Soulful Sundays

Just Dance

Every evening as I cook dinner my three year old Summer runs up to me and says ‘Mama can we have a dance party?’ Sometimes I’m in the mood and sometimes I’m not, but either way the answer is always ‘YES’! Because even if I don’t want to dance, when does dancing ever NOT feel good? And clearly my three year old knows this to be true.
She’s not your typical three year old. She loves top 40 music. Her requests always begin with ‘Happy’ by Pharrell or ‘All About The Bass’ but Meghan Trainor. Either way, it’s impossible not to move when either of these beats come on. So I stop what I’m doing, I queue up the songs she requests and we have a jump around the kitchen. It isn’t for long,…maybe five or ten minutes. But during that time when I look down at her smile and see the pure joy she’s getting out of dancing with her Mama (which we all know is short lived!) I think to myself….it really doesn’t get any better than this.
I’ve just left my first trimester of pregnancy and climbing the stairs with a load of laundry was starting to count as a daily workout. But now, as I start to feel better I realize dancing IS cardio. Working out doesn’t always have to be a trip to the gym. It is as simple as a dance party in your kitchen. So my advice to you is this: JUST DANCE. Because not only does it get the heart pumping, the adrenaline flowing and put a smile on your face; it also creates a lasting memory for you and your little one. 

Be Well,
~LEW