Effect of 12-week rehearsal on cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in Brazilian samba dancers.
Cicera Claudinea DuartePaulo Roberto Silva-SantosAna Carolina PaludoMarcus Vinicius GreccoJulia Maria D' Andrea GrevePublished in: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2023)
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.
Keyphrases
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- bone mineral density
- healthcare
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- adipose tissue
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- insulin resistance
- depressive symptoms
- climate change
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