Aerobic Dance Program Research Articles

Effects of a 12-week aerobic dance programme on diastolic blood pressure in stage one hypertensive adults

Hypertension which impacts over 1.5 billion people globally is a crucial health challenge accountable for more than 10.8 million early deaths yearly. Our study used an experimental design to investigate the effects of aerobic dance programme on diastolic blood pressure levels in stage one hypertensive adults over a 12-week period. The study participants were randomly allocated into either the experimental or control groups. Diastolic blood pressure measurements were collected using a mercury sphygmomanometer at baseline and post programme. The 12-week aerobic dance programme entailed three 45-minute sessions per week, at a moderate intensity. The paired samples t-test was used to compare mean differences within the groups with the significance level set at P

Feasibility, Safety, Enjoyment, and System Usability of Web-Based Aerobic Dance Exercise Program in Older Adults: Single-Arm Pilot Study

During the COVID-19 epidemic, opportunities for social interaction and physical activity among older people are decreasing, which may have a negative impact on their health. As a solution, a web-based group exercise program provided through a videoconferencing platform would be useful. As a web-based exercise program that older adults can easily, safely, and enjoyably perform at home, we developed a short-duration, light-intensity aerobic dance exercise program. Before studying the effectiveness of this exercise program, its characteristics, such as feasibility, safety, enjoyment, and system usability, should be examined among older adults. This pilot study aimed to examine the feasibility, safety, and enjoyment of a web-based aerobic dance exercise program and the usability of a web-based exercise delivery system using a videoconferencing platform for older adults. This study was designed as a prospective single-arm pilot study. A total of 16 older adults participated in an 8-week web-based aerobic dance program held every morning (8:30 AM to 8:50 AM) on weekdays at home. Retention and adherence rates were measured for the program's feasibility. Safety was assessed by the heart rate reserve, an index of exercise intensity calculated from heart rate, and the number of adverse events during exercise sessions. Enjoyment of this exercise program was assessed by an 11-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (not enjoyable at all) to 10 (extremely enjoyable) obtained through telephone interviews after the first-, third-, sixth-, and eighth-week intervention. For usability, the ease of the videoconferencing platform system was assessed through telephone interviews after the intervention. A female participant with hypertension dropped out in the second week because of the continuously reported high blood pressure (≥180 mmHg) before attending the exercise session in the first week. Therefore, the retention rate was 93.8% (15/16). Among the remaining participants, the median (IQR) overall adherence rate was 97.4% (94.7-100). Regarding safety, the mean (SD) heart rate reserve during the aerobic dance exercise was 29.8% (6.8%), showing that the exercise was relatively safe with very light to light intensity. There were no adverse events during the exercise session. The enjoyment score (0-10 points) significantly increased from the first (6.7 [1.7]) to sixth (8.2 [1.3]) and eighth week (8.5 [1.3]). Regarding usability, 11 participants reported difficulties at the beginning, such as basic touch panel operations and the use of unfamiliar applications; however, all got accustomed to it and subsequently reported no difficulty. This study showed high feasibility, enjoyment, and safety of the web-based aerobic dance exercise program in older adults, and the web-based exercise delivery system may have areas for improvement, albeit without serious problems. Our web-based aerobic dance exercise program may contribute to an increase in physical and social activities among older adults.

The Effect of an 8-Week Aerobic Dance Program on Executive Function in Children.

In the current study, we examined the effect of an aerobic dance program as part of physical education (PE) classes on aspects of primary school children's executive functions (EFs) (inhibition, working memory, and cognitive flexibility). Participants were 41 children (21 boys and 20 girls; M age =10.30, SD = 0.50 years, M height = 134.09, SD= 3.9cm; M weight = 35.61, SD = 7.85kg) who were divided into an experimental group (EG) and a no-PE control group (CG). The EG followed an aerobic dance intervention as part of their PE program (45 minute sessions twodays per week over eightweeks). Participants in both groups performed EF tests before and after the intervention period to evaluate their mental flexibility, inhibition, and working memory. A two-way mixed model repeated measures ANOVA revealed a significant effect of the aerobic dance program on participants' cognitive flexibility (i.e., on Trails Making Tests B-A times and committed errors) (p <0.001), and on Stroop measures of inhibition (corrected number of words and corrected errors) (p <0.001 and p <0.01, respectively), with post-hoc analyses showing an improved performance by the EG in working memory (digit recall score) from pre-test to post-test and in comparsion to the CG (p < 0.001). Thus, this 8-week aerobic dance program promoted EF development among primary school children.

