| Salsa dancing is emerging as a refreshing replacement | | | | build up aerobic stamina while steadily burning calories |
| for conventional aerobic exercises. Classes based on | | | | over the course of the evening. This helps to |
| the fiery music and movements of Salsa, Mambo, | | | | strengthen and tone your legs at the same time you |
| Cumbia, Merengue and more are starting to get | | | | lose weight. But salsa excels at this. |
| people interested in Salsa dancing, while at the same | | | | Experts say that dancing salsa can burn up to 10 |
| time giving them a pounding workout. | | | | calories a minute, without the negative side effects |
| Salsa music first appeared in the 1960s as a rhythmic | | | | of high impact exercises such as running. You can |
| fusion, birthed in the cultural melting pot of New York | | | | learn salsa dancing in the privacy of your home or in |
| City. Combining Cuban Son with Guaracha, Montuno | | | | a studio, with or without a partner and it's a fitness |
| and Guaguanco, it also has a strong Puerto Rican | | | | program that can easily be integrated into your social |
| Plena, Bomba and American jazz influence that | | | | life. By using salsa dancing to get fit, you will not only |
| mellows the smoking urban sound. | | | | look great, but you'll have no excuse not to get out |
| Salsa's popularity began to percolate beyond the | | | | more and improve your social life. |
| borders of the Latin neighborhoods in the early | | | | The sudden bursts of frenzied dancing in Salsa also |
| Seventies, spreading into New York's ballrooms and | | | | can help to improve the anaerobic fitness essential to |
| dance halls. Although somewhat formulized when | | | | sports like sprinting, swimming and basketball. Equally |
| practiced by those who favor profession | | | | important to the aerobic paybacks are the |
| competitions, salsa dancing in its most traditional form | | | | improvements in flexibility and dexterity, a commonly |
| is typically spontaneous and extremely energetic. | | | | overlooked facet of fitness. Elasticity from dancing |
| Dance movements alternate between the very slow | | | | will help your swiftness, power and co-ordination by |
| and the furious, an embodiment of its lively musical | | | | growing your overall range of motion. |
| style. | | | | When you think about it, dance is actually the most |
| From a strictly athletic point of view, a night of | | | | natural form of exercise around. It is also a lot more |
| dancing is a superb workout. It merges aerobic and | | | | fun. Life is too short to waste on regimented |
| anaerobic training, working your stamina and leg | | | | aerobics, spinning and step classes. Put some spice in |
| strength. Any kind of dancing is a great way to build | | | | your fitness regimen and become a Salsero! |
| the perfect body shape. The continual movements | | | | |