25 Feb 2024

Dancing is the best exercise for mental health

From Sunday Morning, 10:15 am on 25 February 2024

New research has found that structured dance is equal or more beneficial than other types of physical exercise for improving a range of psychological and cognitive outcomes.   

Dr Alycia Fong Yang is an exercise and sports science lecturer at The University of Sydney.   

She joins Jim on Sunday Morning to explain why we should be hitting the dancefloor over the gym.    

05 November 2022, Berlin: A couple dances at a free swing or Lindy Hop dance class to warm up in the foyer of the Deutsche Oper. The Berlin State Ballet and the Deutsche Oper offer free dance classes on Saturdays in November to brave the dropping temperatures with tango, swing and salsa. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa (Photo by Christoph Soeder / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)

Photo: CHRISTOPH SOEDER