Abstract
Recently, Zumba practices were introduced to enhance the physical and social outcomes of the students. This study ascertains the effectiveness of Zumba exercises (individual- collective) on the physical outputs sought by the physical and health education course offered at the preparatory year for the university students. The current study employs a quasi-experimental pre-post-test design. Students were divided into two groups, one experimental and the other control. The potential participants included around 1040 students from the science track who took the course during the first semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. The research sample was selected using the specific selection method which reached 60 students; 30 for each group. Zumba group exercises were employed in the warm-up part and as homework for the experimental group, and the method followed at college was employed by the controlled group. Some fitness tests were used to measure the factors of speed, muscle strength, agility and periodic respiratory endurance. From the results, the experimental group attained higher mean scores than students in control group. The study concluded that Zumba exercises are very effective in the teaching and learning process of physical education courses.
Highlights
Exercising is an important aspect of the lives of individuals and their physical, physiological and cognitive needs [1, 2]
The researchers touched on the importance of the community they work in, which is the university community and the extent of the impact that their work can have to improve the health of female students and get them used to practicing sports, according to the curriculum, which is given once a week, but to try to increase that number
Table (4) shows that there are no statistically significant differences between the averages of the pre-measurements of the two groups as far as the basic variables and physical tests are concerned, as the calculated (T) value is lower than the table (T) value at the level (0.05), indicating equality between the two groups in these variables
Summary
Exercising is an important aspect of the lives of individuals and their physical, physiological and cognitive needs [1, 2]. The benefits of sport are many and known to everyone, especially in light of the psychological or physical pressures that a person is exposed to in order to face the requirements of life in general. As stated in the WHO Global Action Plan for Disease Prevention, lack of physical activity is a major risk factor for disease, and physical activity is decreasing in many countries. The plan calls for a 10% reduction in this lack of physical activity by 2025, which will contribute to achieving the goals for sustainable development. Kraus et al [3] evidenced the benefits of regular sport practice in enhancing quality of practitioners’ life, education, public and their healthcare
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