Dancing is the best medicine

the science of how moving to a beat is good for body brain and soul
Julia F Christensen & Dong-Seon Chang ; translation by Katharina Rout
Book - 2021

"We've all explored dance at some point in our lives--in a class, at a wedding, or at a club, crammed onto the floor and moving with the music. But dance is much more than a pleasurable way to pass the time. It could very well be the secret to a happy and healthy life. In Dancing Is the Best Medicine, Julia F. Christensen and Dong-Seon Chang--neuroscientists by day and dancers by night--explore why dancing is good for the body, mind, and soul. Movement, they explain, keeps us healthy, and dance in particular benefits posture, coordination, balance, and fitness. It can be as effective for our cardiovascular health as extreme exercise yet can also be safely practiced by heart attack and stroke patients. It helps with diabetes, arthritis, back pain, and Parkinson's, reduces inflammation, helps to control weight, and improves our immune system. Dancing also makes us happy; it lowers cortisol levels and releases feel-good neurotransmitters and hormones. Best of all, dancing is for everyone. Young or old, physically fit or recovering from an injury, healthy or coping with a chronic illness, there's a dance out there that's perfect for you. So what are you waiting for? Follow Christensen and Chang's lead and get out there and dance!"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christensen, Julia F. (Author, Illustrator), Chang, Dong-Seon (Author)
Other Authors: Rout, Katharina (Translator), Pruessen, Linda (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
German
Published: Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, 2021.
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505 0 0 |t 1. Solo dance-rhythm I cannot resist. The success story of dance ;  |t Magic rhythm ;  |t Born to dance ;  |t End of the line: prom ;  |t Pony farm dance --  |t 2. Partner dance -- do you speak dance?. Something in the way she moves ;  |t Mirror dancing ;  |t May I have this dance? ;  |t Search for a partner ;  |t To lead and be led --  |t 3. Group dance -- the social benefits of dancing. Dancing for the feeling of community ;  |t Moving with the times ;  |t Team spirit --  |t 4. Dancing for the body -- dance as an elixir of life. I love to move it, move it! ;  |t A very special nerve ;  |t Music in our head ;  |t Body perception ;  |t Dancing makes us smart --  |t 5. Prescribe dance, not drugs. The effects of dance on our hearts and immune systems ;  |t Back and joints ;  |t Weight loss --  |t 6. Dancing as therapy. Dancing our emotions ;  |t Dancing away your inner couch potato ;  |t Stress: bitten by the spider ;  |t Against anxiety ;  |t Depressed? Dance it out! ;  |t If one of our senses is missing --  |t 7. Young and old -- dancing at any age. Dancing to protect against memory loss: dementia ;  |t Parkinson's disease ;  |t Dancing for children --  |t 8. Dancing does even more -- let's laugh, cry, and dance. This is also about sex ;  |t Nice to meet you ;  |t Enjoying dance form a distance ;  |t Integration and "accep-dance" ;  |t Let's dance --  |t 9. Dance test: which style fits me?. It has to fit ;  |t Checklist: what do I need for a dance class? ;  |t May I? Dance!. 
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