Evaluation of aerobic capacity and energy expenditure
in folk dancers

Maciejczyk, Marcin; Feć, Agnieszka

doi:10.2478/humo-2013-0007

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“…Other researchers reached similar conclusions [5,20,24]. Liiv et al [19] postulated that a high level of aerobic capacity is essential to competing in sports dance at the highest level.…”

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“…Liiv et al [19] postulated that a high level of aerobic capacity is essential to competing in sports dance at the highest level. Maciejczyk and Feć [20] made similar observations in their paper on folk dancers. The also stressed the necessity of shaping both aerobic and anaerobic characteristics of physical capacity.…”

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“…Dancers consumed the most energy at the end of the tournament round, during the last dance. The values reflecting the mean energy expenditure per work performed amounted to 0.20-0.26 kcal · kg -1 · min -1 in men and 0.19-0.21 kcal · kg -1 · min -1 in women, which indicates that it was higher than in other dance forms [11][12][13] and was closest to the folk dance (0.18 kcal · kg -1 · min -1 ) [20]. Similar results of the same indicators in individual dances were obtained in previous studies by Liiv et al [5].…”

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Energy expenditure and lactate concentration in sports dancers in a simulated final round of the standard style competition

Pilch¹,

Tota²,

Pokora³

et al. 2018

Hum Mov.

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purpose. To determine the energy expenditure in dancers and the nature of energy transformations which take place during a simulated final round of sports dance competition in standard style. methods. The study involved 6 sports dancing couples in highest dance classes (4 couples in S class, 2 couples in A class) according to WDSF (World Dance Sport Federation). There were two phases of the study. The first phase was to determine anthropometric indices, the second -to carry out a simulation of a tournament round in standard style. During a simulated final round of sports dance competition, heart rate (HR) and lactate concentration (La -) were measured, respiratory indicators were recorded (VO 2 , VcO 2 , RER), and energy expenditure was calculated. results. The VO 2 values rated during each round differed statistically significantly between the group of men and women, (34.59 ± 3.82 ml · min -1 · kg -1 and 44.18 ± 4.34 ml · min-1 · kg -1 ; F = 41.07, p = 0.01). The mean respiratory exchange ratio was 1.08 ± 0.07 in men and 1.06 ± 0.07 in women. During a round, the lactate concentration increased, and at the end, after the last dance, it reached the value of 12.9 ± 2.1 mmol · l -1 in women and 13,3 ± 2.7 mmol · l -1 in men. The energy expenditure after the completed round in men was 16.6 ± 1.3 kcal · min -1 and was higher than in the group of women, 10.7 ± 1.0 kcal · min -1 (F = 3.67; p = 0.01). The highest energy expenditure in all subsequent dances was noted during quickstep. conclusions. The study results complement the knowledge on the intensity of dance effort and confirm that the dance effort during sports competition is one of the heavy forms of physical activity based on aerobic and anaerobic energy processes. Therefore, the periodization of dance couple training process should considerably take into account the implementation of training loads that would help building solid aerobic and anaerobic capacity.

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“…Other researchers reached similar conclusions [5,20,24]. Liiv et al [19] postulated that a high level of aerobic capacity is essential to competing in sports dance at the highest level.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 66%

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confidence: 52%

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confidence: 99%

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Energy expenditure and lactate concentration in sports dancers in a simulated final round of the standard style competition

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“…The mean values of VO 2peak found in the current study are in accordance with the previous values reported for male folk dancers, namely 43.5 ml.kg.dk −1 [8], 51.8 ml.kg. dk −1 [19], and 45.3 ml.kg.dk −1 [20]. However, the VO 2peak values of male dancers of 30 top class dancesport couples (12 Standard, 7 Latin American, and 11 Ten Dance) were higher (59.2-60.9 ml.kg.dk −1 ) than the VO 2peak values of male folk dancers [8,19,20].…”

