Zumba Exercise Research Articles

Evaluation of Lung Function Test in Zumba Dancers

Introduction: Exercise is very important in each and every individual’s life. Zumba exercise is a form of physical exercise that combines all the exercise which is beneficial for the body. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of zumba exercise training on pulmonary function tests in individuals.
 Materials and Methods: This study was carried out among 60 individuals where 30 people belonged to a normal group and 30 people were zumba dancers. The values were recorded through a computerised spirometer. This study was done among zumba dancers in the Chennai region. The results were analysed using SPSS software. unpaired T test was used to analyse the statistical significance. p<0.05 was considered significant.
 Results: The mean values of the lung function test for FVC, FEV1 and FEV1/FVC ratios were 3.73, 2.88 and 82.33% respectively and all the values were statistically not significant.
 Conclusion: The study showed that pulmonary function tests in zumba dancers were good when compared to the control group.

The Effect of 8 Weeks of Zumba Exercıse on Flexbılıty and Some Strength Parameters in Women Aged 25-45

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of 6-week Zumba exercises on flexibility, leg strength, back strength and muscular endurance parameters in women aged 25-45. The research group consists of a total of (n=20) women, (n=10) in the experimental group and (n=10) in the control group, between the ages of 25-45 living in Istanbul. The participants in the experimental group were given 60 minutes of Zumba exercises 3 days a week for 6 weeks, and sit-reach, 1-minute sit-up and strength test measurements were made to the participants before and after the exercise program. Participants in the control group were not included in any exercise program. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference between the participants' flexibility, leg strength, back strength and muscular endurance values between the pre-test and post-test within the group (p< 0.05). In addition, there was no significant difference between the pre-test and post-test values between the groups (p< 0.05). In conclusion; It was determined that zumba exercises applied to the experimental group did not have a significant effect on flexibility, muscular endurance and back strength. In the leg strength parameter, the effect of zumba exercises applied to the experimental group on leg strength was found to be significant at a rate of 34%. In the light of these data, it was concluded that zumba exercises performed in sedentary women have a positive effect on lower extremity strength. Keywords: Zumba Fitness, Exercise, Women and Exercise

The The Effects of Zumba Exercise on LDL Levels and Oxidative Stress of Young Adult Women

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 Latar Belakang: Gaya hidup sedenter menyebabkan penurunan aktivitas fisik yang merupakan faktor terjadinya penyakit tidak menular salah satunya dislipidemia. Zumba sebagai bentuk latihan aerobik yang banyak diminati oleh dewasa muda dapat menurunkan kadar LDL dan tingkat stres oksidatif yang diukur dengan biomarker malondialdehid (MDA). Tujuan: Mengetahui pengaruh latihan Zumba terhadap kadar LDL dan MDA pada wanita usia dewasa muda. Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian eksperimental dengan rancangan two groups pre and post test design. Subjek penelitian sebanyak 36 orang wanita, dibagi menjadi kelompok perlakuan (n=18) dan kelompok kontrol (n=18). Kelompok perlakuan melakukan latihan Zumba selama 60 menit dengan frekuensi 2 kali seminggu selama 8 minggu secara virtual. Pengukuran kadar LDL dan MDA menggunakan sampel darah subjek penelitian. Analisis data dengan uji t-berpasangan, uji Wilcoxon dan uji Mann-Whitney. Hasil: Tidak terdapat penurunan kadar LDL namun terjadi penurunan kadar MDA yang signifikan pada kelompok perlakuan setelah latihan Zumba selama 8 minggu. Pada kelompok perlakuan kadar LDL meningkat dari 94,18±25,60 mg/dL menjadi 105,82±27,64 mg/dL (p<0,05) dan kadar MDA menurun dari 1,71±0,28 µmol/L menjadi 0,37±0,64 µmol/L (p<0,05). Tidak terdapat perbedaan kadar LDL yang bermakna, sebaliknya terdapat perbedaan kadar MDA yang bermakna antara kelompok perlakuan dan kontrol. Simpulan: Latihan Zumba dengan frekuensi 2 kali seminggu selama 8 minggu secara virtual tidak dapat menurunkan kadar LDL namun dapat menurunkan kadar MDA secara signifikan.
 Kata kunci: latihan Zumba, low density lipoprotein, malondialdehid

The Effect of Zumba on Dysmenorrhea in Students of the Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University

