Dance classes, one of the most common after-school activities among youths, do not appear to provide high levels of physical activity, with only a small percentage of participants meeting the CDC’s physical activity recommendations, according to recently published data in Pediatrics. “This is a very commonly used opportunity for young people, especially girls, to be physically active and we find that they are inactive most of the time during dance classes. Thought there are important social, developmental, cultural and aesthetics benefits of dance that should be maintained and strengthened, it should be possible to increase physical activity,” James Sallis, PhD, department of family medicine and public health at University California, San Diego, said in a press release.
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