Dancing is a great past time as well as exercise.
Tons of people dance to stay in shape, and recently, sexy dances and competitive ballroom dancing has become popular, thanks to TV shows like Dancing With the Stars.
If you're a serious dancer or want to be a professional, however, it's a good idea to do other exercises apart from dancing, such as weight training exercises.
The variety in the work outs can help keep your body fitter and make you a better dancer.
Strengthening your arms, legs, and torso is important to dancing.
Not only do the muscles in these areas get worked out, but the exercises strengthen your bones too.
This means you can dance longer and stronger because you'll deal with muscle fatigue less.
If you are male, these exercises will help you carry your dance partner when needed.
Lifting weights, unlike dancing, is an anaerobic exercise.
It helps tone your arms, legs, and body, ridding it of excess fat.
Though many people who start out chubby find that dancing is great at cutting down the extra pounds, they will also find that after a certain point, their bodies still have a layer of fat or is still a bit "soft".
Usually, you can only get rid of this with weight training exercises.
If you can't completely get rid of this after doing this type of exercise, then it usually means your body is of a certain body type, and it will never be fully toned, but that's okay.
Continue your exercises anyway, your muscles and bones will feel the difference inside! Building strength all through your body will help you execute dance moves you haven't been able to do, as well as make you a better dancer.
It will also help you learn other dances, which will help you diversify your repertoire (important if you're a professional).
Dances that you may have thought you can never do, will soon be within your reach because of your stronger bones and muscles.
Some examples include pole dancing, break dancing, and competitive cheer dancing.
Although dancing is a great workout on its own.
Weight training exercises can make a difference you wouldn't have expected.
Just a few weeks will show you the changes in your dancing.
Whenever you weight train, though, be sure you do your dance stretches before and after, so as not to cramp your muscles, and get your muscles used to the routine.