Background: Dysmenorrhea is the most common symptom of most menstrual complaints, and has a greater risk of causing disease than any other gynecological complaints. Dysmenorrhea can be accompanied by other symptoms such as sweating, tachycardia, nausea, vomiting, headache, diarrhea and tremors. Dysmenorrhea causes activity limitations which can affect productivity and quality of life of a woman.Objectives: Determine the effects of Zumba on primary dysmenorrhea among female students of the Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University.Method: This study used an analytic observational study with a pretest-middletest-posttest design. A participants of 49 students were divided into 2 groups. The control group (K) was not given the Zumba intervention. Treatment group (P) was given 8-week intervention program with two 60’ sessions per week of Zumba. Data were collected before, during, and after Zumba intervention using a self-administrated dysmenorrhea questionnaire and VAS pain scale.Result: Based on the VAS pain scale and dysmenorrhea questionnaire, the mean value of the control group and treatment group was K: 2,02; 1,92; 2,06; P: 1,98; 1,98; 2,04. Statistical analysis using Friedman tests showed statistically not significant differences (p > 0,05).Conclusion: Zumba exercise did not have a significant difference in reducing dysmenorrhea pain levels.Keyword: Zumba exercise, exercise, primary dysmenorrhea, menstrual pain

Factors Associated with Regular Zumba Practice as Preliminary Results: A Population-Based Approach in Cebu Province, the Philippines.

The prevalence of overweight/obesity in the adult population in the Philippines has doubled in the past 20 years. Zumba exercise has recently been implemented throughout the Philippines. However, there is scarce information on the effects of Zumba on obesity and Zumba participants’ characteristics in the Philippines. This study described the current practice of Zumba in the Philippines, along with the practitioners’ characteristics, and identified factors associated with Zumba participation. In this observational, cross-sectional study, a structured questionnaire was used to survey 10 Zumba locations in September 2019. Anthropometric measurements of participants were assessed. Respondents included 171 women (88.6%) and 22 men (11.4%), with a mean (±standard deviation [SD]) age of 44.1 (±8.9) years. All respondents answered that Zumba was enjoyable, and some answered “very enjoyable”. Determinants of frequent participation were as follows: being older than the mean age of participants, starting Zumba to enjoy dancing, starting Zumba not to lose weight, shopping mall location, and participation fee required. “To enjoy dance” being a motivation for Zumba practice was identified as a determinant of frequent participation rather than “to lose weight.” The element of “enjoyable” may strongly influence the continuation and frequent participation of Zumba exercise in the Philippines.

The Effectiveness of Zumba Exercises Training on the Physical and Health Course Outputs among University Students

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.

Effects of 8-week zumba exercise on blood lipids profile in sedentary women

Background and Study Aim. Different aerobic exercise may affect women’s health behaviours. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of 8-week Zumba exercises applied to sedentary women on lipid profile.
 Material and Methods. Fifty voluntary healthy sedentary women with a mean age of 32.1 ± 6.8 years and a mean height of 158.4 ± 15.5 cm participated in the study. Before and after the exercise program, blood samples and body weight were taken on before breakfast in the morning by experts in the appropriate laboratory environment, some environmental measurements. In the analysis of the data, the SPSS 22.0 package program was used to compare the pre-post exercise values (Paired Sample T-Test) as well as descriptive statistics. The effect sizes (Cohen's d) were calculated to provide the estimation of the comparisons between the pre-test and post-test results of the obtained values.
 Results. According to the results, it was determined that there were significant differences between blood lipids Glucose, Urea, Triglyceride, total High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) levels before and after Zumba exercise program (p <0.05). In addition, it was determined that there was a significant and positive change between the pre-test and post-test BMI values (p <0.05).
 Conclusions. According to the results of the study, it was concluded that the 8-week Zumba exercise program applied to sedentary women had a positive effect on the lipid profiles of women.

