Effect of aerobic dance on body mass index, body fat percentage and aerobic fitness among overweight female adults/ Dorathy Baja

The aim of the study was to identify the effects of aerobic dance on body composition and aerobic fitness among overweight female adults. A true experimental design consisting of pre- and post-treatment was conducted among overweight female adults who were randomly divided into two group that is ex...

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Main Author: Baja, Dorathy
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/82678/1/82678.pdf
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/82678/
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Summary:The aim of the study was to identify the effects of aerobic dance on body composition and aerobic fitness among overweight female adults. A true experimental design consisting of pre- and post-treatment was conducted among overweight female adults who were randomly divided into two group that is experimental group and control group. The sampling technique use in this study is convenience sampling .The study lasted 8 weeks. The intensity is between 65 % -80 %, between the two songs of aerobic dance the heart rate was recorded. The measurement that use in this study is stadiometer for weight and height and bioelectrical impedance analysis ( BIA ) use for measure body fat percentage. After the intervention , an improvement.