Dance!

I like to dance, and I read an article from RP that said cardio only feels good because it raises body temperature, which makes sense. However, is dance the same thing? I do cardio and I get bored, but I don't get bored dancing and I was wondering if the very nature of it may be anti stress, despite being a lot of exertion? Similar to yoga, perhaps?

Thing is my energy levels are pretty high and I spent 2 hrs training at ground combat last night after a full day at work and then this happened...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22VCUiHkgYI

My housemate does not appreciate it very much. It's happened before too. I just forget that it's midnight and people don't like to listen to me flailing about like an acid dropping octopus in the kitchen to psy trance or house music :S

Was sortof worried I would have insomnia last night as a result but I don't think it was too bad considering my state of mind. I think I got about 6-7 hrs sleep and I'm up again and feeling dandy.

I'm not that concerned about a bit of exertion when I enjoy it so much and it really improves my dexterity/flexibility for mma...but I am interested in any opinions regarding the stress factor of something like this?

Any thoughts?

Here's a more definitive example of what happens, which I posted in my little log thread. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcr-pl5SPNQ (who wouldn't want to go raving with Saunders and Atkinson ??)

Perhaps it is a lot of dopamine or adrenaline, depending on whether you can actually, for example, stop at will and just focus that energy into pondering new ideas, the world, etc. I know being punched raises stress for sure, dancing could be a good way to let that out.

This is pretty much the best answer I can come up with:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM4okRvCg2g

If you enjoy dancing, you should explore it more - like the woman who invented prancercise.

Such_Saturation said:

Perhaps it is a lot of dopamine or adrenaline, depending on whether you can actually, for example, stop at will and just focus that energy into pondering new ideas, the world, etc. I know being punched raises stress for sure, dancing could be a good way to let that out.

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Yeah, I can stop and focus. I went to bed around midnight and just red American God's until I fell asleep...I find warm sugary milk and gelatin helps to ground me.

lindsay said:

This is pretty much the best answer I can come up with:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM4okRvCg2g

If you enjoy dancing, you should explore it more - like the woman who invented prancercise.

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Ha! That is like the inside of my head after training! ...well that + Mr Bean cameos! I actually find it harder to just dance to music cause it's on. I prefer to be hyped up first, so I guess that's why training turns me into a ballerina. A very manly ballerina!

grrr

lindsay said:

This is pretty much the best answer I can come up with:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM4okRvCg2g

If you enjoy dancing, you should explore it more - like the woman who invented prancercise.

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Hehe! I'm so loving this thread.

Lindsay, I had never heard of prancercise before and it's such a shame because I've really been missing out.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cIXIZ_8aGM8

Slappy, are you as graceful as this man in the video? Watch how the horses flee as he prances towards them. I think this guy is on to something. Looks like a great way to set fear in your opponents.

Seriously though, dancing is the best! I do it everyday. A good song is all I need to get my wiggle on.

#tbt

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CpiM42PaOMs

Lol

Not as funny as Prancersize.

Jennifer said:

Hehe! I'm so loving this thread.

Lindsay, I had never heard of prancercise before and it's such a shame because I've really been missing out.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cIXIZ_8aGM8

Slappy, are you as graceful as this man in the video? Watch how the horses flee as he prances towards them. I think this guy is on to something. Looks like a great way to set fear in your opponents.

Seriously though, dancing is the best! I do it everyday. A good song is all I need to get my wiggle on.

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I don't prance toward them, I sneak up behind them so we can re-enact this :O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI0mSEzttx8 I'm on such a Saunders high haha...that field prancing is amazing though...but this is definitely more my style http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi5zcHlt5yo ya feel me ;P?

Just spent two hours trying to heat some soup with...thought shadow boxing to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heJBwBUStXU would be a great idea while the hob warmed up...of course it turned into dancing x.x my little bowl of soup never knew what hit it.

I expect bumping things up to 150 BPM is just the thing to speed up digestion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBtigsxkuio

\o/ _o/ _o? .o. \o. _o_ half man dance moves!

You guys are killing me, partly because I just danced to everyone of those videos.

Hehe, Diane! You got to love guys in bell bottoms. So groovy!

Slappy Hands said:

I don't prance toward them, I sneak up behind them so we can re-enact this :O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI0mSEzttx8 I'm on such a Saunders high haha...that field prancing is amazing though...but this is definitely more my style http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi5zcHlt5yo ya feel me ;P?

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Ooh...you got some moves, Slappy!

Hmm...I Need A Hero is originally from Footloose so I think it's time for some Bacon bits. Let's see what this does to your digestion...https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ltrMfT4Qz5Y

In a recent interview Peat said that the meaning of stress affects it's effects on the cells. You can feel that too. If you love dance, it is likely to improve cellular fucntion as long you have good recovery and aren't forcing too many toxins through the metabolism. It's not that uncommon for a marathoner, a monk or a shaman to live a very long time and I believe it is because they can transmute the stress of cardio, fasting and poisonous substances into something beneficial. Don't try those last two at home though.

I think you can feel your way around this. So dance away.

You can find that statement at the end of Herb Doctors interview titled Field Biology.

while we are on this whole posting appropriate videos for this topic, here another contribution:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF-kLy44Hls

Just back from two hour training...making ice cream and goo to try and facepunch my energy levels into the ground.

I had the foresight to dance my last dance earlier...so if anyone likes to finger dance (or arm wiggle...or head sway) these may be for you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSTXNOFjAQ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R3fYEFCZz8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmzFDEu2RoA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjwHO1b_tbE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wv3Ya9nskA

Night time music! More appropriate than psytrance, yes? You should be yawning by now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E6b3swbnWg

KO





(this one's just something to get me in the party mood for tomorrow night...but I can't watch it now...now is chilltime! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeih9cSJCqI)

Yes perhaps the cell reflects the intention, but you just can't lie to it. I know I've gone whole weeks with a sore neck, human helicopter style. Music what a hobby.