Research Article | Open Access
Comparison of energy expenditure, metabolic rate, and MVPAduring the (Zumba class) among normal-weight, overweight and obese adult women.
Assist. Lec. Yousif Kadhim Abed , Prof. Dr. Ali Ahmed Hadi
Pages: 5953-5959
Abstract
The purpose of this paper isto comparison of energy expenditure, metabolic rate, and MVPA
during the (Zumba class) among normal-weight, overweight and obese adult women.The researchers
used the descriptive method in a comparative method to solve this problem.The sample consisted of a
group of adult female participants who were chosen by the intentional method, as the number of the
sample was (42) of the new female participants (first and second week) representing (34.4%) of the
original population represented by (112) participants in the women’s gymnasium titanium.One of the
most important results reached by the researcher is that: The processes of energy exchange and
metabolism differ from one body to another in the same type of activity practiced if the body weights
and structures are different, the number of steps is different in the research groups, despite the use of
the same training sessions, and this indicates differences in capabilities, and it is wrong to use the same
pace and quotas for Zumba sessions for all weights without allocating appropriate sessions for each
category and according to the body mass index.One of the most important recommendations
recommended by the researchers is that: to achieve the best desired objectives of the Zumba classes
and sessions, regulated classes must be used that are proportional to the different body weights, taking
into account the differences between the participants, and not to involve all the various weights in the
Zumba sessions and allocate special sessions at an appropriate pace for each group of weights that are
classified according to the body mass index (BMI).