著者

本多 弘子 鈴木 省三 仲野 隆士 石三 香織 竹村 英和

出版者

仙台大学

雑誌

仙台大学紀要 (ISSN:03893073)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.30, no.2, pp.72-83, 1999-03

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The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of dance programming by studying the subject's heart rate changes. This was accomplished by measuring subject's heart rate during Ballroom dancing with different partners of different performance level. Then, we made three kinds of program (A.B.C), which are different level of exercise intensities. Each program consists of 9 or 10 composition, those are classified into low, middle, and high level based on the subject's ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) toward each composition. The result of this study can be summarized as follows: 1) Program A will improve fitness of the middle and elderly persons. Program B is an appropriate in intensity as aerobics, and it shows pattern of heart rate alteration of interval training. Program C can be expected to assist dancers, in improving their cardiorespiratory function. 2) The woman's physical response tends to change largely by the level of partner's (men) dance performance. Our results suggests that ballroom dancing can be said an appropriate physical activity for the middle and elderly persons as life-long sport through dance programming, by meaning of improve fitness and for training.