Elegant way to lose weight - belly dancing

　　According to legend, there was a beautiful woman in ancient Egypt who had been married for many years but had no children. In order to pray for the birth of a child, women come to pray in front of the temple, kneel down, twist their waists, and sway their hips in front of the statue, as beautiful as a dance. The woman's graceful dancing posture fascinated the priests present, and they immediately reported it to the Pharaoh. So the Pharaoh used this dance exclusively for sacrifices to praise the mysterious life. This is the earliest "belly dance", and evidence of this can be found in ancient Egyptian murals 3,500 years ago.

　　Today, belly dancing has become a secret weapon for women to lose weight.

　　A. Dancing essentials

　　Coach Xie Wei pointed out that swinging, shaking, circling, and lifting are the main movements of belly dance, mainly movements of the waist and abdomen. In dance, the upper body and lower body should be separated from static and dynamic, that is, when the upper body moves, the lower body basically does not move, and when the lower body moves, the upper body basically does not move. This can achieve local strengthening. exercise effect. Xie Wei also pointed out that because it is a non-high-impact sport, the buffering damage of belly dancing can be reduced to a very low level, and dancers can self-adjust the frequency and amplitude of movements according to their own status and abilities, so it is easy to operate and safe.

　　In a one-hour belly dance class, the first 30 minutes is the warm-up period, which mainly involves basic movement training.； Then there is 20 minutes of aerobic training, which is the fat loss stage ； The last 10 minutes are the relaxation phase, where you perform some relaxation exercises to soothing music.

　　B. Slimming effect

　　Xie Wei said that the key parts for belly dancing to lose weight are mainly the waist, hips, legs, back and arms. Almost every twisting movement has a slimming effect.

　　Belly dancing can fully shape the flexibility of the waist and abdomen. Many belly dance movements involve lifting the hips and moving the abdomen in circles or up and down. Regular training can make the waist more flexible and the lines more graceful.

　　The entire dance movement effectively tightens the body lines, which can reduce the fat on the arms, buttocks, and thighs.

　　When belly dancing, dancers often need to lift their heels and perform movements with bare feet while walking slowly. This will also help develop a pair of strong calves.

　　Belly dancing is also a whole-body exercise that allows your legs, hips, shoulders and neck to fully move, thereby improving the body's elasticity and flexibility.

　　C. Detailed explanation of classic actions:

　　First style goddess

　　Action essentials: Raise both upper arms flat, shoulder level, forearm slightly higher, forming an angle greater than 90°C with the rear arm； Turn your palms outwards, bring your fingers together, and try to press them as parallel to the ground as possible ； Shoulders abducted, arms symmetrical.

　　Targets for losing weight: biceps, triceps, back muscles

　　The second type of hip lifting

　　Action essentials: Use the abdominal muscles to retract the hip joints forward, and push forward on both sides of the waist and hips.

　　Target for weight loss: abdominal muscles, hip joint flexibility

　　The third form of camel

　　Action essentials: Stand upright and push your chest forward. When moving to the maximum range, tuck your abdomen in, and press your abdominal muscles downwards, repeating the cycle in sequence.

　　Slimming targets: back muscles, lower abdomen

　　The fourth type of figure eight circle

　　Action essentials: One hip joint moves forward, draws an arc and then moves backward, while the other hip joint moves forward, squirming up and down in turn.

　　Target for losing weight: buttocks, side muscles