Combined Triaxial Accelerometry and Heart Rate Telemetry for the Physiological Characterization of Latin Dance in Non-Professional Adults

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to value calibrate, cross-validate, and determine the reliability of a combined triaxial accelerometry and heart rate telemetry technique for characterizing the physiological and physical activity parameters of Latin dance. Twenty-two non-professional adult Latin dancers attended two laboratory-based dance trials each. After familiarization and a standardized warm-up, a multi-stage (3 x 5-minute) incremental (based on song tempo) Afro-Cuban salsa choreography was performed while following a video displayed on a projection screen. Data were collected with a portable indirect calorimeter, a heart rate telemeter, and wrist-, hip-, and ankle-mounted ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometers. Prediction equations for energy expenditure and step count were value calibrated using forced entry multiple regression and cross-validated using a delete-one jackknife approach with additional Bland-Altman analysis. The average dance intensity reached 6.09 ± 0.96 kcal/kg/h and demanded 45.9 ± 11.3% of the heart rate reserve. Predictive ability of the derived models was satisfactory, where R(2) = 0.80; SEE = 0.44 kcal/kg/h and R(2) = 0.74; SEE = 3 step/min for energy expenditure and step count, respectively. Dependent t-tests indicated no differences between predicted and measured values for both energy expenditure (t65 = -0.25, p = 0.80) and step count (t65 = -0.89, p = 0.38). The 95% limits of agreement for energy expenditure and step count were -0.98 to 0.95 kcal/kg/h and -7 to 7 step/min, respectively. Latin dance to salsa music elicits physiological responses representative of moderate to vigorous physical activity, and a wrist-worn accelerometer with simultaneous heart rate measurement constitutes a valid and reliable technique for the prediction of energy expenditure and step count during Latin dance.

The potential benefits of Zumba Gold® in people with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s: Feasibility and effects of dance styles and number of sessions

“…However, Otto et al 57 compared the energy cost of several Zumba dance styles in young healthy women, and found lower HR, oxygen consumption (VO 2 ) and calorie expenditure during Cumbia compared to Salsa (150 vs. 146 beats min −1 , 25.9 vs 22.7 ml kg −1 min −1 , and 7.4 vs 6.6 kcal min −1 ). These differences could be attributed to the high step frequency usually experienced in Salsa (about 120 steps min −1 ), 58 and the different rhythmic structures of these dance styles, with salsa more complex (2/3 rhytmic structure) than Cumbia (simpler binary 2/4 structure). Despite the accelerometers being worn on the wrist in our study, it has been demonstrated that this method is valid to characterise activity levels during a variety of physical tasks involving both upper and lower limbs.…”

Peer Review #2 of "Correction of estimation bias of predictive equations of energy expenditure based on wrist/waist-mounted accelerometers (v0.1)"

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