Physical Activity Management in Female College Students: The Improvement of Health Related Fitness Through Zumba Fitness Workout

摘要

The lack of physical activity is a major cause of health problems and even leads to death; around 3.2 million deaths each year are caused by inadequate physical activity. The global comparative estimation from 2010 showed that 23% of adults and 81% of adolescents (aged 11-17 years) do not meet WHO recommendations for physical activity to improve health. The lack of physical activity in adults is found to be the highest in eastern Mediterranean, American, European, and western Pacific countries, while Southeast Asia is the lowest. This study was aimed at examining the effect of Zumba fitness Workout to improve Health Related Fitness (HRF) on female students. The method used was Quasi Experiment with pretest-posttest control group design. The sample of this research were 30 female students of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. The intervention was in form of physical activity through Zumba Fitness Workout that was conducted regularly 16 times with a frequency of 3 times/week and duration of 60 minutes. The instruments used were Fitness gram, Shuttle run Test, Stork Stand Test, Soft ball throw, Nelson hand reaction time, vertical jump, and dash test. Data Analysis used were paired sample t-test and descriptive frequencies analysis. The result shows that Zumba Fitness Workout can improve the Students Health Related Fitness (HRF).