An 8-week exercise intervention based on Zumba improves aerobic fitness and psychological well-being in healthy women

AA Delextrat, S Warner… - Journal of Physical …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Although Zumba is practiced by millions of people worldwide, there is a paucity
of research about its potential benefits. The objective of this study was to investigate the …

The Effects of Zumba Fitness® on Respiratory Function and Body Composition Parameters: An Eight-Week Intervention in Healthy Inactive Women

A Ljubojevic, V Jakovljevic, S Bijelic, I Sârbu… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Women are considered less active than men, and a sedentary lifestyle
particularly affects middle-aged women and affects their overall health. Recommending …

Associations between exercise and quality of life in bladder cancer survivors: a population-based study

KH Karvinen, KS Courneya, S North… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2007 - aacrjournals.org
Background: Exercise has been shown to improve quality of life (QoL) in some cancer
survivor groups, but it is unknown if the unique QoL issues faced by bladder cancer …

Assessment of knowledge of metabolic syndrome and health literacy level among adults in Western Turkey

GO Emiral, M Tozun, BI Atalay, S Goktas… - Nigerian Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has become an issue in the public health
discipline. Aims: The primary aim of this study is to assess the potential determinants for both …

Using the Precede–Proceed Model of Health Program Planning in breast cancer nursing research

R Tramm, A McCarthy, P Yates - Journal of advanced nursing, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
tramm r., mccarthy a. & yates p.(2011) Using the Precede–Proceed Model of Health Program
Planning in breast cancer nursing research. Journal of Advanced Nursing68 (6), 1870 …

A national internet survey on midlife women's attitudes toward physical activity

EO Im, SJ Chang, Y Ko, W Chee, A Stuifbergen… - Nursing …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Despite an increasing number of studies of midlife women's physical activity,
little is known about how attitudes toward physical activity of midlife women from diverse …

Body shape dissatisfaction, weight status and physical activity among a sample university students in Saudi Arabia

HH Al-Otaibi, SL Nassef, TA Raouf - Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2013 - scirp.org
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of body shape dissatisfaction,
weight and physical activity status among university students and predictors for body shape …

[PDF][PDF] Comparing Self-Determination And Body

MS Fortier - Hellenic Journal of psychology, 2009 - selfdeterminationtheory.org
The influence of self-determination and body image on exercise behavior was examined
using a multi-method approach. A series of validated scales was administered to 218 male …

Physiological load associated with a Zumba® fitness workout: a comparison pilot study between classes and a DVD

A Delextrat, E Neupert - Journal of Sports Sciences, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The objectives were to compare the metabolic load elicited by Zumba® classes and DVD
workouts and link the physiological responses to participants' psychological characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of a single session of physical exercise on body state image

A Carraro, A Nart, S Scarpa - Revista Brasileira de Ciências do …, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
Despite the fact that athletes and physically active persons are generally more satisfied with
their bodies than sedentary people, physical activity seems to exert both negative and …