A Comparison of Aerobic Dance and Zumba Fitness on the Health-related Fitness in Female University Students

Objective: In this study, we compared the effects of aerobic dance (continuous exercise) and Zumba fitness (intermittent exercise) on the health-related fitness of female university students. Methods: Overall, 54 healthy female volunteers (18.45 + 0.49 years old) were assigned to an aerobic dance group, a Zumba fitness dance group, or a control group. Results: We found that the Zumba fitness group had more muscle strength and endurance than the aerobic and control groups (all ps < .05). Likewise, the Zumba fitness group had a lower percentage of fat than the aerobic and control groups (p < .05), but there was no such difference between the aerobic and control groups. In addition, there was no statistically significant differences among aerobic dance, Zumba fitness, and control groups for flexibility and cardiorespiratory endurance. However, both aerobic and Zumba exercises can reduce the percentage of body fat and are able to strengthen cardiorespiratory endurance (p <.05). Conclusions: Among female students, Zumba fitness can develop muscle strength and endurance and fat percentage better than aerobic dance, but not necessarily improve their development of cardiorespiratory endurance and flexibility. These results are useful for enhancing exercise activities in early adulthood.

PENGARUH SENAM ZUMBA TERHADAP PERUBAHAN KADAR GLUKOSA DARAH

Abstract: Hyperglycemia is one of the causes of chronic DM disease that is most experienced by the world's population and ranks fourth cause of death. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of zumba gymnastics on changes in blood glucose levels in middle adulthood in the Bengkulu City East Rim Health Center Work Area in 2018. The study design was quasi experimental with pre-test and post-test with control group design. A total sample of 34 people consisted of 17 control groups and 17 intervention groups. The sampling technique is consequtive sampling. Measuring blood glucose levels using Glucose test GlucoDr brand, analysis using t-test at α ≤ 0.05%. The results showed that there was influence of zumba gymnastics on changes in blood glucose levels. Zumba exercises can be useful for controlling and reducing blood glucose levels.Keywords: Zumba, Glucose, Adult.

The effect of Zumba exercises on body composition, dynamic balance and functional fitness parameters in 15-17 years old women with high body mass index

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in body composition-dynamic balance and functional movement capacity of 60 female high school students with body mass index (BMI) over 24.9 before and after the eight-week zumba exercise program. Material: The study included 60 volunteer healthy young women whose body mass index was higher than 24.9 (mean age: 16.75 ± 0.43 years, mean weight: 75.99±10.91 kg, mean body fat: 36.83 ± 6.1%, BMI: 29.56 ± 4.12). The portable stadiometer Seca-213 was used to determine the lengths of the study group. TANITA-Bc 545 N Innerscan Segmental Body Composition Analyzer, “Y-Balance Test was implemented to determine the dynamic balance values for the lower and upper extremities, Functional Movement Screen (FMS) test was used to determine functional movement capacity. To determine the number of heart beats during zumba exercises, Polar M430 Heart Rate Monitor was used and a total of 24 zumba exercise sessions were conducted from three days a week for eight weeks. Results: According to the findings of the study, during the 8-week zumba training program, it is seen that it provided statistically significant improvement in total body weight loss (p=.000), BMI parameter (p=.000), body fat % (p=.002), FMS values (p=.000) and lower an upper extremity dynamic balance parameters (p=.000). Conclusions: It was found that the eight-week zumba training program had positive effects body composition values, functional mobility assessment results and dynamic balance parameters of high school students with a high body mass index of 15-17 years of age.

The Effect of Zumba Exercise to Women's Waist Hip Ratio

Abdominal obesity is a global public health problem. The high prevalence of abdominal obesity triggers an increase in morbidity and mortality in chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular, and cancer. One of the causes of the high prevalence of abdominal obesity is the lack of physical activity. Prevention efforts are needed through the identification of risk factors such as measurement of waist hip ratios. The respondents of this study were divided into two groups: 28 respondents who did zumba exercise for four weeks and 28 control respondents. The statistical test performed was a paired t-test comparison test. The results of this study indicate the value of t-count > t-table value (7.184 > 2.052) and the significance of 0.000 < 0.05. These results indicate that there is a decrease in the waist hip ratio after doing zumba exercise for four weeks.

EFFECT OF LOW-IMPACT AEROBIC DANCE AND ZUMBA EXERCISES ON BODY FAT PERCENTAGE IN OBESE WOMEN

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of low-impact aerobic dance and zumba exercises in reducing the percentage of body fat in obese women in terms of the Body Mass Index (BMI). Forty obese women (mean age 33.9±7.1 years) were selected and divided into two experimental groups, namely: low-impact aerobic dance (n=20) and zumba (n=20). The participants were also divided based on the BMI which gave the mild and severe obesity groups. The research instrument was a skinfold caliper which was used to measure the thickness of the body fat. The experiment was carried out 3 times a week for 8 weeks and the participants from both groups performed exercises for a duration of 60 minutes. The analysis of data between the experimental groups showed that there were significant differences between these exercises (r=0.005; p<0.05), the levels of obesity (r=0,000; p<0.05), and there were interactions between the exercises and the levels of obesity (r=0,000; p<0,05), from the pre-test to the post-test. The results showed that low-impact aerobic dance was more effectively used in reducing the percentage of body fat in obese women at the severe levels while zumba was effectively used in reducing the percentage of body fat in obese women with mild obesity, therefore the two exercises had an influence in reducing the percentage of body fat.

