Elfie
New member
This may need to be in the fitness section, but I thought it would be more something about learning how to do these things.
I dance for fitness right now - though I do actually dance and not just drill moves for a workout. I do drill moves, but that is to learn them. When I dance, I can literally feel the ounces and pounds melting away. It's cardio and aerobics all in one!
Anyhow. I run out of steam after about 30-40 minutes of dancing. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to make your energy last longer throughout the dances (assuming, of course, that you dance to more than one song)? When I dance, it is very high energy. I sometimes dance with my eyes closed and just let the music take me. Sometimes I go too far and by the end of my set of songs, I'm totally pooped. So much so that I end up napping for a good hour and a half.
Breath control. I try to keep my breaths slow and even, no more than 15 per minute. However, I still run out of breath. Note that I am a smoker, and I've smoked for a long time. I want to quit... eventually. Maybe. Someday. If I ever get around to it. But, do any of you have any ideas on how to keep my breathing from going all to pieces? Other than "Stop smoking, Elfie!!"
Lastly, how much of a factor is clothing material in overheating? By 15 minutes, I'm sweating profusely - and I'm not one that is prone to sweating. My body is not in horrible shape, it's not supermodel great, but I have pretty abs (not washboard, eww! Still nice and smooth for the most part with a teensy bit of jiggle. Ladies should be a bit softer and curvier, methinks) and my back is very strong. My thighs and backside are a bit bigger than I would like, but they are slowly shaping up. What I wear to practice in: A pair of nicely form showing (not painted on, but they show my curves quite nicely) pants of windbreaker type material (not quite the same but close) and a makeshift belly top of see through meshy stuff.
Now, bear in mind, I am not dancing with wild abandon. No whirling dervishes (ha! Like I could in my living room) or anything. But I do put all I've got into my dancing. It's the best way to work out my body and get to know what I can do with the dance. The movements and transitions, level changes and layers are not perfectly smooth, but they are serviceable and working on getting better. I just don't want to... pass out or hurt myself by overheating.
Any suggestions?
I dance for fitness right now - though I do actually dance and not just drill moves for a workout. I do drill moves, but that is to learn them. When I dance, I can literally feel the ounces and pounds melting away. It's cardio and aerobics all in one!
Anyhow. I run out of steam after about 30-40 minutes of dancing. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to make your energy last longer throughout the dances (assuming, of course, that you dance to more than one song)? When I dance, it is very high energy. I sometimes dance with my eyes closed and just let the music take me. Sometimes I go too far and by the end of my set of songs, I'm totally pooped. So much so that I end up napping for a good hour and a half.
Breath control. I try to keep my breaths slow and even, no more than 15 per minute. However, I still run out of breath. Note that I am a smoker, and I've smoked for a long time. I want to quit... eventually. Maybe. Someday. If I ever get around to it. But, do any of you have any ideas on how to keep my breathing from going all to pieces? Other than "Stop smoking, Elfie!!"
Lastly, how much of a factor is clothing material in overheating? By 15 minutes, I'm sweating profusely - and I'm not one that is prone to sweating. My body is not in horrible shape, it's not supermodel great, but I have pretty abs (not washboard, eww! Still nice and smooth for the most part with a teensy bit of jiggle. Ladies should be a bit softer and curvier, methinks) and my back is very strong. My thighs and backside are a bit bigger than I would like, but they are slowly shaping up. What I wear to practice in: A pair of nicely form showing (not painted on, but they show my curves quite nicely) pants of windbreaker type material (not quite the same but close) and a makeshift belly top of see through meshy stuff.
Now, bear in mind, I am not dancing with wild abandon. No whirling dervishes (ha! Like I could in my living room) or anything. But I do put all I've got into my dancing. It's the best way to work out my body and get to know what I can do with the dance. The movements and transitions, level changes and layers are not perfectly smooth, but they are serviceable and working on getting better. I just don't want to... pass out or hurt myself by overheating.
Any suggestions?