{"title":"Effects of Aerobic Dance on Cardiovascular Level and Body Weight among Women","authors":"Mohd Faridz Ahmad, Muhammad Amir Asyraf Rosli","country":null,"institution":"","volume":108,"journal":"International Journal of Sport and Health Sciences","pagesStart":874,"pagesEnd":883,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/10003369","abstract":"

Aerobic dance has becoming a popular mode of
\r\nexercise especially among women due to its fun nature. With a catchy
\r\nmusic background and joyful dance steps, aerobic dancers would be
\r\nable to have fun while sweating out. Depending on its level of
\r\naggressiveness, aerobic may also improve and maintain
\r\ncardiorespiratory fitness other than being a great tool for weight loss.
\r\nThis study intends to prove that aerobic dance activity can bring the
\r\nsame, if not better impacts on health than other types of
\r\ncardiovascular exercise such as jogging and cycling. The objective of
\r\nthis study was to evaluate and identify the effect of six weeks aerobic
\r\ndance on cardiovascular fitness and weight loss among women. This
\r\nstudy, which was held in Seremban Fit Challenge, used a quasiexperimental
\r\ndesign. The subjects selected include a total of 14
\r\nwomen (n = 14) with age (32.4 years old ± 9.1), weight (65.93 kg ±
\r\n11.24) and height (165.36 ± 3.46) who joined the Seremban Fit
\r\nChallenge Season 13. The subjects were asked to join an aerobic
\r\ndance class with a duration of one hour for six weeks in a row. As for
\r\nthe outcome, cardiovascular fitness was measured with a 1-mile run
\r\ntest while any changes on weight were measured using the weighing
\r\nscale. The result showed that there was a significant difference
\r\nbetween pre and post-test for cardiovascular fitness when p = 0.02 <
\r\n0.05 and weight loss when p = 0.00 < 0.05. In conclusion, a six-week
\r\nlong aerobic dance program would have a positive effect on
\r\ncardiovascular fitness and weight. Therefore, aerobic dance may be
\r\nused as an alternative for people who wish to lead a healthy lifestyle
\r\nin a fun way.<\/p>\r\n","references":null,"publisher":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology","index":"Open Science Index 108, 2015"}