우브 필라테스 vs 줌바 댄스 운동이 하부요로증상을 동반한 중년여성의 복부근 두께와 복부비만에 미치는 영향

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to verify a more helpful methodo fr improving lower urinary tract symptoms, by applying to middle-aged women with lower urinaryr atct symptoms the Oov Pilates, which directly stimulates abdominal muscles, and the Zumba dance exercsie, which is aerobic whole-body exercise, and comparatively analyzing their effects on abdominal muscle thickness and abdominal obesity that are associated with urinary incontinence.BR Method: The study was conducted on middle-aged woman aged 40-50 yearsw ith lower urinary tract symptoms in City S. A total of 50 women participated in the sdtuy the Oov pilates group(OPEG=17), Zumba exercise group(ZEG=16) and for the control group(CG=17) with incontinence symptoms. Oov pilates and Zumba exercise was implemented, respectively, for 60 minutes, 3 times a week, for 8 weeks before measuring abdominal muscle thickness, waist circumference, and WHR were comparatively analyzed before and after the exercise.BR Results: The results of this study are as follows: 1) Among changes in abdominal muscle thickness significant between-group differences were found in the RA muscle (p＜.001), EO muscle (p＜.01), IO muscle (p＜.01) and TrA muscle (p＜.001) which significantly decreased among the Zumba exercise group. 2) As for changes in body circumference, significant between-group differences were found in waist circumference (p＜.001), WHR (p＜.001), which decreased in both Oov Pilates group and Zumba exercise group.BR Conclusion: In summary, the above results suggest that both Oov Pilates adn Zumba dance exercise are effective exercise methods for middle-aged women with lower urinary tract symptoms. Yet, given that abdominal muscle weakening and abdominal obesity are risk factors that aggravate lower urinary tract symptoms, the Oov Pilates exercise, which showed positive changes in both variables, is presumably a better intervention strategy for alleviating symptoms.

The effect of 12-week regular zumba exercises on antropometric properties

The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of 12-week regular zumba exercises on antropometric properties. A total of 20 women who participated in the study were consisted of 10 for experimental group and 10 for control group with a mean age of 38.25 ± 4.22 who performed regular zumba exercise for 12 weeks. In the research, two measurements were taken as pre and post tests. In the study, body fat percentage measurements were taken by bioelectrical impedance analyses method and ciccumference measurements were taken by tape measure. The data obtained at the end of the research were evaluated in SPSS program. Arithmetic mean, standard deviation values of the measurements, intra and intergroup differences and percentage development differences were obtained. According to the findings of the research, a significant difference of p<0.001 value has been detected, as a result of the measurements taken for the body weight, BMI, BFB, waist, hip, abdomen, chest, lower chest, right leg, left leg, right calf, left calf, right arm and left arm measurements. With regard to the hip circumference, no significant difference has been detected between the groups. The change rates were observed within a 12-week period are as follows: 4,80% in the body weight, 4,87% in BMI, 5,75% in the BFP, 3,82% in the waist, 3,91% in the hip, 3,91% in the abdomen, 3,88% in the hip, 2,69% in the chest, 4,01% in the lower chest, 5,07% in the right leg, 4,76% in the left leg, 5,44% in the right calf, 5% in the left calf, 4,41% in the right arm and 3,78% in the left arm. A significant difference was found at the p <0.001 level in the first and last measurements of all variables of Zumba group. In conclusion, it can be said that 12-week regular Zumba exercises have effects on the reduction of Antropemetric properties.
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 Özet
 Bu araştırma düzenli zumba egzersizlerinin antropometrik özellikler üzerine etkisini incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmaya 12 hafta düzenli zumba egzersizi yapan ve yaş ortalaması 38,25±4,22 olan 10 deney grubu ve 10 kontrol grubu olmak üzere toplam 20 kadın katılmıştır. Araştırmada ön ve son test olmak üzere 2 ölçüm alınmıştır. Araştırmada vücut yağ yüzdesi ölçümleri biyoelektrik impedans yöntemi ve çevre ölçümleri mezure ile alınmıştır. Araştırma sonunda elde edilen veriler SPSS programında değerlendirilmiştir. Ölçümlerin aritmetik ortalaması, standart sapma değerleri, ölçümler sonucu oluşan grup içi, gruplar arası ve yüzdelik gelişim farkları alınmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre; vücut ağırlığı, BKİ, VYY, bel, kalça, karın, basen, göğüs, göğüs altı, sağ bacak, sol bacak, sağ baldır, sol baldır, sağ kol ve sol kol çevresinde ölçümler sonucunda p<0,001 düzeyinde anlamlı fark vardır. 12 haftalık periyotta deney grubunun vücut ağırlığında %4,80, BKİ %4,87, VYY %5,75, bel %3,82, kalça %3,91, karın %4,36, basen %3,88, göğüs %2,69, göğüs altı %4,01, sağ bacak %5,07, sol bacak %4,76, sağ baldır %5,42, sol baldır %5, sağ kol %4,41 ve sol kol %3,78 oranında gelişim görünmektedir. Zumba grubunun tüm değişkenlerinin ilk ve son ölçümlerinde p<0,001 düzeyinde anlamlı farklılık bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak; 12 haftalık zumba egzersizlerinin antropometrik özellikler üzerine etkisi olduğu söylenebilir.E

