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| Monday, 29 November 2004 | |
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Arlene Phillips is Strictly Come Dancing's harshest judge and her stern criticism has reduced many of the celebrity competitors to jelly. She is one of the country's most respected theatre choreographers and created the 70s dance troupe Hot Gossip. Here, she explains how the dances can tone up and sculpt your body.
QUICKSTEP A VERY fast-moving dance with lots of hops and runs. While it needs lots of bounce, the whole body must be kept lifted and this requires lots of stamina. Good for overall conditioning and toning. You have to hold your arms up for three minutes, so it is excellent for banishing underarm bingo wings. The back from the base of the spine to the neck has to be straight, so it encourages good posture. And it's a fantastic tummy toner. 350 cals/hour FOXTROT IDEAL for working the upper body. It's very fluid and will give you beautiful, graceful arms as well as working the back. It also helps develop flexibility and will give you a swan-like neck as you have to move the head to the right shoulder and then to the left. Also makes you stretch through the thighs, back of the knees and calves. 200 cals/hour PASO DOBLE IT'S based on the Spanish bullfight and is brilliant for toning flabby arms. It works on the shoulders and can help tone and lift the bust. 180 cals/hour JIVE THE best aerobic dance in the world. There are so many steps you can do, from steps to the side, to flicks from the knee and kicks to the side. And with your arms circling like windmills it will give your triceps a great workout, too. Just two to three minutes will leave you breathless. 400 cals/hour TANGO BRILLIANT for stomach and inner and outer thighs. You are making long deep steps across the floor, working the thighs like you would doing lunges as part of an aerobic workout. As you have to hold your body taut it's fantastic for working towards a flat tummy, too. 220 cals/hour SAMBA THIS is fantastic for the butt and hips and it's a really fun dance. You are shaking your bottom and wriggling your hips, but all the time you are moving from side to side you have to keep your butt clenched, so it's very toning. Start the steps slowly and work it up. 250 cals/hour Source |
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