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CIRCUIT AND AEROBIC DANCE TRAINING IN NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND BODY FAT OF OVERWEIGHT URBAN SCHOOL GIRLS

Centering upon the suffering from chronic energy deciency due to overweight and high body fat is very common problem in urban school girls of our society. In present days, in this pandemic situation, a compulsion practice and system of staying inside the home and intake of more amount of food without having any physical exercise, gives the gift birth of overweight status of our children. From this point of view, the researcher intends to investigate a comparative study of circuit and aerobic dance training programmes to reduce body fat and for adopting heathy weight and BMI and also to investigate which programme is more effective. Ninety, seventh and eight standard obese girls of Kalitala girls high school (N = 45) and Mission Girls High School (N = 45) mean age (13+1) years of Bankura district of West Bengal, India were randomly selected as the subjects for the study. For experimental purpose total ninety subjects were sub-divided systematically on the basis of over-weight status into three equal groups (n = 30). The circuit training and aerobic dance programs were randomly assigned to two groups which were designated as experimental groups: Group A (Circuit Training) and Group B (Aerobic Dance) and were imparted 12 weeks of circuit training and aerobic dance training programs, respectively whereas the remaining group was designated as the control group (Group C). Result showed that greater contributory effects of aerobic dance program in developing healthy BMI of overweight school girls than that of circuit training program.

Effect of Aerobic Dance on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Pregnant Women: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Introduction: It is recommended that healthy pregnant women should undertake moderate physical activityfor 30 minutes on most days of the week throughout pregnancy 1,4. The aim of the present study was toevaluate the effect of a 12-week programme of twice-weekly aerobic dance classes, in addition to 30 minutesof moderate self-imposed physicalactivity on the remaining week days, on cardiorespiratory fitness inprimiparous women.Material and Method: This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized controlledtrial comparing agroup undertaking aerobic exercise with a non-exercising control group.Results and Conclusion: This study showed that a 12-week aerobic dance programme had no effecton cardiorespiratory fitness in pregnant women. It has been reported that even small improvements incardiorespiratory fitness may cause an overall lower mortality rate in adults24,25.

Effects Of 12-Week Aerobic Dance On Haematological Variables And Health-Related Quality Of Life Of Individuals With Sickle Cell Anaemia

Introduction: Sickle cell disease is a common condition that negatively impacts on quality of life. This study investigated the effects of a 12-week aerobic dance programme on heamatological variables and health status of individuals with sickle cell anaemia (SCA). Methods: Participants (N=104) with SCA attending Hematology clinic at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria were randomly assigned into two groups. The control group (n=50) received routine medications while the experimental group (n=54) received 36 sessions of aerobic dancing for 12 weeks in addition to routine medications. Participants’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measured with SF-36 and the packed cell volume (PCV), platelet count (PC) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) measured with standardized instruments were assessed at baseline, and at 6 and 12 weeks. Frequency of crisis (FC), frequency of hospitalization (FH) and length of hospitalization (LH) were self-reported at 6 months before and after the study. Results: The groups were comparable in all variables of interest at baseline and 6 months before the study (p>0.05). Compared to the control, the experimental group had significantly better PCV and health-related quality of life score at 6th week and PCV, PC and HRQoL score at 12th week. The experimental group had significantly lower FC (p<0.0001), lower FH (p=0.001) and shorter LH (p<0.0001) than the control group at 6 months after the study. Conclusion: Aerobic dancing improves PCV, PC and health status, and reduces FC, FH and LH in individuals with SCA. Aerobic dancing could be included as a routine cost-effective adjunct therapy in the management of SCA.

