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Get-Fit Guy

505 - Dance Yourself Fit—an Interview with Mike Peele

Get-Fit Guy

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Health & Fitness, Sports

4.6746 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Dancing is a fun and effective way to get your body moving and build fitness. Mike Peele—actor, dancer, choreographer, and fitness program creator—joins Get-Fit Guy to dig into how he thinks we can use less training and more inspiration in our fitness programs. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/exercise/dance-mike-peele https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.facebook.com/GetFitGuy https://twitter.com/GetFitGuy

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Get Fit Guys' quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up.

0:08.2

My name is Brock Armstrong, and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

0:11.6

Physical inactivity is a global health challenge.

0:15.5

It's associated with adverse health effects relating to aging, weight control,

0:20.6

physical function, longevity,

0:22.2

and overall quality of life. Dancing is a form of physical activity that I've covered in the past

0:29.5

in a podcast episode about Body Groove because dance is associated with health benefits

0:35.0

across our lifespan. And no, you don't have to be a professional

0:39.0

dancer or even be on TikTok to get these great benefits. In a recent meta study, researchers

0:46.0

systematically reviewed the literature on the effectiveness on structured dance interventions

0:51.8

in comparison to other structured exercise programs on physical

0:56.8

health outcome measures. After reviewing 11,434 studies, a variety of dance genres and structured

1:05.3

exercise interventions were compared. This meta-analysis showed that dance interventions significantly improved body

1:14.3

composition, blood biomarkers, and musculoskeletal function. The effect of either dance or structured

1:21.5

exercise intervention on cardiovascular function and self-perceived mobility was equivalent. And the study concluded that

1:29.8

undertaking structured dance of any genre is equally and occasionally more effective than other

1:37.8

types of structured exercise for improving a range of health outcome measures. Health practitioners can recommend structured dance

1:47.3

as a safe and effective exercise alternative.

1:51.4

Now, none of this will come as any surprise

1:54.2

to my special guest on today's episode, Mike Peel.

1:58.2

He is no stranger to the benefits of dance. In fact, Mike was recently

2:03.8

asked by Verve.com to add his hip-hop fit videos to their workout library.

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