A1 Journal article (refereed)
Lavatanssiko liikuntaa? : lavatanssi-illan fyysinen aktiivisuus ja kuormittavuus sekä niihin yhteydessä olevat tekijät (2012)
The physical activity of Finnish social dance and factors related to it
Kuuttila, K., Laakso, L., & Hirvensalo, M. (2012). Lavatanssiko liikuntaa? : lavatanssi-illan fyysinen aktiivisuus ja kuormittavuus sekä niihin yhteydessä olevat tekijät. Liikunta ja Tiede, 49(6), 45-51. https://www.lts.fi/media/lts_vertaisarvioidut_tutkimusartikkelit/2012/lt612_tutkimusartikkelit_kuuttila_lowres.pdf
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Kuuttila, Kirsi; Laakso, Lauri; Hirvensalo, Mirja
Journal or series: Liikunta ja Tiede
ISSN: 0358-7010
Publication year: 2012
Volume: 49
Issue number: 6
Pages range: 45-51
Publisher: Liikuntatieteellinen Seura
Publication country: Finland
Publication language: Finnish
Persistent website address: https://www.lts.fi/media/lts_vertaisarvioidut_tutkimusartikkelit/2012/lt612_tutkimusartikkelit_kuuttila_lowres.pdf
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Delayed open access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/57113
Abstract
In the past few decades, social dancing has gained increased popularity in Finland. There is, however, little research available on social dancing as health or fitness enhancing exercise. The purpose of this study was to determine the physical activity and load involved in social dancing and related factors. The physical load on dancers was measured in one dance evening in January 2011 with heart rate monitors and physical activity with pedometers. Background information was collected by means of an electronic questionnaire. A total of 58 recreational dancers participated in the study. In the three-hour social dance session, the average heart rate of the participants was 116 ± 16 bpm, the maximum rate being 160 ± 15 bpm. Men’s average energy consumption was 2043 ± 562 kcal/3h and women’s 1631 ± 624 kcal/3h. The average active dancing time was two and a half hours, and the number of steps was 8522 ± 2778. Both the energy consumption and the number of steps was higher among those who estimated their physical condition poorer than average compared with those who estimated their physical condition better than average (p = 0,021, p = 0,022). The higher the amount of time a participant told he/she spent dancing every month, the higher was his/her number of steps, average heart beat and energy consumption (p < 0,001, p = 0,031, p = 0,038). The more different dance styles a participant told he/she did during a dance evening the higher was his/her heart beat. There was no statistically significant connection between the gender or dancing skills and physical load. The study showed that for most of the participants, social dancing met the criteria of the weekly health enhancing recommendation, i.e. 150 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise.
The number of steps during the evening was also significant in view
of physical activity
Keywords: exercise (people); open air dancing; physical activity; physical strain; steps; pulse; energy consumption (metabolism); health effects
Free keywords: social dancing; physical activity; heart rate; energy consumption
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Ministry reporting: Yes
VIRTA submission year: 2012
JUFO rating: 1