Effects of a 12-week worksite aerobic dance programme on blood glucose and lipids in public service employees

This study investigated the effects of a 12-week aerobic dance programme on the serum glucose and lipid profiles of employees (n = 26) of the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), Gaborone, Botswana, who registered for the workplace programme. The participants’ baseline anthropometric characteristics expressed as mean ± SD included: age = 35.4 ± 4.3 years; body weight = 77.2 ± 6.3 kg; height = 1.62 ± 2.4 m; BMI = 30.18 ± 3.7 kg/m2; waist circumference = 88.62 ± 1.2cm; hip circumference = 111.03 ± 2.1cm; and % body fat = 8.52 ± 1.1%. A quasi experimental design (one group pre-test-post-test design), in which participants’ serum glucose and lipid profiles were assessed before and after the 12-week aerobic dance programme at 60-70% HRR (Karvonen’s HRR method), was used. Fasting blood samples were collected from the participants using the vacutainer method and biochemically analysed using standard protocols. Using paired t-tests to compare the means of the participants’ pre-test and post-test masurements, results at p ≤ .05 showed significant increases in high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (from 1.09 to 1. 21 mmol.L-1), whereas mean values of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) decreased substantialy post-test (from 2.83 to 2.47 mmol.L-1), triglycerides (from .9048 to .7467 mmol.L-1) and blood glucose (from 4.785 to 4.617 mmol.L-1). Conclusively, a 12-week aerobic dance programme could promote healthy blood glucose and lipids in previously sedentary employees.Keywords: Blood glucose, lipids, physical activity, aerobic dance programme, workplace, employees

Effects of an 8-Week Aerobic Dance Program on Health-Related Fitness in Patients With Schizophrenia.

Both psychiatric symptoms and the side effects of medication significantly affect patients with schizophrenia. These effects frequently result in a sedentary lifestyle and weight gain, which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and premature death. This study developed an aerobic dance program for patients with schizophrenia and then evaluated the effect of this program on health-related fitness outcomes. An experimental research design was used. Sixty patients with schizophrenia were recruited from a daycare ward and rehabilitation center at a psychiatric hospital in Taiwan. Paticipants were assigned randomly into an experimental group, which received the 8-week aerobic dance program intervention, and a control group, which received no intervention. All of the participants were assessed in terms of the outcome variables, which included bodyweight, body mass index, muscular endurance, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory endurance. These variables were measured before the intervention (pretest) as well as at 8 weeks (posttest) and 12 weeks (follow-up) after the intervention. This study used a generalized linear model with a generalized estimating equation method to account for the dependence of repeated measurements and to explore the effects of the intervention on health-related fitness outcomes. Twenty-six participants were in the experimental group, and 28 were in the control group. Significant between-group differences were observed at posttest and in the follow-up for all of the health-related fitness outcomes with the exception of muscular endurance. This study suggests that an 8-week aerobic dance program may be an effective intervention in patients with schizophrenia in terms of improving bodyweight, body mass index, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory endurance for a period of at least 4 months. Furthermore, although muscular endurance was postively affected during the short-term period, the benefits did not extend into the follow-up examination. On the basis of these findings, aerobic dance is recommended as a nonpharmacological intervention for patients with schizophrenia who are in daycare or rehabilitation settings.

Influences of Aerobic Dance on Cognitive Performance in Adults with Schizophrenia.

