Let the Music Play – De-Stress and Get Moving – Dancing is GREAT Exercise

Let the Music Play – De-Stress and Get Moving

It’s early afternoon and I’m getting ready for a small dinner party with some dear old friends. I love to entertain, but I’m just no good at it. I get stressed out about the house being messy, worry if the bath towels are folded, is there kid “stuff” all over the house, etc. Of course, my husband, who shares none of my worries, has eaten the avocados I had hidden in the back of the refrigerator for this evening and has mysteriously disappeared. These are very good friends and deep down I know that they could care less about how my house looks or if the bath towels are folded, but I’m still really stressed.

Now, you should know that I’m also a self-professed news junkie. I have Headline News on ALL DAY when I’m home. Of course, Headline News replays the same stressful stories all day long on repeat, so by about 2:00, I’d heard the same stressful stuff over and over again. I finally realized that this is doing nothing for me but adding more stress. I turned the TV off and turned on MIX 93.3, my favorite radio station and on came Train, Katy Perry, and Pink and some really fun music. To the chagrin of my family, I’m moving, twisting, twirling and jumping. I am mortifying my kids because this is the music that THEY listen to and here’s mom with a slotted spoon for a microphone TOTALLY embarrassing my kids!

I am having fun and not only am I relieving stress, but I’m burning some serious calories. This was no planned exercise session, just an impromptu deal. Not only was all the work done by the time our company arrived at 5:30, but I was stress-free and had burned more than 300 calories per hour!

The moral of my story is that the next time you’re stressed or need some exercise, just put your favorite music on – I DARE YOU not to move!!!!

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