungry for more as soon as it is over. 

Time to Hit the Dance Floor!

All of us must face a cardio workout eventually. That doesn't mean it can't be fun, though! Dance cardio integrates infectious music and a variety of movements that can help you reach all of your fitness goals. But most importantly, you don't have to be bored during the journey to your ideal body, as boredom simply does not exist on the dance floor. 

Dance and music are truly an international language as well. When you try dance cardio, you are opening yourself up to a wonderful way of expression. Due to COVID-19, our lives have changed drastically. Since then, we have received videos of people dancing all over the world with us - Argentina, Italy, the UK, Germany, Israel, France, Iran, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, and more. Join us in a fun new workout and find our videos on YouTube here. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for joining us!

Check out this video of our friends from all over the world dancing with us!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXRLt9iq4Vo