The CDC recommends that children and adolescents do at least 1 hour of physical activity every day.  Adults should do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intense aerobic acitvity each week. Aerobic acitivity (aka cardio) is any physical activity that gets your heart beating faster and you breathing harder.  This includes power walking, playing basketball, swimming, riding a bike, and DANCING. Check out CDC’s physical activity guidelines for children and adults here.

Here are 10 more reasons why you should dance: Health Benefits of Dance

1. Boost Memory
2. Improve Flexibility
3. Reduce Stress
4. Diminish Depression
5. Help your Heart
6. Lose Weight
7. Balance Better
8. Increase Energy
9. Make Friends
10. FUN!

So go to the club, take a dance class, or just play some music and have your own dance party!

Check out this Rage playlist to get the party started.