Kineziologija, Vol. 35. No. 1., 2003.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Changes in motor and morphological measures of young women induced by the HI-LO and step aerobic dance programs
Damir Sekulić
; Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Education, University of Split, Croatia
Nikola Rausavljević
; Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Education, University of Split, Croatia
Nataša Zenić
; Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Education, University of Split, Croatia
Sažetak
In previous studies a number of authors have already demonstrated the positive changes in certain dimensions of the anthropological status of female aerobic dancers induced by various treatments of modern aerobic dance programmes. Changes in motor space have been, however, rarely investigated. The authors have attempted in the present paper to define the potential differential training effects of the step (N = 24) and hi-lo (N = 23) aerobic dance programmes and to analyse the changes in the morphological (variables assessing voluminosity of the body and skinfold thickness) and motor (coordination, flexibility, movement frequency) measures of college-aged female participants. The entire programme consisted of a total of 25 separate aerobics training sessions (three times a week; each session of 60 min). Each session encompassed cardio-section routines, which consisted of the experimental aerobic dance programmes (35 min), strength- developing exercises (15 min) and stretching exercises (10 min). The results, obtained by means of ANOVA and discriminant analysis, suggest both programmes resulted in reduced skinfold measures and in improved measures of flexibility, coordination in rhythm and, to a lesser extent, measures of movement frequency. No differential influence of the two programmes of aerobic dance was confirmed.
Ključne riječi
training effects; morphology; motor abilities; analysis of variance; discriminant analysis; leisure-time sport
Hrčak ID:
226333
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Datum izdavanja:
24.10.2003.
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