Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 25, 1981, p. 9

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Fandango your way to fitness in Dancefit season ByCIIRISAAGAARD Herald Slatrwritrr Never mind what Ihe bro chures tell you in Laurie Bums can summarize the Intent of unique exercise program In statement Its fun Hurt a the main thing As Mrs Burns pointed out in an Interview with The Herald Thursday there Mile doubt that Dancefit a overwhelming popularity Is based on two current trends movies like Saturday Night Fever Fame have renewed the world love affair with dance while at the same time even the Canadian government Is encouraging everyone to do anything- to get physically lit Dancefit merely blends the two Ingred It will be third semester in Georgetown when the fall ten week program the Wriggles worth gymnasium Earlier this year Mrs Burns conducted spring and summer sessions and now shell be Joined by assistant Instructor and Georgetown resident Virginia Walker a student of the program since it began in the community started with the program last spring Miss Walker explained and assisted Laurie In the summer and 1 now be with her In the fait I felt tike 1 wanted to get out and get some exercise because I thought I was putting on weight and getting a little laty DIET PL Bui Dancefit Mrs Burns The first class a the Fall session is scheduled to begin Sept In Howard Wrigglesworth School on Georgetown Street There will be two classes each week the Monday class being held In tit school while the Wednesday evening lesson will be held In Cedarvole gym located in the recreation centre Park Both days lessons will begin at is and last an hour Mrs Burns has Indicated that If enough people show up for registration she will form another group which will meet for lis lesson Monday and Wednesday nights following the first class added is not meant to be a complete weight loss program Sure it will help trim stomachs and firm up thighs but for Individuals on losing pounds they also need a comprehensive diet The program was brought into Canada Tram the S and here has been fostered by s Marg the Canadian lonal director of Emphasis is placed on exercisecontinuous and rigorous activity which stimulates the heart grad training it to work at a steady pace during the exer die without overexerting the body How does this Is really quite simple so simple in Foci that students can practice at home using the trusty household radio In each session here are live dance sequences for popular songs which the students ore required to learn The dances ana the songs arc rechoreographed for the next ten week series Ever lesson Is divided up into three distinct segments Mrs Burns said First we up then we get Into our dance routines to bring everybody up to their cardiovascular level and we cool down There arc four or five dame sequences and It takes about weeks to put them to songs The last five weeks of the program arc spent going through the songs and their sequences some of the dance steps arc tagged with such the Patrhi pull and rock march polishing each routine Into a snappy dance Everybody participating In Ihe program and It is to and heart shaped button on which Is Inscribed the bearers name and the working range of his or her heartbeat This Is calculated by taking ones pulse for a brief period of time and mul by one of the factors of 60 Working ranges are ideally maintained over a period of 20 minutes In fact moat else programs recommend that people to remain fit should give the heart a good workout at least twice a week for minutes each time I can feet a real difference in the way I feel now after having taken the program a few times Miss Walker said and I met a lot cf new Something about generated in each les- fact that there Is little pressure on the individual to turn himself Into an outstand ing athlete with Da It- means that participants are more relaxed friendships quickly solidify When the last session closed In June Mrs Bums class themselves with small wine and cheese and pool party Certainly Miss Walker agreed some or the steps especially for first time member can be a little tricky No problem she said just fake it II you can t do the move fake Itl Just dont stop but fake It Quite often during the first few weeks of the the participants split into different groups to discuss new moves and a laugh over fumbled effort to acquire them Learning is easier If you have two people Intruding Walker said You an have one person standing at one end of the hall and one at the other That way when the group turns around during a dance they can still keep an eye on what going on Warm t spook anyone from Joining the pro gram Mrs Bums maintained While most people who are edging toward a fitness pro gram of some kind cringe at the thought of pushup and sit or stretching exercises will show you a variety of ways to tone the same muscles There exercises after ail that have recently come under criticism among the medical for causing too much strain on other parts of the body even though they do wonders for one set of muscles 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