The Effect of 12-Week Regular Pilates, Step and Zumba Training Program on Muscle and Fat Weight

This study aimed to investigate the effect of Pilates, Step and Zumba exercises on muscle and fat weight in arms, legs, core abdominal area, and total body.A total of 60 women aged 19 to 62 participated in the study. The mean age was 45±10 years, height was 160±5 cm and weight was 72.31±11.12 kg. Pilates, Step and Zumba exercise program was applied three days a week for a total of 12 weeks. Regional and total muscle and fat weights in the body were analyzed by TANITA MC780. Statistical significance level was determined as p<0.05. In the Pilates exercises group, there was a statistically significant difference between the pre-posttest muscle weights of the arms, core abdominal area and total body (p<0.05) except legs (p>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between pre-posttest muscle weights in arms, legs, core abdominal area and total body in Step and Zumba exercises group (p>0.05). In Pilates and Step exercise groups, there is a statistically significant difference between pre-posttest fat weights in arms, legs, core abdominal area and total body (p<0.05) except Zumba groups (p>0.05). Pilates, Step and Zumba exercises groups were evaluated among themselves, there was no difference in terms of the arm, leg, core abdominal area, and total body muscle weights both in the pre-post tests (p>0.05). There was a statistically significant difference between all groups in terms of the arm, leg, core abdominal area and total body fat weights in both pre-posttests (p<0.05).Pilates and Step exercises can be recommended to women who want to reduce their weight on arms, legs, core abdominal area and total body fat lose weight.

The Effect of Zumba Exercise on Reducing Menstrual Pain in Young Women with Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

To study the effectiveness of performing Zumba exercise on the severity and duration of pain in patients with primary dysmenorrhea. Randomized controlled trial. Cairo University gynecology Hospital and Bahgat gym and fitness center. Ninety-eight women diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhea. Study participants were divided randomly into 2 equal groups: group I included women who engaged in Zumba exercise for 60minutes twice weekly for 8weeks, and group II was a control group with no intervention. The primary outcome was the menstrual pain intensity measured using the visual analogue scale scores at 4 and 8weeks after starting Zumba exercise. The secondary outcome was the difference in the duration of pain in both groups. Both groups were homogeneous regarding the baseline demographic characteristics. The severity of primary dysmenorrhea at the beginning of the study was not significantly different between the 2 groups. Menstrual pain intensity was significantly decreased in the Zumba group after 4 and 8weeks of Zumba compared with the control group (mean difference, -2.94 [95% confidence interval, -3.39 to -2.48] and -3.79 [95% confidence interval, -4.16 to -3.43], respectively; P=.001). Also, the duration of pain was shorter in the Zumba group compared with the control group at 8weeks (4.92±1.90 vs 9.10±2.92hours, respectively; P=.001). The Zumba intervention can reduce the severity and duration of menstrual pain thus suggesting that regularly performing Zumba might be a possible complementary treatment for primary dysmenorrhea.

