Zumba ®, Fat Mass and Maximum Oxygen Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Manuel Chavarrias, Santos Villafaina, Ana Myriam Lavín-Pérez, Jorge Carlos-Vivas, Eugenio Merellano-Navarro and Jorge Pérez-Gómez
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Manuel Chavarrias: Health, Economy, Motricity and Education Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Santos Villafaina: Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Ana Myriam Lavín-Pérez: Centre for Sport Studies, Rey Juan Carlos University, 28943 Fuenlabrada, Spain
Jorge Carlos-Vivas: Health, Economy, Motricity and Education Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Eugenio Merellano-Navarro: Grupo de Investigacion EFISAL, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, 3460000 Talca, Chile
Jorge Pérez-Gómez: Health, Economy, Motricity and Education Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 18, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Background and objectives: Obesity or overweight is associated with many health risk factors and preventable mortality. Even people with normal weight and without history of obesity or overweight should avoid weight gain to reduce health risks factors. In this regard Latin aerobic dances involved in Zumba ® practice make this modality motivating for people. Apart from weight loss and VO2 peak benefits, Zumba practice is also interesting by the increase in adherence which can also avoid weight regain. The aim was to systematically review the scientific literature about the effects of any randomized intervention of Zumba ® practice on total fat mass (%) and maximum oxygen consumption (VO 2peak ), besides establishing directions for the clinical practice. Evidence acquisition: Two systematic searches were conducted in two electronic databases following the PRISMA guidelines. The eligibility criteria were (a) outcomes: body mass or VO 2peak data including mean and standard deviation (SD) before and after Zumba ® intervention, (b) study design: randomized controlled trial (RCT) and (c) language: English. GRADE guidelines were used to assess the quality of evidence. A meta-analysis was performed to determine mean differences. Nine and four studies were selected for fat mass percentage and VO 2peak in the systematic review, respectively. However, only eight studies for fat mass percentage and three for VO 2peak could be included in the meta-analysis. Evidence synthesis: The overall standardized mean difference for fat mass was −0.25 with a 95% CI from −0.67 to 0.16 with a p-value of 0.69, with large heterogeneity. On the other hand, the overall effect size for VO 2peak was 0.53 (95% CI from 0.04 to 1.02 with a p-value of 0.03) with large heterogeneity. Conclusions: Based on the evidence, we cannot conclude that Zumba ® is effective at reducing body mass but it may improve VO 2peak . However, the limited number of studies that met the inclusion criteria makes it too early to reach a definite conclusion, so more research is needed.

Keywords: body mass; fitness; obesity; overweight; VO 2max; Zumba ® (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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