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Get in Shape with Ballroom Dancing
“Dancing with the Stars” is here again and I’m already hooked. Besides the music and star power that the show is filled with and the fact that most of the stars have not danced professionally before there is one other thing that is amazing – the professional dancers don’t have an ounce of fat anywhere on their body. Who would think that ballroom dancing can produce such a workout, but it’s actually one of the best physical fitness programs available.
Most people, me included, are intimidated by the gym. So why not try ballroom dancing instead and enjoy getting in shape. There are several types of dances involved with ballroom dancing, ones that involve twirls, kicks, twists, and bends. In fact, ballroom dancing gives you the opportunity to move your body in a way that you would otherwise never experience – not even in an aerobics class.
And most of all – it’s a lot of fun and a great way to meet people from all walks of life. You’d be amazed how many young people are taking up ballroom dancing now, too – it’s not considered old-fashioned to know how to dance those slow romantic stylish dances at the prom anymore!
Check your local papers or on-line and see if you get hooked too!
It’s been a while since I wrote my last post. It’s been really busy around here but I had a really good summer and would love to say I’m ready for winter however that would not be true. My garden is just about ready – all the leaves are raked and put in bags. The grass is almost clear – clear enough that the remaining leaves won’t hurt it during the winter. My car is ready – winter tires are on and the winterizing has been done. So if I can get my garden ready for winter and my car ready for winter why can’t I get myself ready?
I’m working on it. This winter I hope to relax and enjoy the season. I’m not an outdoorsy type but a good walk always makes me feel better. Last winter I must admit I vegged but this year I’m working on my painting and writing. I find it relaxing and gratifying and given the state of the economy and all the worries surrounding us these days we all need to find a relaxing outlet. So mine is painting. I have my easel set up, my water colors ready, my brushes are just waiting to be used and I’m really looking forward to getting down to some evenings and weekends of relaxing creativity.
I just might put some of my paintings on my blog.
Losing weight is really a pain in the neck especially when it’s a direct order from our doctor. Then we have no choice. We’ve all heard the famous “in your condition you should lose at least 10 pounds or you’re in for major problems” speech from our favorite doc!
There is no prescription he can give us either. We have to go out and find the best way to lose that dreaded 10 pounds or face the consequences. Word of mouth leads us to the famous diets: Atkins, Low Carbs, no carbs, lots of carbs and all the other kinds that are available in the great world of weight loss programs. And with all the best intentions we buy the books, follow the diets and are really happy when we actually start losing weight!
So we’re obviously on the right track aren’t we? Our friends comment on our slowly reducing figure, we start feeling really good about ourselves and plan shopping trips to look for smaller sizes in clothes. All is going well, so how come at the next yearly check up the doctor is still telling us to lose weight and now its 15 pounds not 10!
Did we stick to our diets? Yes and no, after the weight started coming off we probably figured “hey, this is easy” and forgot that we had to keep at it. And to be honest sometimes it was just annoying giving up things we liked! The whole weight loss process starts again but now we’re older and I believe it’s harder to lose weight, and fat in particular, as we get older. The exercise circuit is great for those who like exercising but what about those who don’t like exercising?
Do we give up? Heck no, the doctor is breathing down our necks ready to make us spend a fortune on pills to keep down the blood pressure, regulate the diabetes and all kinds of other things that we can get just because we’re over-weight.
As we already know from our experiences there are a number of diets we can try with short term success and we are looking for permanent success not short term any more.
Well, believe it or not there is a weight loss program that not only will get us losing weight but allows us to continue eating the food we like and more often. It’s called Strip That Fat.
Strip That Fat ends the annoying cycle of dieting forever. In fact we can start experiencing great results within two weeks of starting the diet. The fantastic thing is that we don’t have to give anything up. So we continue to eat healthy, nutritious foods all the time.
Within two weeks you should see the inches disappearing from our waists, we’re losing ugly fat and hopefully receiving compliments on our new toned down figures again. The neat part is that no-one will realize we’re dieting because we’re eating the same foods as usual. One year passes and we’re still on the diet, by this time we’ll have learned all the secrets about losing weight that we will ever need to know and keep the unwanted weight off.
If this sounds unbelievable it isn’t. Over 210 million people are over-weight in the United States alone today and the ages range from pre-teens to seniors. Weight problems effect old and young, rich and poor and are easily remediable by learning to eat properly.
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