Is dancing good cardio?

[Irdranere]

Hi guys! I really like dancing, and I meanprofessional dancing – not just some disco. In the end of ourdancing training I am usually all wet and soaked. Do you think thiscould be considered as cardio? We usually dance a song of 4-5minutes, and then take a 1 minute break, and then repeat the cyclefor one hour and a half.

 

[Lev Butlerov]

Definitely – anything that makes your heart racecan and should be regarded as cardio. Many live in the wrong beliefthinking that cardio is only running, but this is not true. Anythingthat makes your heart beat fast and make you sweat without liftingweights is cardio. This is the case here as well.

 

[SteveMobsterG]

See the Zumba vs running thread.

 

[stevesmi]

yes dancers are lean for a reason. dancing is great exercise!

 

[SteveMobsterG]

Dancers dance for hours. Most do not.