1. How do old people dance square dance
1.1. Do not dance violently within two hours before going to bed
If the aunt who has the habit of going to bed early should go to the square dance as soon as possible, so as to have enough time to cushion her body, otherwise it is easy to cause difficulties in falling asleep.
1.2 don’t dance immediately after dinner
Many people are used to going out to dance immediately after dinner, which is wrong. You should not eat a lot of food 30 minutes before dancing, but you should not eat an empty stomach. In addition, to warm up before dancing, you can press your legs, heel keys, shoulders, and simply bounce for 5 to 10 minutes, or you can sweat a little.
1.3. Choose the right dance to avoid too long or too intense
Don’t be too blind in choosing square dance. You should understand your own physical condition and what kind of dance is suitable for. You must not blindly imitate. Especially for the elderly, it is better to measure their blood pressure and pulse. Even if their blood pressure is within the normal range, they should avoid any dance that is more difficult or more than 2 hours, such as street dance and disco.
1.4. The dancing time should not exceed 1 hour
The square dance is limited to 1 hour, which should be slightly shorter in winter and about 30 minutes. The volume of music should not be too high. Too high a volume will not only affect others, but also damage your own hearing.
2. Why is square dance so popular
2.1 behind the hot square dance, there is the loneliness in the heart of middle-aged and old people and their desire for communication and companionship.
To a certain extent, these middle-aged and old people who dance square dance generally have a lack of soul. Today’s generation of people in their 50s and 60s have caught up with “going to the mountains and the countryside” and “being laid off and reemployed”. This special background of the times has led to the early retirement of many of them, and most of their children are “floating” in big cities. Many families have “empty nests”. It is difficult to solve loneliness simply by relying on limited emotional exchanges at home.
2.2. Dancing can not only move the body, but also relieve the mood, and also improve personal temperament. Square dance has simple movements, large activities, and is easy to learn and adhere to. When dancing, people’s attention will be focused on the music, and their emotions will be expressed in the dance posture along with the rhythm, which can release the unhappiness and depression accumulated in their hearts, and has the dual effects of healthy body and psychology.
2.3. Square dance also meets the needs of middle-aged and old people who like to talk about their family affairs.
3. Can old people dance square dance when they are ill
Like other forms of sports, square dancing is not suitable for all people or at all times. The elderly and patients with acute diseases (such as acute gastroenteritis, acute tracheitis, acute hepatitis, acute myocarditis, cold and fever) or acute attacks of chronic diseases should suspend their activities.
For the elderly with poor blood pressure and heart conditions, they should also make good choices and arrangements in terms of activity intensity and time to avoid accidents.
At the same time, it is easy to sweat during sports in late autumn and winter. It is better to take a coat and keep warm in time after sports to prevent catching cold. Carry necessary rain gear according to the weather forecast to avoid catching a cold after dancing.
Advantages of square dancing for old people
1. Relieve boredom and kill time
People in their old age basically have nothing to do, and they are bored every day. Dancing square dance can help the old people relieve their boredom. In addition, middle-aged and old-age dance is not only of great significance to the fitness of middle-aged and old people, but also that children should actively help parents at home to participate in the exercise of middle-aged and old-age dance, which is very meaningful for family harmony.
2. Enhance cardiopulmonary function
Promote blood circulation, reduce the chance of suffering from chronic diseases such as heart disease, hypertension and diabetes, enhance the body’s resistance, and reduce the chance of getting sick.
3. Strong bones
It can prevent osteoporosis, help improve body shape, strengthen muscles, help stretch muscles and bones, reduce back pain, increase the softness of the body and joints, make people more flexible, and reduce the chance of injury.
4. Regulate the body and mind of middle-aged and old people
In a nutshell, it can regulate the mood, life and interpersonal relationship of the middle-aged and old people spiritually, and relieve the emptiness of spiritual life caused by the empty nest at home.
What kind of dance is suitable for old people
1. Ballroom Dance
The middle-aged and old people can choose the waltz. The waltz moves smoothly in the slow three time dance music. Because of the obvious lifting movement, it feels like a continuous wave rising and falling. Coupled with the gentle and dexterous tilting, swinging, turning and rotating movements and various beautiful shapes, it has the unique charm of solemnity, elegance and gorgeous variety. It has the reputation of “after the dance”.
2. Square dance
Nowadays, square dance can be said to be popular all over China, and many elderly people love square dance very much. This kind of sports dance has no age limit, simple movements, repetitive steps and is easy to master. There are 12 steps, 16 steps, 18 steps, 20 steps, 22 steps, 24 steps, 25 steps, 27 steps, 30 steps, 34 steps, 36 steps, 37 steps, 40 steps and so on, and the maximum is 200 ~ 300 steps.
3. Senior disco
The biggest characteristic of old-age disco is unrestrained. In addition to some specific steps, it can imitate some movements in daily life ad libitum according to the change of rhythm. The steps are flexible and free, difficult or easy, and can also be improvised. Men and women can dance in pairs or in groups, and they are the “Darling” of the elderly dance.
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