Dancing to prevent and treat cancer

Countless people are investigating and looking for cures and solutions to beat the most significant cause of death in the world: cancer, a disease that anyone has heard of or seen someone suffer or die from. Of course, no one wants to get cancer, that’s why today I want to tell you how to prevent cancer by dancing, or better, having dance therapy.

Dance has two elements that mark the beginning of life: movement and breathing. If you dance frequently, you are less likely to suffer from 2 of the cancers that cause the most deaths in the world; I’m talking about colon and breast cancer. It has been shown that physical activity has managed to reduce deaths by 34%, and in those in whom cancer reappears, the reduction has been 24%, a reason to start considering it.

Here are other facts that can change your way of life and your routine: If you are an inactive man, you have a 70% greater chance of developing lung cancer, and if you are a woman, the chance of developing breast cancer increases by 60%.

Aren’t you completely convinced? Don’t worry! The reasons don’t end here: Dancing will often make your body stronger, reducing the risk of developing certain types of cancer, but be careful not to overdo it. Those who exercise to exhaustion weaken the immune system, making it less active than usual, and if combined with a high-fat diet, they cause the opposite effect and increase the risk. Now let’s talk about the benefits of this dance therapy.

If you don’t have cancer:

Learning how to prevent cancer with dancing also brings alternative benefits to your life, making you healthier:

• You will reduce fat and lose weight
• You will lower glucose and blood sugar levels (Try Latin rhythms, you can check this StepFlix latin dance cardio)
• You will strengthen the muscles
• You will increase endurance (Try rhythms such as hip hop or the dances of the 80s and 90s) Watch this fun hip hop cardio workout
• You will reduce bad cholesterol
• You will decrease estrogen
• You will improve intestinal transit
• You will improve your mood (No stress, no anxiety, no sadness)
• You will improve the coordination, balance, agility, and flexibility of your body

If you have cancer:

Dancing will help you overcome the disease and ease your life regardless of the aggressive treatments you go through. (Rely on your doctor to know which plan may be best for you). You will realize that the benefits are many. Here are just a few of this dance therapy:

• You will increase muscle mass
• You will decrease fat
• You will improve physical appearance and energy
• You will relax
• You will enhance social skills
• You will overcome the feeling of fatigue and depression, managing to cope with activities of daily life without limitations
• You will resist treatments better

In the end, everything will be reduced to having a better quality of life, regardless of whether or not you already have the disease. There have been professionals dedicated to the subject since the 1930s. What matters the most is that you enjoy it and that it helps you feel better, with more vitality. Then let’s continue dancing, continue enjoying our moving body, and keep fighting for a life of higher quality.

Also read: Take care of your heart, because everything flows from it

Let’s dance to continue LIVING!