Acute Physiological Effects of Greek Traditional Dancing

Phase

N/A

Condition

Menopause

Body Composition

Treatment

Slow tempo

Moderate tempo

Fast tempo

Clinical Study ID

NCT06260124

Greek Dancing-UTH

Ages 20-80
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

In Greece, people of different age groups, including young children to older adults, are involved in traditional dance. To date, the well-know benefits of dancing include entertainment, socialization and increased physical activity. However, the acute effects of Greek traditional dancing on health, physical performance and muscle damage indices remain largely unknown. Therefore, the aim of this project is to evaluate the acute effect of Greek traditional dancing on health-, physical performance-, and muscle damage-related parameters by considering the impact of dancing tempo (slow vs moderate vs fast). In a crossover repeated measures design 10 pre- and 10 post-menopausal women will participate in the three dancing sessions of different tempo in a random order.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

Premenopausal and postmenopausal women.
Abstain from vigorous physical activity and/or exercise during the last (at least) 6months prior to the study.
Free of musculoskeletal diseases and injuries.
Free of cardiometabolic diseases.
Free of mental health disorders
No body weight loss >10% over the last 6 months prior to the study
Non-smokers

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

Perimenopause and menopause women
Participation vigorous physical activity and/or exercise during the last (at least) 6 months prior to the study
Presence of musculoskeletal diseases and injuries.
Presence of cardiometabolic diseases.
Presence of mental health disorders
Body weight loss >10% over the last 6 months prior to the study
Smokers

Study Design

Slow tempo

April 10, 2024

May 30, 2025

Study Description

This study aims at determining the acute effect of Greek traditional dancing on health- and physical performance-related parameters by considering the impact of dancing tempo. Ten pre- and ten postmenopausal women meeting the inclusion criteria will be assigned to a crossover trial. Initially, participants will undergo baseline testing including (i) anthropometrics, (ii) body composition, (iii) physical performance, (iv) physical activity level and (v) dietary intake. After baseline measurements, a 7-day familiarization period will take place, during which participants will practice daily on the three experimental dances. Each dance will be characterized by a different tempo (beats per minute) so that there will be one dance from each tempo category (i.e. slow, moderate and fast). After familiarization, participants will execute in a random order the three dancing sessions, on separate days. Each dancing session will consist of one dance (of either slow or moderate or fast tempo) lasting ~ 3- 4 minutes. During each dance heart rate, oxygen consumption and activity intensity will be continuously monitored. Before and immediately after the dance systolic and diastolic blood pressure, perceived exertion and blood lactate will be measure. In addition, before each dance and at 24 and 48 hours post-dance muscle soreness, muscle strength and resting metabolic rate will be measured and a resting blood sample will be drawn for the assessment of inflammatory and oxidative stress markers.

Connect with a study center

University of Thessaly, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science
Tríkala, Thessaly 42100
Greece
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