Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Articles
Psycho-Physiological Analysis of an Aerobic Dance Programme for Women
Publication Title
British Journal of Sports Medicine
ISSN
0306-3674
Publication Date
6-1979
Keywords
Energy Cost, Psycho-Physiological Effects of an Aerobic, Perceived Exertion, Heart Rate, Oxygen Consumption
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) the energy cost and (2) the psycho-physiological effects of an aerobic dance programme in young women. Twenty-one college-age women participated 40 minutes a day, three days a week, for a 10-week training period. Each work session included a five-minute warm-up period, a 30-minute stimulus period (including walk-runs) and a five-minute cool-down period. During the last four weeks of the training period, the following parameters were monitored in six of the subjects during two consecutive sessions: perceived exertion (RPE) utilising the Borg 6-20 scale, Mean = 13.19; heart rate (HR) monitored at regular intervals during the training session, Mean = 166.37; and estimated caloric expenditure based on measured oxygen consumption (V̇O2) utilising a Kofranyi-Michaelis respirometer, Mean = 289.32. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) computed between pre and post tests for the six dependent variables revealed a significant approximate F-ratio of 5.72 (p <.05). Univariate t-test analysis of mean changes revealed significant pre-post test differences for V̇O2 max expressed in ml/kg min-1, maximal pulmonary ventilation, maximal working capacity on the bicycle ergometer, submaximal HR and submaximal RPE. Body weight was not significantly altered. It was concluded that the aerobic dance training programme employed was of sufficient intensity to elicit significant physiological and psycho-physiological alterations in college-age women.
DOI
10.1136/bjsm.13.2.77
Volume
13
Issue
2
First Page
77
Last Page
80
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
NSUWorks Citation
Rockefeller, Kathleen and Burke, E. J., "Psycho-Physiological Analysis of an Aerobic Dance Programme for Women" (1979). Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Articles. 40.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_pt_facarticles/40