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“…dk −1 [19], and 45.3 ml.kg.dk −1 [20]. However, the VO 2peak values of male dancers of 30 top class dancesport couples (12 Standard, 7 Latin American, and 11 Ten Dance) were higher (59.2-60.9 ml.kg.dk −1 ) than the VO 2peak values of male folk dancers [8,19,20]. The difference may be due to the dancers' international level and higher aerobic capacity requirement of dancesport compared to other dance forms [21].…”

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Effect of Folk Dance Training on Blood Oxidative Stress Level, Lipids, and Lipoproteins

Okdan

Nalçakan

Onur

et al. 2016

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

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Introduction. Folk dance is a form of physical activity which helps develop the ability to use the whole body in a coordinated way with music, and folk dancers’ characteristics vary according to the particular type of dance practised in a given geographic region. The aims of the study were to evaluate the effects of 12-week folk dance training on blood oxidative stress level, lipids, lipoproteins, as well as muscle damage markers and to define some physical and physiological properties of folk dancers. Material and methods. Thirty-eight healthy male folk dancers aged 21-28 years having an average of 11 years of dance training experience voluntarily participated in the study. All of the physical and physiological measurements and the blood analysis were performed twice, before and after the training period which focused on different regional dances (Caucasus, Bar, Zeybek, Spoon Dance, Thracian dances, and Horon). The training was done 2 hours per day (a total of 10 hours a week), during a 12-week-long period. Results. All the blood parameters were found to be within the specified reference ranges. The training programme had no significant effect on the blood lipid profile, whereas it was found to have positive effects on body fat (p ≤ 0.012), peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak; p = 0.000), muscle damage markers (creatine kinase, Δ% = −19.6), and total antioxidant capacity (p ≤ 0.002). Conclusions. Regular folk dance training was found to have positive effects on body fat, VO2peak, blood total antioxidant capacity, and muscle damage markers. Based on these results, the community should be encouraged to perform folk dance as a recreational physical activity, and public awareness should be raised about the health benefits of practising folk dances.

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A New Type of Physical Activity from an Ancient Tradition: The Sardinian Folk Dance “Ballu Sardu”

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The aim of our study was to determine if the Sardinian folk dance ballu sardu (BS) can be identified as an effective workout regimen in terms of its exercise intensity (EI) and energy expenditure (EE) and if people who perform BS fulfill the recommendations of the American College of Sports Medicine on the prescription of exercise in healthy subjects. Twenty healthy volunteers (10 men, 10 women, 35.2 ± 6.3 years of age, BMI 23.0 ± 3.4 kg/m²) with BS experience (mean = 20.7 ± 8.9 years) were enrolled. All subjects underwent a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test. Then they carried out a performance of about a quarter of an hour of BS in its most common variant of dance in a circle, ballu tundu. During the BS performance, the dancers wore a heart rate monitor to record all relevant data. The dancers displayed a good aerobic capacity (VO2max 44.1 ± 3.2 ml·kg(-1)·min(-1)). Their average HR during the BS execution was 146.3 ± 5.3 bpm, corresponding to an EI of 79.9% ± 6.5% of HRmax. The estimated average VO2 was 78.6% ± 15.4% of VO2max; MET/min and EE were 9.8 ± 1.5 and 11.2 ± 2.4 Kcal/min, respectively. It is concluded that the BS can be described as a vigorous physical activity. An ancient yet still widespread leisure activity embedded in the Sardinian culture, it meets some contemporary exercise recommendations for a healthy lifestyle.

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Evaluation of aerobic capacity and energy expenditure in folk dancers

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

Energy expenditure and lactate concentration in sports dancers in a simulated final round of the standard style competition

Energy expenditure and lactate concentration in sports dancers in a simulated final round of the standard style competition

Effect of Folk Dance Training on Blood Oxidative Stress Level, Lipids, and Lipoproteins

A New Type of Physical Activity from an Ancient Tradition: The Sardinian Folk Dance “Ballu Sardu”

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