Cognitive impairment is one of the core features of schizophrenia. This study examined the influences of an aerobic dance programme on the cognitive functions of people with schizophrenia. A quasi-experimental matched-control design was applied. The experimental group (n = 17) participated in a 60-minute aerobic dance group class three times a week for 3 months. The control group (n = 19) participated in colouring and handwriting activities. Cognitive functions were measured before and after the interventions for both groups. The intervention group experienced significant improvements in processing speed, memory and executive function, whereas no significant changes were noted in any measures in the control group. While there were no significant between-group differences, the data showed approximately medium effect sizes that favoured the intervention group in regard to processing speed (Cohen's d = 0.51), memory (d = 0.35-0.41) and the spontaneity and fluency aspects of executive function (d = 0.51). While the small sample size and lack of randomization were the primary methodological shortcomings, this study provides preliminary results supporting aerobic dance as an adjunct activity-based intervention to improve cognitive functions in people with schizophrenia. More rigorous studies are needed to validate the findings. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Effects of Aerobic Dance on Cardiovascular Level and Body Weight among Women

Aerobic dance has becoming a popular mode of exercise especially among women due to its fun nature. With a catchy music background and joyful dance steps, aerobic dancers would be able to have fun while sweating out. Depending on its level of aggressiveness, aerobic may also improve and maintain cardiorespiratory fitness other than being a great tool for weight loss. This study intends to prove that aerobic dance activity can bring the same, if not better impacts on health than other types of cardiovascular exercise such as jogging and cycling. The objective of this study was to evaluate and identify the effect of six weeks aerobic dance on cardiovascular fitness and weight loss among women. This study, which was held in Seremban Fit Challenge, used a quasiexperimental design. The subjects selected include a total of 14 women (n = 14) with age (32.4 years old ± 9.1), weight (65.93 kg ± 11.24) and height (165.36 ± 3.46) who joined the Seremban Fit Challenge Season 13. The subjects were asked to join an aerobic dance class with a duration of one hour for six weeks in a row. As for the outcome, cardiovascular fitness was measured with a 1-mile run test while any changes on weight were measured using the weighing scale. The result showed that there was a significant difference between pre and post-test for cardiovascular fitness when p = 0.02 < 0.05 and weight loss when p = 0.00 < 0.05. In conclusion, a six-week long aerobic dance program would have a positive effect on cardiovascular fitness and weight. Therefore, aerobic dance may be used as an alternative for people who wish to lead a healthy lifestyle in a fun way. Keywords—Aerobic dance, cardiovascular fitness, weight loss,

Effects of 12-week aerobic dance on hematological variables and health status of individuals with sickle cell anaemia

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a general term for a group of genetic disorders characterized by the predominance of sickle cell hemoglobin (HbS). Its management is multidisciplinary and usually aims at relieving pains and other associated clinical symptoms. Exercise therapy is an important adjunct modality in the management of several chronic diseased conditions. Purpose:The effects of a 12-week aerobic dance program on hematological variables (packed cell volume, platelet count, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration) and health status was investigated. Effects of the exercise program on frequencies of crisis and hospitalization and length of hospitalization were also investigated. Methods: The randomized controlled trial involved 128 participants (experimental group = 54; control group = 50). Participants’ health status (HS), packed cell volume (PCV), platelet count (PC) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) were measured at baseline and at ends week 6 and 12. Frequency of crisis (FC), frequency of hospitalization (FH) and length of hospitalization (LH) 6 months before and after the study were also recorded. Health status was assessed using SF-36 (health survey version 1.0) while other variables were measured using standardized methods. All participants were placed on their routine drugs but experimental group participants also had a 12-week aerobic dancing. Data were analyzed using appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The groups were not significantly different in variables of interest at baseline. The groups were also not significantly different PC (p= 0.58), MCHC (p= 0.43) at 6th week and MCHC (p= 0.71) at 12th week. Experimental group participants had significantly better PCV and health status at 6th week and in PCV, PC and HS at 12th week. The two groups were not significantly different in FC, FH and LH at 6 months before the study but the experimental group had significantly lower FC (p< 0.0001), lower FH (p= 0.001) and shorter LH (p< 0.0001). Conclusion(s): Aerobic dancing is effective on platelet count, pack cell volume, health status, frequencies of crisis and hospitalization and length of hospitalization in individuals with sickle cell anemia. Future studies should compare the effectiveness of different types and dosages of exercises on hematological variables and health status of individuals with sickle cell anemia. Implications: Aerobic dancing should be routinely included as a cheap adjunct therapy in the total management of individuals with sickle cell anemia.

