How does dance affect the body and your hormones?

How does dance affect the body and your hormones?

As you know, we here at FLO Living are always interested in the places where science meets women’s bodies. Here we share with you exciting research that shows how a more feminine mode of exercise - Dance - can affect your hormones in a positive way. (And it just so happens that a few of our core team members are dancers, so even more reason to love this topic!)Allow us to introduce you to Dr. Peter Lovatt, a psychologist and former professional dancer who heads the Dance Psychology Lab at the University of Hertfordshire in England.His research is exciting to us for 2 reasons:

1. It supports the fact that dance can actually improve our mental ability to problem solve and think creatively, which for us translates to the power of the body and feminine energy to support the mind and masculine energy.
2. It demonstrates another way that women’s changing hormonal patterns throughout the month actually do affect the way we act and move. The more we are aware of this, the more we can learn to live in tune with our cycles and utilize our energy in the best ways possible.

Check out Dr. Lovatt’s TEDx talk below, where he shares these fascinating findings and some pretty awesome dance clips:(Skip to the 18:50 mark for the real good stuff!)

So this week, we hope you dance at whatever phase of your cycle you might be in!Has dance ever affected your hormones in a positive OR negative way?Share with us below and read on for a dance- and health-inspired story from Jessica, one of our counselors whose journey with dance went from health-damaging to healing and life-changing.Find out how we can help you get in the FLO with your body and hormones!