Associations of weight loss in relation to age and body mass index in a group of Maltese overweight and obese women during an 8-week Zumba programme

Micallef, Charles

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“…Fifty‐eight studies were found that used the described literature search criteria, 16 of them met the inclusion and exclusion criteria (Figure 1), and 11 manuscripts finally were classified as ZFI studies [18‐28], with pre‐ and postintervention evaluations (Table 1). Sample sizes ranged from 12 to 107 subjects; total participants comprised 586 (dropouts excluded), mainly of the female gender (≈ 98%), with a weighted mean age of 41.7 years of age.…”

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“…Via a quality appraisal (Table 2), we classified 4 studies as high‐quality investigations [19‐21,28] and 7 as low quality [18,22‐27]. Randomizations were reported in 5 studies [19‐21,23,28]; among them, 4 investigations showed similarity of the groups' participants at baseline and 1 did not [23].…”

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“…Furthermore, 4 papers performed single‐ or double‐blinding procedure [19‐21,28], whereas only Barene et al [19‐21] performed intention‐to‐treat analyses. Finally, all studies reported the dropout ratio or the number of participants that abandoned the protocol; only 6 papers reported the compliance ratio [18,22‐24,26,27]. No studies performed follow‐up evaluations.…”

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Health Benefits of Zumba Fitness Training: A Systematic Review

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“…Moreover, in our study, the intensity was assessed by the RPE Borg scale at the end of each class with a consistent progression, ensuring at least moderate-to-vigorous intensity on average in both exercise groups. Most studies that analyze changes in physical fitness components through a Zumba Fitness ® intervention did not control or register/inform about the intensity training variable [33][34][35][36]. Only two studies included in the previously mentioned review monitored HR, but none quantified the exercise intensity, and there were no descriptions of any training progression.…”

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Health-Related Physical Fitness Benefits in Sedentary Women Employees after an Exercise Intervention with Zumba Fitness®

Barranco‐Ruiz

Villa‐González

2020

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Background: The protective properties of high physical fitness levels on health are manifest independently of age, sex, fatness, smoking, alcohol consumption, and other clinical factors. However, women are less active than men, which contributes to low physical fitness and a high risk of CVD. Thus, the objective of this study is to analyze the effect of two exercise interventions on health-related physical fitness in sedentary employed females. Methods: A total of 98 physically inactive adult women were randomly assigned to 3 study groups: the control group (CG) = 31, the endurance training group based on Zumba Fitness® classes (ET; n = 39), and the concurrent training group that had an extra muscle-strengthening workout after the Zumba Fitness® class (CnT; n = 28). Body composition (BMI, waist circumference), motor fitness (one-leg stand test), musculoskeletal fitness (shoulder–neck mobility, handgrip strength test, jump and reach test, and dynamic sit-up test), and cardiorespiratory fitness (2-km test and estimated VO2 max) were assessed with the ALPHA-Fit test battery for adults. Results: Both interventions showed a significant improvement in the majority of health-related fitness and body composition variables/test (waist circumference: ET = −2.275 ± 0.95, p = 0.02, CnT = −2.550 ± 1.13, p = 0.03; one-stand leg test: ET = 13.532 ± 2.65, p < 0.001; CnT = 11.656 ± 2.88, p < 0.001; shoulder–neck mobility: ET = 1.757 ± 0.44, p < 0.001, CnT = 2.123 ± 0.47, p < 0.001; handgrip test: 0.274 ± 0.08, p < 0.001, CnT = 0.352 ± 0.08, p < 0.001; dynamic sit-up: ET = 1.769 ± 0.45, p < 0.001, CnT = −1.836 ± 0.49, p < 0.001; 2-km test time: −1.280 ± 0.25, p < 0.001, CnT = −1.808 ± 0.28, p < 0.001; estimated VO2 max: ET = 1.306 ± 0.13, p < 0.001, CnT = 1.191 ± 0.15, p < 0.001). There were no significant differences after the intervention between the two exercise intervention groups. Conclusions: Exercise interventions based on Zumba fitness® or Zumba fitness® combined with an extra muscle-strengthening workout based on bodyweight training exercises are effective strategies to improve the health-related physical fitness in sedentary women employees.

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“…The obesity-related anthropometric indices could be used in routine practice in an economic and affordable way, since their positive association with risky blood lipid levels and the development of cardiometabolic diseases has been widely demonstrated [36,37]. During the last decade, several studies have analyzed the effect of choreographic fitness class interventions like Zumba Fitness on health-related anthropometric indices and body composition variables [19,[38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]. Most of these showed significant improvements in body composition variables, such as body weight and estimated percentage of total or partial body fat mass, independently of the intervention duration (from 8 to 40 weeks) and measurement method used [41][42][43]45,46,48,50,51,54], with notable improvements shown particularly in studies developed for the overweight and obese female population [41,45,46].…”

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Choreographic Group-Based Fitness Classes Improve Cardiometabolic Health-Related Anthropometric Indices and Blood Lipids Profile in Overweight Sedentary Women

Barranco‐Ruiz

Villa‐González

2021

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Background: Choreographic group-based fitness classes are the most common type of physical activity practiced by women, being a viable and sustainable strategy to improve general health. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the effect of a 16-week healthy lifestyle program, based on choreographic fitness classes, on cardiometabolic health-related anthropometric indices and metabolic blood profile among overweight sedentary women. Methods: A total of 50 overweight (Body Mass Index = 27.68 ± 1.19 kg/m2) middle-aged women (39.73 ± 7.41 years) were randomly assigned to an experimental exercise group based on structured choreographic fitness classes (CFC) with the Zumba Fitness program (3 days/week; 60 min/session) (CFC = 30) or a non-exercise control group (CG = 20). The anthropometric indices (waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, a body shape index, conicity index, abdominal volume index, and body adiposity index), blood pressure, glycemia, and blood lipid profile [triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol, Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)] were evaluated pre- and post-intervention. Results: 40 participants competed the pre/post measures. Post-intervention, the CFC group (n = 25) presented a significant improvement in all anthropometric indices as well as in TG, HDL, and LDL as compared with the CG (n = 15). Conclusion: A 16-week healthy lifestyle program based on structured choreographic fitness classes with the Zumba Fitness program (3 days/week; 60 min/session) could significantly improve cardiometabolic health-related anthropometric indices and the blood lipid profile in overweight sedentary middle-aged women.

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Associations of weight loss in relation to age and body mass index in a group of Maltese overweight and obese women during an 8-week Zumba programme

Cited by 6 publications

References 6 publications

Health Benefits of Zumba Fitness Training: A Systematic Review

Health Benefits of Zumba Fitness Training: A Systematic Review

Health-Related Physical Fitness Benefits in Sedentary Women Employees after an Exercise Intervention with Zumba Fitness®

Choreographic Group-Based Fitness Classes Improve Cardiometabolic Health-Related Anthropometric Indices and Blood Lipids Profile in Overweight Sedentary Women

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