에어로빅댄스 운동이 폐경기 우울증 복부비만 여성의 대사증후군 지표에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of 12 weeks aerobic dance program on metabolic syndrome indices in post-menopausal depression abdominal obese women. A total 37 women more than one year after menopause were participated for this study. We divided all subjects into 4 groups by Beck Depression Inventory: severe-depression group(n=7), mild-depression group(n=8), light-depression group(n=11) and no depression group(n=11) as a control. For the exercise in this study, aerobic dance performed at an intensity of heart rate reserve 50~80%, 60 minutes of exercise time, and the frequency of 3 times a week. Conclusions obtained from this study were as follows:BR The participation of aerobic program improved the metabolic syndrome indices in all groups. In the results of waist circumference, glucose, triglycerides(TG) and systolic blood pressure(SBP) showed significant decrease. However, high density lipoprotein(HDL) cholesterol and diastolic blood pressure(DBP) were not improved significantly. Although, DBP was not decreased significantly, there was a trend toward reduced of DBP(p.083).BR As a conclusion, the aerobic dance program for 12 weeks would be a positive role for metabolic syndrome indices by post-menopausal depression abdominal obese women.BRBRBRBR

에어로빅댄스 운동이 폐경기 우울증 복부비만 여성의 대사증후군 지표에 미치는 영향

에어로빅댄스 운동이 폐경기 우울증 복부비만 여성의 대사증후군 지표에 미치는 영향

Effect of aerobic dance on cardiorespiratory fitness in pregnant women: A randomised controlled trial

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of aerobic dance on cardiorespiratory fitness in pregnant women. DesignRandomised controlled trial. ParticipantsSixty-two primiparous women with a mean age of 30.6 [standard deviation (SD) 3.7] years randomised to exercise (n=34) and (n=28) control groups. InterventionTwo aerobic dance classes per week and 30 minutes of daily self-imposed physical activity for 12 weeks. Main outcome measureCardiorespiratory fitness, assessed using a submaximal treadmill test to establish oxygen uptake (VO2) (ml/kg/minute) at three different levels of blood lactate. Levels 1, 2 and 3 were calculated and defined as 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5mmol/l above resting blood lactate level, respectively. ResultsThe women in the exercise group attended a mean of 20 (SD 12) out of 24 aerobic dance classes. Both groups had a small significant decrease in VO2 between baseline and post-intervention: the exercise group decreased from 25.8 (SD 3.3) to 24.5 (SD 3.8)ml/kg/minute and the control group decreased from 25.8 (SD 3.1) to 24.5 (SD 2.5)ml/kg/minute at Level 3 (anaerobic threshold) (mean difference in change at Level 3=0.1, 95% confidence interval −1.4 to 1.7; P=0.89). There were no differences in change between the groups at any level. ConclusionA 12-week aerobic dance programme had no effect on cardiorespiratory fitness in pregnant women.

The Effects of a Six-Week Aerobic Dance Programme on Selected Fitness Components and Waist-Hip-Ratio in Adult Males

This study examined the effects of a six-week low-impact aerobic dance on selected fitness components (trunk flexibility, leg power and abdominal muscle endurance) and waist-hip-ratio (WHR) in adult males. A total of fifteen (15) Lagos State University male undergraduates (age range: 19-28 years) from the Faculty of Education volunteered to take part in the study. The one-group pre-test - post-text quasi-experimental research design was employed. Both pre-test and post-test measurements were taken from each participant under the same conditions. Participants were all exposed to a low-impact aerobic dance for a duration of six weeks. While the descriptive statistics of mean, range and standard deviation were used to describe the data; inferences were drawn using the Students‟ paired T-test. Results revealed that a six-week low - impact aerobic dance programme can significantly reduce the waist-hip-ratios, improve trunk flexibility, leg power and abdominal endurance/strength in male undergraduate students. Keywords: Hypokinetic diseases, Low-impact aerobic dance, Sedentariness, Waist-hip-ratio

