벨리댄스운동이 중년여성의 건강관련체력과 혈중지질에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of 12 weeks belly dance on health-related fitness and blood lipids in middle-aged woman. For this experiment, 14 subjects were divided into two groups, the control(CON) group and the belly dance exercise(BDE) group, each consisting of 7 members. Belly dance exercise program was carried out under the condition of 60 minutes /day, 4 days /week for 12weeks. Health-related fitness and blood lipids of all subjects were measured before and after they participated in the 12 week program. All data were expressed as mean and standard deviation by using SPSS program, and the data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA with repeated meausre. Significance was set at the α=.05. Back strength was significantly increased within BDE group, and BDE group was shown that there was a significant difference of back strength. There was no significant difference in muscle endurance, soft lean mass, WHR, trunk flexion, body weight, fat mass and percent body fat within and between groups. BMI was significantly increased within CON group after 12 weeks. TG and TC were significantly increased within CON group. There was no significant difference in HDL-C, LDL-C within and between groups. In summary, when the considering the above results, we concluded that the application of belly dance exercise could improve the level of back strength in middle-aged woman.