著者

Neves Luceli Eunice Da Silva Cerávolo Mariza Paver Da Silva Silva Elisangela De Freitas Wagner Zeferino Da Silva Fabiano Fernandes Higino Wonder Passoni Carvalho Wellington Roberto Gomes De Souza Renato Aparecido

出版者

理学療法科学学会

雑誌

Journal of Physical Therapy Science (ISSN:09155287)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.27, no.9, pp.2863-2865, 2015

被引用文献数

10

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[Purpose] This study evaluated the acute cardiovascular responses during a session of Zumba^® Fitness in a virtual reality environment. [Subjects] Eighteen healthy volunteers were recruited. [Methods] The following cardiovascular variables: heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and double product were assessed before and after the practice of virtual Zumba^®, which was performed as a continuous sequence of five choreographed movements lasting for 22 min. The game Zumba Fitness Core^®, with the Kinect-based virtual reality system for the XBOX 360, was used to create the virtual environment. Comparisons were made among mean delta values (delta=post-Zumba^® minus pre-Zumba^® values) for systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, and double product using Student's t-test for paired samples. [Results] After a single session, a significant increase was noted in all the analyzed parameters (Systolic blood pressure=18%; Diastolic blood pressure=13%; Heart rate=67%; and Double product=97%). [Conclusion] The results support the feasibility of the use of Zumba Fitness Core^® with the Kinect-based virtual reality system for the XBOX 360 in physical activity programs and further favor its indication for this purpose.