THE RESEARCH OF AEROBIC DANCE TO THE STUDENTS PHYSICAL FITNESS IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

• Main Authors: Chen Jiun-Rong, 陳俊榮
• Other Authors: Wang Yu-Ying
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/76556272416598667826

碩士 === 國立臺灣體育學院 === 體育研究所 === 96 === 　　The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Aerobic Dance on the Physical Fitness in Junior High School. 60 random students（30 female,30male）Gang-Shan High School were chosen,and were divided into two gender groups,30 female,30 male,where each group was further divided into two sub-groups,experimental and control,i.e.female:15control,15experimental,male:15control,15experimental.The average age of the female experimental group and control group were 13.26±0.41,and 13.13±0.42,Respectively,and 13.13±0.41,and 13.20±0.40 for those of male.Subjects from the experimental group were asked to take a 40-minutes aerobic dance class three times a week for eight weeks.Data on health-related physical fitness was collected before and after the 8-weeks session,and was analyzed using SPSS 10.0 and t-test,with α＝0.05. 　　A noteworthy point is that the BMI（Body Mass Index）level in experimental female group had no significantimprovements due to the influence of growth period.Apartfrom that,significant improvements in BMI level,one-minutesitp-up,sit-and-reach,standing jump performances wereobserved with subjects in the experimental group,all theseindicate Aerobic Dance helps to improve health-relatedhysical fitness of Junior High school students. 　　To conclude,Aerobic Dance does not only help to improvephysical fitness of students,it is also a suitable exercise tojunior high school students.It is hoped that this researchcould assist physical educationist when designing futurecurriculum for junior high students,a suitable blend ofconventional exercises with aerobic dance is apparentlybeneficial to students’health.