에어로빅 댄스 프로그램 수행 후 성장호르몬, IGF-1, 비만관련요소의 변화

에어로빅 댄스 프로그램 수행 후 성장호르몬, IGF-1, 비만관련요소의 변화

Participation of Adults with Mental Retardation in a Video- and Leader-Directed Aerobic Dance Program

The purpose was to compare two conditions (leader-plus-video, video-only) that involved different levels of support on facilitating engagement in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in adults with mental retardation (MR). Engagement was examined during 10-min aerobic dance sessions conducted 3 days per week over a 10-week experimental period followed by a 4-week maintenance period. The experimental design was single subject reversal (B-A-B-A). Participants were 17 adults (mean age = 42.6 years) with MR (5 females, 12 males) employed at a sheltered workshop. Visual analysis of graphed data revealed no meaningful difference between leader-plus-video and video-only conditions on MVPA engagement. Over 75% of the participants chose to attend each session over the 10-week experiment. Approximately 60% chose to attend during the 4-week maintenance period. Persons who attended, however, did not necessarily engage in MVPA.

Effects of Aerobic Dance on the Cardiovascular Endurance of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

The purpose was to determine the effects of a 12-week, 3-days/week low-impact aerobic dance program on the cardiovascular endurance (CVE) of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID). The experimental group (8 males, 7 females) were adults (M age = 39) receiving employment training at a sheltered workshop. The control group (7 males, 5 females) were adults (M age = 37) affiliated with the same facility but employed offsite. Rockport Fitness Walking Test (RFWT) data were collected five times (pretest, and at 4, 8, 12, and 18 weeks). Repeated measures ANOVAs indicated that the experimental group performed significantly better than the control group on RFWT heart rates on the 8- and 12- week trials and on RFWT walk times at the posttest. Once the 12-week program was over, participants did not exercise. Follow-up measurements at 18 weeks revealed no significant differences between groups.

Exercise Training In Treatment of Fibromyalgia

Objectives: Previous studies have shown some efficacy of physical fitness training in patients with fibromyalgia [FMS]. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a steady exercise program and an aerobic dance program in treatment of FMS.Methods: Of 176 patients invited to participate only 38 [22%] volunteered. Fifteen were randomized to a slowly increasing dance program three times a week, 15 to a steady exercise program twice a week and eight received hot packs twice a week as a control intervention. All treatments continued for 12 weeks.Results: Only five in the aerobic group, eleven in the steady exercise group and seven of those receiving hot packs completed the trial. After 12 weeks there was no improvement in pain, fatigue, general condition, sleep, Beck's depression score, functional status, muscle strength or aerobic capacity in any of the groups.Conclusion: The very low percentage of volunteers, the high percentage of withdrawals, and the absence of improvement in aerobic capacity illustrate the difficulty in treating FMS with physical modalities.

Routine use of external weights during a low‐impact aerobic dance conditioning program: Training benefit

The effect of adding external weights to the body of participants in a 10‐week low‐impact aerobic dance program (3 days/week, 50 minutes/session, 60 to 90% of maximum heart rate [HRmax]) on aerobic power and body composition was studied in 20 college women. Subjects were randomly assigned to either a regular low‐impact aerobic dance group (NWT) or to a low‐impact aerobic dance group (WT) whose participants also carried added weights (1.5 lb/ankle; 3.0 lb/hand) during training. Pre‐ and post‐training aerobic power and body composition measurements were made on 17 subjects who completed the program. A repeated measures ANOVA revealed a significant overall reduction in body fat percentage (‐2.9%) and fat weight, and an increase in maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max; 3.2 mL‐kg‐1 min‐1; 0.2 L‐min‐1), maximum minute ventilation VEmax; 10.1 L‐min‐1) and fat‐free weight following training (p ≤ 0.05). However, there was no group mean difference between any of the same variables in the WT and NWT groups. In additio...