| Dancing is a great way to get into better physical | | | | You can learn up to four different moves in one |
| condition. Belly dancing is a particularly challenging | | | | episode. The moves are designed to work out the |
| dance that will go a long way to firming you up and | | | | different parts of the body. Exercise becomes fun |
| helping you lose some weight. Dance has become | | | | with this enjoyable method of dance. |
| very popular lately; just take a look at the offerings on | | | | Once the instruction part of the show is finished, there |
| television. Weight loss is always a popular subject as | | | | is a segment for a performance. Using the moves that |
| well. Now put those two things together and you have | | | | the viewer just learned the instructor will perform a |
| a very popular way to lose weight. | | | | routine. The viewer has the choice of watching and |
| Fit TV | | | | enjoying the show or they can try to perform along |
| This new form has a television show all of its own | | | | with the instructor. Finally a freestyle section will close |
| now. It's called Shimmy and it appears on the station Fit | | | | out the show. |
| TV. It gives the viewer a half hour belly dancing lesson | | | | The Calorie Effect |
| that is taught by exotic and beautiful dancing | | | | It has been shown that belly dancing can burn |
| professionals. They will show the viewer the steps | | | | between 250 to 300 calories an hour. This means that |
| broken down for easy learning. Each step is started | | | | just one episode of Shimmy will burn around 150 |
| off slowly so that the viewer has the opportunity to | | | | calories. This exercise will strengthen the abdominal |
| learn the move. As the viewer masters the move the | | | | muscles as well as burn calories. The abdominal |
| pace is increased and before they know it they are | | | | benefit alone makes this exercise program an |
| belly dancing in their living room. | | | | important step toward physical fitness. |
| The Pace | | | | Belly dancing works on the muscles that surround the |
| Each particular episode of this belly dancing show | | | | spine. If you practice regular belly dancing you will have |
| starts off with a warm up routine that gets the viewer | | | | a trim and fit waistline in no time at all. Check with the |
| prepped for the workout to come. After the warm up | | | | television listings for the next episode of Shimmy. Then |
| is completed the instruction part of the show begins. | | | | you can start belly dancing your way to a great shape. |