Effects of 8-week of fitness classes on blood pressure, body composition, and physical fitness

摘要

BACKGROUND: Fitness activities such as indoor cycling (IC), Zumba (R) (ZU) and body pump (BP) are practiced by large segments of population. There are no studies showing which Idnd of fitness activity can produce more health benefits. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of 8-week of IC, alone or combined with ZU (IC+ZU), or BP (IC+BP), on blood pressure, body composition, and physical fitness.