The Effects of Pilates, Step and Zumba Exercises on Self-esteem, Happiness and Communication Skill Levels

The aim of this study is to examine the self-esteem, happiness and communication skills of women who participated in pilates, step and zumba exercise programs. A total of 54 women participated in the study. Pilates, step and zumba exercise program was applied three days a week for a total of 12 weeks. As a data col lection tool in research; personal information form, Rosenberg self-esteem scale consisting of 10 items, which was adapted to Turkish by Cuhadaroğlu (1986) the scale of communication skills created by Korkut-Owen and Bugay (2014) consisting of 25 items, and the scale of happiness created by Demirci (2017) composed of 6 items. When the self-esteem, happiness level and communication skills scale scores of the participants in the pilates exercise program are examined, there is a statistically significant difference between the pre-posttest values (p<0.05). When the self-esteem scale scores of the participants in step and zumba exercise program were examined, there was no statistically significant difference between the pre-posttest values (p>0.05). When the happiness level and communication skills scale scores of the participants in step and zumba exercise program were examined, statistically significant difference was observed between the pre-posttest (p<0.05). Pilates exercise program positively affects self-esteem, happiness and communication skills. Step and zumba exercise programs have no effect on self-esteem. Step and zumba exercise program positively affect the level of happiness and communication skills. It is recommended that women participate in exercise programs such as pilates, step and zumba.

Zumba in the Postindustrial Midwest: Minority Women and Access to Physical Fitness

Historically, minority women have had limited access to health care resources. Healthy People 2020 identified the promotion of activity and wellness as a key for eliminating heath disparities in ethnic minorities, as minority women are not significant consumers of exercise programming. This study explored participation of a sample of underserved African American women in an individualized Zumba exercise program. The underserved sample was taken from a postindustrial Midwestern city. Participants (n = 35, M age = 45.75) completed a 4-month aerobic intervention program offered through an accessible gym. At program completion, they responded to a semistructured survey that gauged reasons for participation, perceived enjoyment, and effectiveness. In addition, the survey prompted recommendations and suggestions for future programming. Low cost and entertainment aspects were the most commonly cited reasons for participation. Most participants found the program enjoyable and effective and expressed interest for participating in similar events in the future.Subscribe to TPE

THE THE EFFECT OF ZUMBA EXERCISE FOR INCREASING ABDOMINAL STRENGTH IN WOMEN WHO HAS BEEN GIVING BIRTH AT NORTH SANGLAH VILLAGE

ABSTRACT
 
 Abdominal muscle strength decreasing could happen in women who has been giving birth. Zumba exercise is a modification of aerobic exercise with latin music and dance that could be used for muscle strengthening exercise. The purpose of the experiment is for knowing the effect of zumba exercise to increase the abdominal muscles strength in women who has been giving birth. The research is a pre-experimental with a pre-test and post-test one group design. The research has been done in North Sanglah Village with total of 18 samples that was chosen by the Curl Up test score and inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data analyzed using Saphiro Wilk test and Wilcoxon Test. The results shown there are significant increasing of abdominal muscles strength after given the zumba exercise, p=0,000 (p<0,05). Zumba exercise could increase the abdominal muscles strength in samples with a 26,7% increasing percentage.
 
 Keywords: zumba exercise, abdominal mucles strength decreasing.

INVESTIGATION OF EFFECTS OF 8 WEEKS ZUMBA EXERCISE OF WOMEN ON HEALTH RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS FACTORS

In this study, effects of 8-weeks zumba exercise on body weight, aerobic fitness, leg and back strength, grabbing strength, subcutaneous fat thickness, body fat percentage, blood pressure and resting pulse are investigated. 20 sedentary women participated in the study voluntarily. 60-minute zumba exercises were applied in three days a week. The study was scheduled for a single group as pretest-posttest. Physiological and physical values of the subjects were taken before and after the 8 weeks work out program and paired t test statistical technique was used for analyzing data. According to analysis results, significant difference was found with regard to body weight, flexibility, aerobic fitness, leg and back strength, body fat percentage of the subjects (p 0.05). In conclusion, in our study conducted with the aim of searching effects of 8-weeks zumba work out on health related physical fitness factors in women, it was found that zumba exercise had a positive effect on body weight, body fat rate, flexibility, leg and back strength, max vo2 values. Article visualizations: