Mental Health, Metabolic Health, Physical Performance
Conditions
Brief summary
In Greece, people of different age groups, including young children to older adults, participate in dance exercise training. Although it is well-known that regular participation in dancing is associated with benefits such as entertainment, socialization and increased physical activity, the long-term effects of dancing on metabolic and mental health as well as physical performance remain largely unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of a 6-month dancing exercise intervention on metabolic and mental health and physical performance in premenopausal and postmenopausal women.
Detailed description
Twenty premenopausal and twenty postmenopausal inactive women meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to a Control (n=20) or an Experimental group (n=20). The Control group will maintain their habitual physical activity level without participating in any form of exercise training. The Experimental group will participate in two weekly dance exercise training sessions over a 6-month period. Each session will be performed under supervision and include a 10-min warm up (2-3 dances of very slow tempo), a 45-min main dance exercise session (\ 15 dances of various tempos i.e. slow, moderate and fast tempo) and a 5-min cool-down period (walking and stretching). Heart rate will be continuously monitored during each session by using heart rate monitors while the rate of perceived exertion (RPE) will be recorded at the end of each session. In addition, prior to the second dance exercise session in each week, participants' delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS) and wellness status (through the wellness report) will be evaluated. Prior to (Baseline) and after the intervention period (at 6 months) participants of both groups (Control and Experimental) will undergo resting blood sampling and assessment of their (i) anthropometrics, (ii) body composition, (iii) physical performance, (iv) physical activity level, (v) dietary intake, (vi) quality of life and (vii) mental health.
Interventions
OTHERExercise training
This intervention will consist of two weekly dance exercise training sessions over a 6-month period. Each session will be performed under supervision and include a 10-min warm up (2-3 dances of very slow tempo), a 45-min main dance exercise session (\~15 dances of various tempos i.e. slow, moderate and fast tempo) and a 5-min cool-down period (walking and stretching)
OTHERNo exercise training
It will include only habitual physical activity level without participating in any form of exercise training
Sponsors
University of Thessaly
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
35 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Free of musculoskeletal injuries * Free of chronic non-communicable diseases * Normal menstrual cycle (for premenopausal women) * No recent childbirth (previous 12 months) (for premenopausal women) * At least 12 months since the oncet of menopause (for postmenopausal women) * Non smokers
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnancy (for premenopausal women) * Contraindications to exercise training * Illness or other medical condition * Use of medication
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in glucose concentration | At baseline and 6 months | Fasting glucose concentration will be determined in blood |
| Change in insulin concentration | At baseline and 6 months | Fasting insulin concentration will be determined in blood |
| Change in total cholesterol concentration | At baseline and 6 months | Total cholesterol concentration will be determined in blood |
| Change in HDL cholesterol concentration | At baseline and 6 months | HDL cholesterol concentration will be determined in blood |
| Change in LDL cholesterol concentration | At baseline and 6 months | LDL cholesterol concentration will be determined in blood |
| Change in triglycerides concentration | At baseline and 6 months | Triglycerides concentration will be determined in blood |
| Change in serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT/AST) concentration | At baseline and 6 months | SGOT concentration will be determined in blood |
| Change in alanine aminotransferase (SGPT/ALT) concentration | At baseline and 6 months | SGPT concentration will be determined in blood |
| Change in gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GT) concentration | At baseline and 6 months | γ-GT concentration will be determined in blood |
| Change in body weight | At baseline and 6 months | — |
| Change in waist circumference | At baseline and 6 months | — |
| Change in hip circumference | At baseline and 6 months | — |
| Change in fat mass | At baseline and 6 months | Fat mass will be assessed using whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) |
| Change in body fat percentage (%) | At baseline and 6 months | Body fat percentage (%) will be assessed using whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) |
| Change in fat free mass | At baseline and 6 months | Fat free mass will be assessed using whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) |
| Change in lean body mass | At baseline and 6 months | Lean body mass will be assessed using whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) |
| Change in cardiorespiratory fitness | At baseline and 6 months | Cardiorespiratory fitness will be assessed using the Ebbeling single stage treadmill test |
| Change in functional performance | At baseline and 6 months | Functional performance will be assessed using the Short Physical Performance Battery |
| Change in muscle endurance | At baseline and 6 months | Muscle endurance will be assessed using the push-up and curl-up testing protocols |
| Change in resting blood pressure | At baseline and 6 months | Resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be assessed using a sphygmomanometer |
| Change in quality of life | At baseline and 6 months | Quality of life will be evaluated using questionnaire |
| Change in vitality | At baseline and 6 months | Vitality will be evaluated using questionnaire |
| Change in anxiety level | At baseline and 6 months | Anxiety will be evaluated using questionnaire |
| Change in flourishing | At baseline and 6 months | Flourishing will be evaluated using questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in dietary intake | At baseline and 6 months | Dietary intake will be monitored using diet recalls |
| Change in daily number of steps | At baseline and 6 months | Daily number of steps performed will be assessed using accelerometers |
| Change in daily time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity | At baseline and 6 months | The time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity will be assessed using accelerometers |
Countries
Greece
Contacts
CONTACTDimitrios Draganidis, PhD
CONTACTIoannis G Fatouros, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMaria Bougiesi, PhD
University of Thessaly, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science
Outcome results
None listed