The Effect of Twelve-Week Karate and Salsa Dance Training on the Physical Fitness Performance of University Students

Authors : Cenab TÜRKERİ, Gonca INCE

Pages : 160-179

Doi:10.14812/cuefd.1194276

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Publication Date : 2023-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was performed to determine the effect of 12-weeks Karate and Salsa Dance training on the physical fitness performances of university students. A total of 124 students insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(age: 21.35 ± 1.59 year; height: 1.70 ± 0.08 cm; body weight: 67.1 ± 10.78 kg); have voluntarily participated in the study. The participants were divided into three groups using a random coin toss. The numbers of Karate group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(KG);, the Salsa Dance Group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SDG); and Control Group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(COG); are 43 people insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(20 female, 23 male);, 40 people insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(17 female, 23 male); and 41 people insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(12 female, 29 male);, respectively. Technical training programs including two days a week and 90 minutes a day for 12 weeks were applied to the KG and SDG members accepting to the study. Body weight, height measurement, BMI calculation, bass stick balance test, handgrip strength test in upper and lower extremity strength measurements, wall squat leg strength test and plate tapping test for movement speed were performed to all participants before and after 12 weeks training. Since the data did not show normal distribution, Kruskal Wallis test was used in more than two groups and Mann Whitney-U test was used in binary comparisons. Looking at the results of KG and SDG, it was found that the BMI and muscle strength values of KG were better than the SDG values insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p= .00);. It was determined that the static balance values of SDG were higher than KG insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p= 0.00);. However, there was no significant difference between the movement speed of both groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p> .05);. All physical fitness parameters of both groups were found to be better than COG. We can suggest that sedentary individuals can benefit from karate technique training in gaining muscle strength. In addition, we can emphasize that it may be more appropriate to use salsa dance training in the development of static balance.
Keywords : Sedanter, Statik Denge, Salsa Dans, Karate, Vücut Kütle İndeksi