Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sport Science, Health, and Physical Education (ICSSHPE 2019)

Physical Activity Management in Female College Students: The Improvement of Health Related Fitness Through Zumba Fitness Workout

Authors
Nur Indri Rahayu, Imas Damayanti, Yati Ruhayati
Corresponding Author
Nur Indri Rahayu
Available Online 19 February 2020.
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.200214.050How to use a DOI?
Keywords
physical activity, zumba fitness, health-related fitness, skill-related fitness, students, female
Abstract

The lack of physical activity is a major cause of health problems and even leads to death; around 3.2 million deaths each year are caused by inadequate physical activity. The global comparative estimation from 2010 showed that 23% of adults and 81% of adolescents (aged 11-17 years) do not meet WHO recommendations for physical activity to improve health. The lack of physical activity in adults is found to be the highest in eastern Mediterranean, American, European, and western Pacific countries, while Southeast Asia is the lowest. This study was aimed at examining the effect of Zumba fitness Workout to improve Health Related Fitness (HRF) on female students. The method used was Quasi Experiment with pretest-posttest control group design. The sample of this research were 30 female students of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. The intervention was in form of physical activity through Zumba Fitness Workout that was conducted regularly 16 times with a frequency of 3 times / week and duration of 60 minutes. The instruments used were Fitness gram, Shuttle run Test, Stork Stand Test, Soft ball throw, Nelson hand reaction time, vertical jump, and dash test. Data Analysis used were paired sample t-test and descriptive frequencies analysis. The result shows that Zumba Fitness Workout can improve the Students Health Related Fitness (HRF).

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sport Science, Health, and Physical Education (ICSSHPE 2019)
Series
Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
19 February 2020
ISBN
978-94-6252-908-3
ISSN
2468-5739
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.200214.050How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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