ZumBeat: Evaluation of a Zumba Dance Intervention in Postmenopausal Overweight Women.

ABSTRACT: Physical inactivity is a major public health concern since it increases individuals' risk of morbidity and mortality. A subgroup at particular risk is postmenopausal overweight women. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and effect of a 12-week ZumBeat dance intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness and psychosocial health. Postmenopausal women with a body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m² or a waist circumference >94 cm who were not regularly physically active were asked to complete a 12-week ZumBeat dance intervention with instructed and home-based self-training sessions. Before and after the intervention, peak oxygen consumption (VO_2peak) was assessed on a treadmill; and body composition and several psychometric parameters (including quality of life, sports-related ba

SUBMITTER: Rossmeissl A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5968936 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature