Recent findings

• Every type of dance triggers hormones connected with positive feelings.

• Taking part with other people improves mood more than dancing by oneself.

• In an experiment involving university students, dancing increased .
• For people with mental health conditions, dance might be prescribed as .

Benefits of dance for older people

• People can participate even when their level of  is low.

• Gentle dancing can support heart health.

• Improved  makes falls and related injuries less likely.
• Remembering sequences trains the  to work more quickly.

• Participants can experience a broader improvement in well-being.

• People gain more  to remain active in everyday life.
• Group dancing can reduce the  often experienced in later life.

Benefits of Zumba

• A forty-minute session uses approximately as many  as some demanding workouts.

Findings reported in the American Journal of Health Behavior

• Women with  benefited from attending Zumba regularly.
• For the participants, continued attendance became a .