Strictly Come Dancing to lose weight!

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Trying to motivate yourself to get fit or lose weight at this time of year is practically impossible. The gym's deserted and you're sick of your tired old overwashed exercise T-shirts. But why put yourself through all that misery when you can get fit, lose weight and be glamorous all at once? Follow in the footsteps of the celebs in Strictly Come Dancing and you could be burning up to 400 calories an hour, while toning up and grinning like an idiot.

Dancing at home
Strictly Come Dancing - The Workout with Kelly Brook and Flavia Cacace DVD, £8.88 Brand new!
Learn four energetic dances - the salsa, jive, quick step and tango for a great workout, with warm up and cool down.

Strictly Come Dancersize DVD, £7.88
Learn the salsa, jive, quick step, samba and cha cha with Erin Boag and Karen Hardy from Strictly Come Dancing and get fit!

It's Strictly Dancing DVD, from £7.98
Pick up the basics of dances like the samba, waltz, rumba, tango, foxtrot, paso doble, quick step and cha cha cha from Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole.

Dance with Len Goodman DVD, from £2.46
The head judge on Strictly Come Dancing takes you through the steps of ballroom and Latin American dances.

Simply Ballroom DVD, £5.98
Be inspired with this dance show by Anton du Beke and Erin Boag from Strictly Come Dancing.

Ballroom Dancing with Angela Rippon, £4.97
Pick up the key steps in ballroom dancing with Angela Rippon. The DVD includes the quick step, waltz, tango, cha cha and jive.

Join a club/go to a class
Dance classes for adults
There are all sorts of fun dance classes to take and clubs you can join to improve your fitness and burn fat. Dancing speeds up your heart rate, which helps build up strength and endurance and it's also great for toning without bulking out with big muscles.
Try Ballroom and Latin Dance studios in the UK for clubs and classes in Ballroom, Latin, Salsa, Tango and other types of dance.
Find local ballroom dancing classes at uk-ballroom.co.uk

Dance classes for kids
Dance classes are also brilliant for kids to lose weight because they'll be having so much fun learning the steps and practising that they won't notice they're actually exercising and losing the pounds.
Visit All4Kids for dance classes in your area.

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By Anna Penniceard

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