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Originally Posted by Genisis
I dance and stretch for hours every day but lately I'm just not feeling like I'm getting anything out of it. No muscle fatigue or joint pain or really any sensation that lets me know that I'm doing anything at all. Maybe that means that I'm doing it right? Or maybe I have reached the point where dance and weight training won't do it anymore. I have absolutely no idea where to go from here because I can't do serious cardio.
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Hi Genisis! I think the reason you're not feeling sensation feedback is that you've reached a plateau. Doing what you're doing maintains your existing level, but doesn't move you beyond. This is normal body behavior - if the only exercise that you do is consistently the same thing (ie, always weight lifting, always running on a treadmill, always belly dancing), then a plateau will occur. This is why people do cross-training - weight lifting one day, cardio the next, some sort of flexibility exercise like yoga the next. By shifting focus from one set of muscles to another, and from one type of exercise (strength, cardio, flexibility) to another, the body is kept guessing. And that allows improvements to keep happening.
I'll defer to others on the question of whether the weight belt is potentially harmful, but in order to address your question about your plateau, I'd urge you to alternate different exercise disciplines into your fitness regime.