An 8-week exercise intervention based on Zumba improves aerobic fitness and psychological well-being in healthy women
| Autor: | sarah graham, Emma Neupert, Anne Delextrat, Sarah Warner |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty maximal oxygen consumption Physical fitness Physical Exertion Physical strength 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Oxygen Consumption Heart Rate medicine Aerobic exercise Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Dancing Cardiovascular fitness business.industry VO2 max Repeated measures design 030229 sport sciences Anthropometry Exercise Therapy body fat Physical Fitness Psychological well-being Physical therapy Body Composition running economy Women's Health Female automomy business Psychology Energy Metabolism strength perception |
| Zdroj: | Delextrat, A, Warner, S, Graham, S & Neupert, E C 2016, ' An 8-week exercise intervention based on Zumba improves aerobic fitness and psychological well-being in healthy women ', Journal of Physical Activity & Health, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 131-139 . https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2014-0535 |
| Popis: | Background:Although Zumba is practiced by millions of people worldwide, there is a paucity of research about its potential benefits. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of Zumba on physiological and psychological outcomes in healthy women.Methods:Cardiovascular fitness, body composition, physical self-perception and psychological well-being were assessed before and immediately after 8 weeks of Zumba performed 3 times weekly (Zumba group, n = 22, age: 26.6 ± 5.4 years old; height: 165.8 ± 7.1 cm) or no intervention (control group, n = 22, age: 27.9 ± 6.0 years old; height: 164.7 ± 6.2 cm). All variables were analyzed by a 2-way (Group × Time) analysis of variance with repeated measures, and a Bonferroni post hoc test. Pearson correlation coefficient assessed the relationship between changes in anthropometric, physiological and psychological variables.Results:Zumba provided significant positive changes in maximal aerobic fitness (+3.6%), self-perception of physical strength (+16.3%) and muscular development (+18.6%), greater autonomy (+8.0%), and purpose in life (+4.4%). No significant changes were observed in the control group. In addition, some psychological changes were significantly correlated to body fat at baseline, and changes in fitness.Conclusions:These results highlight that Zumba is beneficial to improve fitness and well-being in healthy women, but does not change body composition. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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