As you grow older, you’ll find you’re much more susceptible to injuries and prone to experiencing aches, pains and other health issues. Common include balance issues, cognitive deterioration, respiratory problems, and heart disease. It’s important as you age to stay on top of your health through the right fitness and foods. However, finding the right exercises can be the hardest thing to do when taking into account current injuries and mobility levels. Luckily, this blog post today will be informing you of a senior healing dance in Hamilton that will help you recover from any pains or injuries as well as provide numerous beneficial advantages through gentle, adaptable movement.
How Nia Dance Caters to Injuries and Seniors
The technique we’ll be talking about today is known as Nia Dance. Briefly mentioned in the previous paragraph, Nia Dance is an extremely adaptable form of exercise, meaning you can change movements to suit your body rather than strain it and still receive all of its benefits. Nia movement’s high changeability reduces the risk of further injury or exhaustion and makes participating more enjoyable, meaning you’ll want to take part more often rather than hate the exercise you’re doing.
Nia Dance is also a non-impact type of fitness, which means that the intensity level is quite low and movements are gentle and non-complex. This is ideal as a senior, especially if you’re new to the fitness or dance scene or have issues with mobility, pain or injuries. If you find that you have an amazing range of motion in your upper body but not so much in your lower body, which is common among seniors, Nia Dance can even cater to that too! Nia Dance can be performed while sitting down using only the range of your upper body; this method is quite commonly used!
Made up of 7 unique cycles, Nia Dance can stimulate not only your body but your mind and soul through the methods used in these cycles as well as the incorporation of mindfulness techniques. You can read about these cycles in our blog here.
Despite all its gentle movements and ability to be easily changed to suit your needs, Nia Dance is extremely effective with the benefits it provides. Some of the most commonly reported benefits of Nia Dance includes better hand-eye coordination and balance, improved spinal support and posture, increased abilities with movement and flexibility, pain relief, better muscular strength, higher circulation, improved organ and cognitive functioning, and strengthened cardiovascular system.
Experience Healing of the Mind, Body and Soul at Dance NZ
While there are 5 classes at Dance NZ, the perfect class for seniors with extra attention to healing is Nia Dance Move to Heal. This class occurs at the gorgeous venue, Waikato Sports and Fishing Club in Hamilton. A beautiful environment to exercise in can add extra joy to your life and provide a different set of pace.
Nia Dance Move to Heal is also commonly booked by those in rehabilitation for injuries or a part of an ACC plan (as this class is a certified ACC program). However, if you’re a senior participating, you can receive a special discount on your classes by clicking here. This link will redirect you to a page on the Dance NZ website where you will be required to fill out a form and provide proof of valid ID for verification. After this process, you will be added to the senior discount list.
Book Now
If you’re a senior in need of some physical healing, give Nia Dance Move to Heal at Dance NZ a try! You can give this class a go for as little as $5 with the Dance NZ first-time members special offer: get your first 3 classes for $15 here!
Do you have a query? CONTACT Dance NZ here to reach out with your question and we’ll get back to you right away.
Kind regards, Belinda.
Brown Belt in the Nia Technique. A Certified Parkinson Dance Teacher.
Dance NZ Classes Every Week: Physical and Online HYBRID-Style Nia Dance Sessions
Participate in your favourite in-person and HYBRID-style sessions and join as a free Dance NZ member here.
• Nia Dance Move to Heal: Participate in this session here. Time and dates: 11:15 a.m, Tuesdays mornings. Official sessions venue: Waikato Sports Fishing Club (designated location place: 499 Grantham Street in Hamilton).
• Classic Nia: Participate in this session here. Time and dates: 5:30 p.m, Tuesdays evenings. Official session venue: Waikato Sports Fishing Club (designated venue place: Grantham Street in Hamilton).
• Gentle Nia: Participate in this session here. Time and dates: 9:30 a.m, Wednesday mornings. Official session venue: Raglan Town Hall (designated location place: 41 Bow Street, Raglan).
• Classic Nia: Participate in this session here. Time and dates: 9:30 a.m, Friday mornings. Official session venue: Saint John’s Hall (designated location place: Hamilton, 20 Wellington Street).
• Nia for Parkinson’s Freedom Dance: Participate in this session here. Time and dates: 12:00 p.m, Friday afternoons. Official session venue: Saint John’s Hall (designated location place: 20 Wellington Street, Hamilton).
You can find on the Dance NZ site here booking and information about online HYBRID-style sessions and in-person classes with your instructor, Belinda Goodwin.
Dive further into everything about the Nia Technique at nianow.com.