Dance to lose weight
Trying to motivate yourself to get fit or lose weight can sometimes seem like an impossible task. But if you're serious about starting and sticking to it, then finding a workout that you enjoy is key. If you love Dancing On Ice and Strictly Come Dancing and wished you could be like the celebs, then look no further for the perfect workout...
Get your skates or dancing shoes on and lose weight with the latest Dancing On Ice and Strictly Come Dancing DVDs. You could be burning up to 400 calories an hour, while toning up and grinning like an idiot.
Catch Dancing on Ice every Sunday on ITV1 from January 11th, 7pm to 8.30pm, with the skate-off 9.30pm to 10pm.
Dancing On Ice
NEW! Dancing On Ice Live Tour 2008 DVD, £8.78. Be inspired by the lifts, jumps and spins, plus new performances from Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
NEW! Dancing On Ice Dancercise 2008 DVD, £10.98. Follow the training programme of the Dancing on Ice skaters in your own home! It's fun and easy to follow combined with dance moves from the show.
Dancing On Ice - Season 3 DVD, £16.98.
See the complete third episode and Dancing on Ice stars, Linda Lusardi, Gareth Gates, and Greg Rusedski over and over.
Dancing On Ice - Season 2 DVD, £10.97.
Watch the second episode and all your favourite stars; Kyran Bracken (2007 winner), Lee Sharpe and Clare Buckfield dance on ice again.
Dancing on Ice Ultimate Box Set (Series 1-3) DVD, £14.18.
Can't get enough of Dancing on Ice? Then this box set should keep you happy for a while! Highlights and unseen footage from three series of the show.
Dancing at home
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Strictly Come Dancing - The Workout with Kelly Brook and Flavia Cacace 2008 DVD, £11.98.
For all levels and ages, work out and recreate the moves from Strictly Come Dancing with step-by-step instructions. There's a great soundtrack to keep you going too!
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Dance Off The Inches with Camilla Dallerup 2008 DVD, £10.98.
Four dance-based workouts created by Strictly's Camilla Dallerup, so have fun dancing and lose inches at the same time.
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Strictly Come Dancing - The Best of Series 6 DVD, released on 9 February, £16.19.
All the best bits from the last series.
Strictly Come Dancersize 2007 DVD.
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.
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, £4.98
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, £4.87
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
Ice skating classes for adults and kids
Ice skating is a great cardiovascular workout, it works thigh and calf muscles and most importantly it's fun for both kids and adults. Find your nearest ice skating rinks and classes at www.iceskating.org.uk
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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