title: Effect of low-impact aerobic dance on the functional fitness of elderly women.
abstract: To determine the effect of low-impact aerobic dance on sedentary elderly women (N = 53), functional fitness was measured by items from the proposed American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) fitness test for older adults. After 12-weeks of low-impact aerobic dance, the group improved significantly on all functional fitness components except motor control/coordination, including cardiorespiratory endurance, strength/endurance, body agility, flexibility, body fat, and balance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Indiana State University, Terre Haute 47809.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Murrah
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Hoeger
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Rhodes
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003615:Dancing; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*