Physical Activity Levels Using Kinect™ Zumba Fitness versus Zumba Fitness with a Human Instructor

Schneekloth, Bridgette; Shaw, Ina; Shaw, Brandon S.; Brown, Gregory A.

doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000493411.80715.57

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“…In a different study, an 8-week Zumba Fitness intervention with an instructor improved well-being, aerobic fitness and neuromuscular function in female college students (Donath et al, 2014). In addition, Zumba Fitness with an instructor or DVD class provided sufficient diary physical activity levels to promote health in adult women (Schneekloth et al, 2014), or generated a considerable energy expenditure (369 ± 108 Kcal per class) (Luettgen et al, 2012), which according to the American College of Sport Medicine guidelines (Pescatello et al, 2014) complies with the recommendations for weight loss and improving the body composition associated with health. However, the effects of the Zumba Fitness ® program on QoL of inactive university employees have not been examined before.…”

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A short dance-exercise intervention as a strategy for improving quality of life in inactive workers

Barranco‐Ruiz

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Paz-Viteri

et al. 2017

Health Education Journal

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Objective: To investigate the effects of a short exercise intervention based on the use of a Zumba Fitness® programme on the quality of life (QoL) in inactive adult workers. Design: Non-experimental pre-test/post-test study involving one experimental group of inactive university workers. Setting: Riobamba in the Andean region of central Ecuador. Methods: A total of 60 inactive adults working at a university (age: 39 ± 1.0 years; 80% women, who used to perform < 150 min of moderate-vigorous physical activity per week) completed a 5-week Zumba Fitness® exercise intervention (three classes per week, 60 minutes per class; outside of work hours). QoL was assessed using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) administered at baseline, post-intervention and 2 months after the intervention. Data were analysed using a per-protocol analysis. Results: The 5-week intervention improved six out of eight subscales of QoL, including general health (baseline: 63.6±2.51; post-intervention: 68.0±2.5; p = .007), physical role (baseline: 82.1±3.8; post-intervention: 90.6±3.3; p = .029), emotional role (baseline: 71.3±5.0; post-intervention: 88.3±3.9; p = .001), social functioning (baseline: 76.9±2.6; post-intervention: 83.9 ± 2.6; p = .010), vitality (baseline: 60.4±2.8; post-intervention: 69.8±2.4; p < .001), mental health (baseline: 72.4±2.5; post-intervention: 80.4±2.3; p < .001) and the health transition perception item (baseline: 53.9±3.5; post-intervention: 63.6±3.1; p = .001). No statistical differences were found between post-intervention and 2-month follow-up; however, the majority of subscales which improved post-intervention (general health, emotional role, social functioning, vitality and mental health) were maintained at 2-month follow-up showing differences ( p < .05) compared to baseline. Conclusion: A 5-week exercise intervention based on Zumba Fitness® programme could improve QoL in inactive adult workers and most improvements could be maintained at 2 months post-intervention.

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