Recent studies have shown that dancing is one of the most stimulating abilities for our mental capacities and it is recommended for elderly people to dance at least once per week in order to keep prevent the loss of mental abilities. Scientists have speculated about the reasons for this astonishing effect and the most probable answer they came up with is that dancing not only keeps our body healthy but also demands mental presence, concentration and improvisation. They found that the dances that have the highest correlation with absence of diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinsons's disease are dances like swing. In fact, the study was done on people who learned to dance in the 1920s or 1930s.
t is very rare to encounter an effective dancer who is morbidly obese. There is a reason why ballroom dancers have flat stomachs. Even the backing dancers in hip hop and pop music will have lithe bodies. This is because dancing is one of the most effective ways to lose weight. It is a very enjoyable activity and you end up losing weight in all sorts of places without even noticing it. Above all dancing is a community activity which can reduce the loneliness of single life.