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Aqua Zumba Versus Aqua Jogging: Comparative Effects on Health Parameters among Obese Middle Aged Women

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Main Authors: Sarina, Md. Yusof, Maisarah, Shari, Zulkifli, Kadir, Aishah, Adam, Teh, Lay Kek, Suhana, Aiman, Norizzati, Mohd Idris, Mastura, Johar
Other Authors: sarin864@uitm.edu.my
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Published: Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia 2018
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Aqua Exercise
Obesity
Health Related Fitness
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/54980
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spelling my.unimap-549802018-08-13T02:48:40Z Aqua Zumba Versus Aqua Jogging: Comparative Effects on Health Parameters among Obese Middle Aged Women Sarina, Md. Yusof Maisarah, Shari Zulkifli, Kadir Aishah, Adam Teh, Lay Kek Suhana, Aiman Norizzati, Mohd Idris Mastura, Johar sarin864@uitm.edu.my Aqua Exercise Obesity Health Related Fitness Link to publisher's homepage at http://www.mohejournal.com/index.php/mohe Background: Obesity is major contributor to diseases and mortality. Constant weight loss significantly reverses diseases related to obesity and helps prolong human life expectancy. To date, there has been limited scientific evidence comparing the effectiveness of the Aqua Zumba® Fitness program and conventional aqua jog among obese women. Thus, the purpose of this study is to compare the effects between 12 weeks of Aqua Zumba® Fitness and aqua jog on health parameters among middle-age women. Methods: A total of sixty sedentary obese women (BMI >30 kg/m2), aged 40-59 years old were randomized to either Aqua Zumba® Fitness (AZ, n=20), aqua jog (AJ, n=20) or control group (C, n=20). Exercise groups were involved in different 12-week aqua exercise programs, 3 times per week, 60 minutes per session, with an intensity of 50-75% of maximum heart rate. Body mass (BM), skeletal muscle mass (SMM), body fat percentage (BF%), waist circumference (WC), upper and lower body strength (UBS and LBS), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and flexibility were measured at baseline (week-0) and post-exercise intervention (week-13). Result: The AZ group demonstrated significant changes (p<0.05) in all selected health parameters following 12 weeks of exercise programs. AJ group also demonstrated significant differences (p<0.05) in most of the health parameters except for WC and UBS post-intervention. However, this study found that the AZ group produced significant superior changes in the improvement of SMM, WC, UBS and LBS (P<0.05) when compared to the AJ group. Conclusion: The Aqua Zumba Fitness program elicits better improvement in all health parameters among obese middle-aged women as compared to aqua jog. 2018-08-13T02:48:40Z 2018-08-13T02:48:40Z 2018 Article Movement, Health & Exercise (MoHE), vol.7(2), 2018, pages 11-21 2231-9409 (Print) 2600-9404 (Online) http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/54980 en Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia
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topic Aqua Exercise
Obesity
Health Related Fitness
spellingShingle Aqua Exercise
Obesity
Health Related Fitness
Sarina, Md. Yusof
Maisarah, Shari
Zulkifli, Kadir
Aishah, Adam
Teh, Lay Kek
Suhana, Aiman
Norizzati, Mohd Idris
Mastura, Johar
Aqua Zumba Versus Aqua Jogging: Comparative Effects on Health Parameters among Obese Middle Aged Women
description Link to publisher's homepage at http://www.mohejournal.com/index.php/mohe
author2 sarin864@uitm.edu.my
author_facet sarin864@uitm.edu.my
Sarina, Md. Yusof
Maisarah, Shari
Zulkifli, Kadir
Aishah, Adam
Teh, Lay Kek
Suhana, Aiman
Norizzati, Mohd Idris
Mastura, Johar
format Article
author Sarina, Md. Yusof
Maisarah, Shari
Zulkifli, Kadir
Aishah, Adam
Teh, Lay Kek
Suhana, Aiman
Norizzati, Mohd Idris
Mastura, Johar
author_sort Sarina, Md. Yusof
title Aqua Zumba Versus Aqua Jogging: Comparative Effects on Health Parameters among Obese Middle Aged Women
title_short Aqua Zumba Versus Aqua Jogging: Comparative Effects on Health Parameters among Obese Middle Aged Women
title_full Aqua Zumba Versus Aqua Jogging: Comparative Effects on Health Parameters among Obese Middle Aged Women
title_fullStr Aqua Zumba Versus Aqua Jogging: Comparative Effects on Health Parameters among Obese Middle Aged Women
title_full_unstemmed Aqua Zumba Versus Aqua Jogging: Comparative Effects on Health Parameters among Obese Middle Aged Women
title_sort aqua zumba versus aqua jogging: comparative effects on health parameters among obese middle aged women
publisher Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/54980
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