29.01.2012                      05.Schwat. 5772

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Health Scan: Shimmying towards health

Clalit Health find that Belly dancing may be good for women's health; almost all muscles are used during the rhythmic dancing.

Belly dancing may be good for a woman’s health. So suggest Clalit Health Services’ community medicine researchers who looked into the matter. (The former belly dancer who abandoned the “Big Brother” reality TV show, take note.).
Researchers sent questionnaires to 300 women with an average age of 48 who participated in belly dancing classes. Almost half of the questionnaires were sent back with full responses. A statistical analysis showed that more than 40 percent of those who shook their hips and danced lost significant amounts of weight; their assessed health was much better; and they visited the doctor less frequently after dancing. The research was published recently in the Israeli Journal of Family Practice….