it goes electric wavy when I turn it on

[pensnest]

On Sunday, my Apple watch informed me that Monday 29th would be International Day of Dance, and there was an exercise challenge to do a 20 min (or more) Dance workout. Well. I was going to my Monday class anyway, and the first 35-40 minutes of it is choreographed light cardio stuff, so I downloaded the Dance option onto my list of possible exercises. I was charmed to find that the little exercise icon in the corner of the screen became a stick figure dancing Saturday Night Fever style (because I am old enough to recognise it). And I did my 35-40 minutes of Dance, then switched to a different exercise for the weights and abs part of the class.

It was a lot more fun doing the exercise thinking of it as dancing rather than exercise. I don't know if I used any more calories, but there was more bounce (I don't bounce much, because arthritis, but there was more than usual) and shoulder-wriggling and just, somehow, more fun. Ah, the power of suggestion.


PS I had not previously realised, but Timberlake's Can't stop the feeling is, of course, another stalker song. Who would have guessed.

Comments

[yarnofariadne]

Dance is the only exercise I can get myself excited about, honestly.

[pensnest]

I quite like the cardio/toning classes I do, but this felt like more fun.

[corvidology]

It's the reason why Zumba is so incredibly popular. People would much rather dance.

[pensnest]

I used to love the Zumba class, before we moved here. The guy who led it was like a tall, skinny, red-headed version of Alan Cumming and he could out-wriggle most boybanders.

[turps]

35 to 40 mins of dance sounds great.

One of my online workouts has boyband music to dance/walk to, and it makes such a difference in enjoyment.

[pensnest]

That sounds like a good workout - can you share the link? Sometimes I don't get into my classes.

[turps]

With the warning that these may be too easy for you. It's this guy. I've linked to his dance playlist and the boyband one is in there.

I like that he has such a good mix of easy and harder workouts and I do enjoy all the ones set to music.

[minoanmiss]

This icon came up when I hit random, clearly in your honor!

[pensnest]

An excellent icon! Although displaying rather more athleticism than I've ever had in my life!

[turlough]

The little dancing stick figure sounds adorable! And yes, dancing sounds so much more fun than exercising.

[ephemera]

Maybe we should be grateful that Justin became internationally recognizable as a pop star, as that's probably reduced the amount of actual stalking he'd be able to do...