Pawa Pitil, Patricia and Baja Sulaiman, Dorathy
(2022)
“Shall we dance?”: The art of aerobic dance on improving health-related fitness among overweight females / Patricia Pawa Pitil and Dorathy Baja Sulaiman.
In: ARTe: Art & Expression, September 2022, September.
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of 8-week aerobic dance on body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage and aerobic fitness among overweight female adults (N=32, [body mass index (BMI) ≥ 23 kg/m2, age 18-25 years). The aerobic dance program was conducted three sessions per week for 8 weeks at submaximal intensity. Results: After the 8-week intervention, the aerobic dance group had significantly more changes in BMI, body fat percentage and aerobic fitness than the control group. Conclusion: An 8-week aerobic dance intervention with submaximal intensity can considerably reduce BMI and body fat and improve aerobic fitness among overweight female adults. Good program adherence was attributed to this study.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Pawa Pitil, Patricia UNSPECIFIED Baja Sulaiman, Dorathy UNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > Women—Health and hygiene |
| Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak > Seri Iskandar Campus > Faculty of Art and Design |
| Journal or Publication Title: | ARTe: Art & Expression, September 2022 |
| Event Title: | ARTe: Art & Expression, September 2022 |
| Event Dates: | September |
| Page Range: | pp. 42-46 |
| Keywords: | aerobic dance, aerobic fitness, body fat, body mass index, overweight. |
| Date: | September 2022 |
| URI: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/82532 |
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