Is square dancing an aerobic exercise?

As our quality of life continues to improve, many middle-aged and elderly people will practice square dancing in the morning or evening. This is also a worry for many young people because square dancing is very noisy. However, square dancing is a very good fitness exercise for middle-aged and elderly people. We recommend that middle-aged and elderly people can persist in exercising. As for the practice methods of square dancing, you can learn it from the aunties in the square.

The impact of square dancing on body shape. Body shape refers to the external shape of the human body structure. A beautiful body is one in which the structures of all parts of the human body are harmonious, clearly and prominently expressing the particularity of beauty. Soviet writer Kalinin said: "If people learn to dance, even their walking will be more beautiful and elegant." This sentence shows that dance practice plays a great role in the perfect shaping of human body and posture.

Square dancing is an aerobic exercise. Long-term exercise can improve cardiopulmonary function. That is, it improves the depth and intensity of breathing when people are at rest, and increases the amount of gas exchange during each breath, thereby ensuring that when people engage in strenuous exercise, the body can meet the needs of gas exchange, improve the body's level, and maintain the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and tissues; at the same time, it can reduce the resting heart rate and maximum heart rate, and increase heart rate reserve.

For the majority of enthusiasts, square dancing has a good stimulation on muscles, bones, joints and ligaments. Persistence can promote bone growth and make bones denser and stronger. Square dancing also helps improve the functional capacity of the digestive system. Since square dancing involves frequent hip movements, it not only exercises the waist, abdominal and pelvic muscles, but also strengthens gastrointestinal motility, thereby enhancing digestive function and helping with the absorption and utilization of nutrients.

Square dancing is rapidly rising in every city. It has become an entertainment activity for many elderly people. It has an impact on the physical health of middle-aged and elderly people, and also helps the elderly prevent bone aging. Square dancing is an aerobic exercise, which is good for improving physical fitness and lung capacity, and it also has a regulating effect on joints.