Comparative Study Between Gojjam Traditional Dance and Aerobic Dance and Its Effect on Physical Fitness of Scondary Schoolfemale Students
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the comparative effects of aerobic dance and Gojjam cultural dance on health-related physical fitness of Female students in Merawi high school. In this study quasi experimental design was employed. To select the subjects of the study, available and simple random sampling technique was used. The study subjects (n= 60) female students in age range from 17-19 were included. The selected samples were grouped in to three randomly of (n=20) G-1 aerobic dance group, (n= 20) G-2 Gojjam cultural dance and (n= 20) G-3 control group. Special training or treatment was provided for groups G-1 and G-2 and twelve consecutive weeks and G-3 (control group) did not any special treatment. The selected health related physical fitness CVE, MS, ME, flexibility and body composition. To gather the necessary data: aerobic dance (AD), Gojjam cultural dance (GCD) and CG training for the experimental groups. Pre and post-test measurements were taken from all subjects before and after the experimentation. The study period was twelve week and three times per week one hour per day; the statistical technique used in this study was ANCOVA post hoc multiple comparisons and LSD Confidence interval post hoc test at the significant level of 0.05. beside this to compare the post test results mean difference between the three groups were employed result indicated that aerobic dance and Gojjam cultural dance had significant improved in health related physical fitness componentsexcept body composition but aerobic dance better improvement on cardiovascular endurance than Gojjam cultural dance and control group
DOI: 10.20372/nadre:19867
Author: MULUSEW YENEABAT
Language: English
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7091153045
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