Effect of 12-week Rehearsal on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Composition in Brazilian Samba Dancers

Overview

Journal Einstein (Sao Paulo)

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2023 Dec 21

PMID 38126656

Authors

Cicera Claudinea Duarte

Paulo Roberto Santos-Silva

Ana Carolina Paludo

Marcus Vinicius Grecco

Julia Maria D Andrea Greve

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effect of 12 weeks of rehearsals on cardiorespiratory parameters and body composition in Brazilian samba dancers belonging to a first-league samba school.

Methods: Twenty-six women were divided into a Samba Group (n=13) and a Control Group (n=13). Cardiorespiratory parameters (cardiopulmonary exercise test) and body composition (skinfold assessment) were assessed before and after the 12 weeks of rehearsals. The Samba Group rehearsed three times per week for 30-60 minutes, and the Control Group participated in no physical activity. A comparison test was performed within and between groups, with p<0.05 indicating statistical significance.

Results: Compared with the Control Group, the Samba Group showed a significant increase in maximal oxygen uptake (19%), oxygen pulse (13%), and lean body mass (3%) and a decrease in body fat percentage (11%) and fat mass (12%).

Conclusion: Twelve weeks of samba dance rehearsals improved the cardiorespiratory and body composition parameters in women dancers compared with the Control Group. These findings suggest that dancing samba regularly can increase physical activity levels and positively affect the health parameters of samba dancers.

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