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- Title
A New Type of Physical Activity from an Ancient Tradition.
- Authors
Cugusi, Lucia; Massidda, Myosotis; Matta, Daniela; Garau, Emanuele; Di Cesare, Rosina; Deidda, Martino; Satta, Gianmario; Chiappori, Paolo; Solla, Paolo; Mercuro, Giuseppe
- Abstract
The aim of our study was to determine if the Sardinian folk dance ballu sardu (BS) can be identified as an effective workout regimen in terms of its exercise intensity (EI) and energy expenditure (EE) and if people who perform BS fulfill the recommendations of the American College of Sports Medicine on the prescription of exercise in healthy subjects. Twenty healthy volunteers (10 men, 10 women, 35.2 ± 6.3 years of age, BMI 23.0 ± 3.4 kg/m²) with BS experience (mean = 20.7 ± 8.9 years) were enrolled. All subjects underwent a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test. Then they carried out a performance of about a quarter of an hour of BS in its most common variant of dance in a circle, ballu tundu. During the BS performance, the dancers wore a heart rate monitor to record all relevant data. The dancers displayed a good aerobic capacity (VO2max 44.1 ± 3.2 ml·kg-1·min-1). Their average HR during the BS execution was 146.3 ± 5.3 bpm, corresponding to an EI of 79.9% ± 6.5% of HRmax. The estimated average VO2 was 78.6% ± 15.4% of VO2max; MET/min and EE were 9.8 ±1.5 and 11.2 ± 2.4 Kcal/min, respectively. It is concluded that the BS can be described as a vigorous physical activity. An ancient yet still widespread leisure activity embedded in the Sardinian culture, it meets some contemporary exercise recommendations for a healthy lifestyle.
- Subjects
ITALY; EXERCISE; DANCE; ANALYSIS of variance; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD pressure measurement; CARDIOPULMONARY system; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENERGY metabolism; EXERCISE physiology; EXERCISE tests; HEART rate monitoring; SCIENTIFIC observation; PROBABILITY theory; BODY mass index; AMERICAN College of Sports Medicine; OXYGEN consumption; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE intensity; PHYSICAL activity; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, 2015, Vol 19, Issue 3, p118
- ISSN
1089-313X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12678/1089-313X.19.3.118