Losing Weight to Help With Dancing - But Dancing Isn't Helping

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Permalink Reply by Clare Jeffcock on July 28, 2011 at 5:24pm

I'm sorry, I can't really help, as I have exactly the opposite problem- if I lose another OUNCE I'll be banned from dancing, or at least that's what it feels like! 

 

But keep it up! Eat a lot of fruit - I've heard that helps. :) You'll get there!

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Permalink Reply by Eva on July 28, 2011 at 7:42pm

I have the same problem.... I so urgently need to loos weight as I am like tons to heavy for my height, but obviously dancing dosnt help me (even if I go to training 3-4 time per week, every week) This is so not fair and I do not understand how it is possible that we do such a hard workout (and that it is) but it seems to do nothing for loosing weight. Any ideas would be most appriciated :)

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Permalink Reply by Clare Jeffcock on July 28, 2011 at 7:46pm

Dancing is aerobic exercise, so it doesn't help you lose weight, that much. In fact, I'd guess a one hour class only burns about 450 calories, tops! So the only people it impacts are people like me, who can't spare any calories... Just now remembered that!

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Permalink Reply by Katie Lundberg on July 28, 2011 at 7:50pm

I've been told I have lost weight, and dancing is my main activity. But I will also say that dancing has done more to tone my body as opposed to losing lots of weight. It will definitely keep you fit, so I wouldn't stop.

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Permalink Reply by Ginny on July 28, 2011 at 10:07pm

Thanks... and it's nice to know I'm not the only one, Eva!

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Permalink Reply by Clare Jeffcock on July 28, 2011 at 10:09pm

There's a book I read called 'Thrive'. It's about vegan sports nutrition, and while I don't know if you're vegan/vegetarian, it has a lot of useful information about healthy sources of energy. It's helped me quite a bit, and I think you might find it useful. :) Just a thought.

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Permalink Reply by Vanilla Smith on February 18, 2012 at 7:42pm

Wow, cool, you already read that book? I just ordered it for my husband and I'm pretty curious about it, too :)

A vegan diet seems to have become quite popular in fitness, running and bodybuilding communities, so it seems to have many more beneficial implications on one's health and fitness than I thought before ;)

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Permalink Reply by Clare Jeffcock on February 18, 2012 at 7:44pm

Yeah, I read it ages ago and recently picked it up again. It's a great book! You'll love it. The author was recently interviewed for my local newspaper and now my mum's interested, too. 

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Permalink Reply by Vanilla Smith on February 18, 2012 at 9:02pm

Cool thing! Sounds like a great 'investment' ;) Really curious now. Maybe we can get even more people interested in a vegan diet. Ha, I'm quite enthusiastic right now! Thanks for letting me know!

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Permalink Reply by Dorottya Jakubek on July 28, 2011 at 10:52pm

It may sound obvious, but eat only when you FEEL hungry, not because it's time to eat. Don't overeat yourself, so eat slowly and finish eating the first time you feel full.Don't eat 3 or 4 hours before you go to sleep. Try to drink more and eat less.Put on an extra t-shirt when you are at dance class, so you sweat more. But please, be careful and considerate with all of this and don't starve yourself.

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Permalink Reply by Andrea Wood on August 5, 2011 at 8:20pm

Quick comment on the extra t-shirt and sweating more. When you sweat, you're losing water weight. You may become dehydrated from it. You'd burn the same number of calories if you didn't wear the extra t-shirt. Do make sure you drink plenty of water before, during, and after exercise. http://www.livestrong.com/article/236758-weight-loss-by-sweating/

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Permalink Reply by Dorottya Jakubek on August 5, 2011 at 8:25pm

Actually, I sweat the same without the extra t shirt as well :D But you're right, of course, it is true.

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