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🗓️ 13 October 2020
⏱️ 19 minutes
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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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