With the advancement of socioeconomic development, obesity has become a prominent and pressing problem in global public health. Several studies suggest that obesity is a complex and multifactorial chronic condition closely associated with factors spanning the environment (including social and cultural environment), genetics, physiology, metabolism and psychology. Furthermore, obesity is significantly correlated with various diseases such as diabetes, gallstones, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. The impact of obesity extends to multiple dimensions for people who suffer from this condition. Beyond its direct effects, it encompasses a range of potential influences intertwined with daily life. As obesity becomes increasingly severe, the underlying influences also become more pronounced.
To prevent, alleviate and address the dangers posed by obesity, physical exercise, particularly structured training, remains one of the main therapeutic modalities. Regular aerobic exercise performed every week can effectively facilitate weight loss while improving cardiopulmonary fitness and kinetics. However, starting physical activity is not the main challenge; The key is to maintain long-term exercise habits. Participants who enjoy physical activity are more likely to maintain it, indicating the critical role of enjoyment as a key factor in maintaining physical activity. As a form of physical activity that integrates exercise, entertainment and sociality, dance has innate advantages in promoting motivation to exercise.
Dance, which functions as a mode of artistic expression, has a wide audience and has considerable aesthetic value. It can be practiced alone or done in groups. Different dance styles vary in their demands for physical movement patterns and degrees of technical proficiency. Additionally, its almost non-existent requirement for specific exercise environments allows dance to meet the exercise needs of participants with various health conditions and help them develop long-term exercise habits. There is increasing evidence indicating that the benefits derived from dance are found in both the physical and mental dimensions, and these advantages are not limited to specific people.
Aim
The systematic review aimed to review research on the effects of dance interventions, in relation to normal lifestyles, on body composition in overweight and obese people.
Methods
7 databases were searched from inception to July 3, 2023 for studies with dance interventions and normal lifestyle groups. Only studies that investigated dance interventions in people with overweight and obesity (body mass index (BMI)>24 kg/m2 and percentage of fat mass (fat (%))) were included in the meta (men>20%, women >25%)). -analysis.
There were no restrictions on dance forms.
Results
654 studies were identified from the databases and 10 studies were assessed for eligibility.
Meta-analysis revealed that compared to normal lifestyles, dancing had significant improvements in body mass (BM), BMI, waist circumference (WC), fat (%) and fat mass (fat (kg)).
No significant differences were found in the waist-hip ratio (WHR).
Conclusions
Dance is effective in losing fat in overweight and obese people, and has a significant improvement in body composition and morphology.
Due to its high effectiveness and greater sense of enjoyment, dancing can be a beneficial exercise intervention for fat loss.
Discussion
This systematic review was conducted to determine the effect of dancing on fat loss. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first systematic review that focuses on the effectiveness of dance intervention on body composition. In this review, ten studies with 646 participants were included in the meta-analysis. The results indicated that compared with normal lifestyle, dance shows a significant effect on improving body composition among overweight and obese people.
As a form of aerobic exercise, dance requires an intervention lasting at least 3 months to produce substantial effects on body composition. Overall attrition from the dance group was low. Overall, dance can be effectively advocated as a viable fat loss program for overweight and obese people, due to the inherent pleasure of dance that makes participants more likely to stick with it.
Final message Dance can effectively improve the body composition of overweight and obese people. Simultaneously with fat loss, dance preserves and improves the participants’ body morphology. Furthermore, dance is especially suitable for the young population (<45 years) as a substitute for traditional exercise protocols in terms of fat loss. Duration of more than 3 months, coupled with creative dance forms, is more conducive to achieving clinical goals related to improvements in body composition. Studies with larger sample sizes, longer and more comprehensive interventions are needed to provide more convincing evidence to elucidate the high adherence and enjoyment of dance in fat loss. |
