Asian Journal of Education and Training - Vol. 4, No. 3 - Examination of Body Composition, Flexibility, Balance, and Concentration Related to Dance Exercise

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Study examines how dance exercise relates to body composition and selected functional capacities, including flexibility, balance, and concentration. The research includes 268 university students (mean age 20.59 ± 1.59), comparing those with dance courses (experimental group) and those without (control group). Height, body weight, flexibility, balance, and concentration tests are administered twice at baseline and after the intervention. Statistical analysis uses frequency counts, descriptive statistics, and paired t-tests.

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Asian Journal of Education and Training Vol. 4, No. 3, 210-215, 2018 ISSN(E) 2519-5387 DOI: 10.20448/journal.522.2018.43.210.215 Examination of Body Composition, Flexibility, Balance, and Concentration Related to Dance Exercise Gulsum Bastug1 1Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Turkey Abstract In this study was to examine the body composition, flexibility, balance and concentration characteristics of dance exercise. Total of 268 university students whose average age was 20.59 ± 1.59 years were included. Height measurements, body weight measurements, flexibility measurements, balance test, concentration test of the students who had dance courses (the experimental group) and those who did not have dance courses (the control group) were provided twice, at the beginning of and at the end of the study as pre-test and post-test. Frequency analyses, descriptive statistics, and paired t-test were used. There were significant differences between pre-test and post-test scores of body weight, BMI, flexibility, balance, concentration among the students doing dance exercises (the experimental group) . There were no significant differences between pre-test and post-test scores of body weight, BMI, concentration among the students not doing dance exercises (the control group) but there were significant differences in flexibility and balance scores. Keywords: Dance, Body composition, Flexibility, Balance, Concentration. Contribution/Acknowledgement: All authors contributed to the conception and design of the study. Funding: This study received no specific financial support. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests. Transparency: The authors confirm that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study was reported; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. Ethical: This study follows all ethical practices during writing. Funding: This study received no specific financial support. Competing Interests: The author declares that there are no conflicts of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Transparency: The author confirms that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study was reported; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. Ethical: This study follows all ethical practices during writing. Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 211 2. Methods ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 211 3. Measurements................................................................................................................................................................................. 211 4. Results .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 212 5. Discussion........................................................................................................................................................................................ 213 6. Recommendations for future Research ..................................................................................................................................... 214 7. Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 214 Referen

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What variables are evaluated in the study?

The study evaluates body composition indicators along with flexibility, balance, and concentration related to dance exercise.

How are participants organized for comparison?

Participants are grouped into an experimental group with dance courses and a control group without dance courses.

What statistical methods are used to analyze changes over time?

Frequency analyses, descriptive statistics, and paired t-tests are used to compare pre-test and post-test scores.

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