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A Dancing Aerobics Exercise Routine

It wasn’t so long ago that exercising was a necessary evil. The benefits of exercising were known, but it was difficult to get motivated.  In large part, this lack of motivation was due to the boredom of the exercise routines that were available.  Often the only exercise options were biking, walking, use of the treadmill, jogging, weightlifting, etc.

Then fitness centers started to become popular.  Often the fitness centers would try to incorporate entertainment such as television viewing or the availability of personal trainers.  These features and services were designed to make exercising more popular and motivate the individual to develop a daily routine.

Today, there is an exercise regimen that not only makes it fun to exercise, but also provides an excellent aerobic exercise workout.  This exciting new type of program is dance aerobics.

History Of The Aerobics Exercise Routine

The aerobics routine has evolved from the original dance oriented exercise programs of the 1980’s.  These earlier exercise programs, that incorporated dance movements, were comprised of dance routines that were often complicated.  In addition, these routines utilized movements that were fluid in motion and did not necessarily provide much in the way of physical benefits.

In contrast, the dancing aerobics routine of today is comprised of minimal dance steps and the movements are more athletic in nature.  This shift in focus has made the dance aerobics exercise routine more popular today.  In fact, because of the athleticism involved, the popularity of the aerobics exercise routine has spilled over into the professional athletic arena.

Popularity

The popularity of dance aerobics has increased due to many factors.  One of these factors is the music that is typically part of the program.  This music has a very strong beat and is uplifting. These factors blend together to motivate the participant to perform the aerobics exercise routine as well as looking forward to each session.  These two resulting benefits are the keys to the success of any exercise program.

Stages

There are three different stages that are typically part of an aerobics exercise routine; they are the low and high impact type and/or a combination of the two types.

The low impact type is designed to lesson the stress placed on the lower extremities and feet.  Specifically, the steps are designed so that either one of the feet remains in contact with the ground at all times.  Through this process the likelihood of injuries, such as shin splints, are minimized.  However, being low impact, this type of aerobics exercise is not as vigorous and therefore does not increase the heart level to the optimum rate.

A high impact aerobics exercise routine is the exact opposite.  These routines are very aggressive and increase the heart rate so that a maximum aerobic workout is achieved.  The caution in doing a high-impact aerobics exercise routine is the possibility of being injured.  Injury may result from the impact experienced when the feet hit the surfaces of the exercise area.  This risk can be minimized through the use of good aerobic footwear as well as exercising on specially designed floors that absorb the shock.

The best aerobics exercise routine to participate in is that routine that combines the high impact and the low impact exercises.  This combination of impact exercises is the most popular as it combines a warm up period for the participant performing the low impact exercise and then increases the heart rate through the high impact routine.