A Study on Pulmonary Function of Adolescent Bengalee Trainee Bharatnatyam Dancers

Neepa Banerjee¹, Tanaya Santra¹, Sandipan Chaterjee¹, Ayan Chatterjee¹, Surjani Chatterjee¹, Ushri Banerjee², Shankarashis Mukherjee¹ and Indranil Manna^3,

¹Human Performance Analytics and Facilitation Unit, Department of Physiology,

²Department of Applied Psychology, University Colleges of Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, 92 APC Road, Kolkata, W.B., India.

³Department of Physiology, Midnapore College, Midnapore, W. B., India,

Cite this paper:
Neepa Banerjee, Tanaya Santra, Sandipan Chaterjee, Ayan Chatterjee, Surjani Chatterjee, Ushri Banerjee, Shankarashis Mukherjee and Indranil Manna. A Study on Pulmonary Function of Adolescent Bengalee Trainee Bharatnatyam Dancers. American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 2014; 2(5A):45-47. doi: 10.12691/ajssm-2-5A-10

Abstract

Dance, a type of art that generally refers to the rhythmic body movement, is performed in many different cultures. It provides an energetic, non-competitive form of exercise which has potential positive impacts on physical health and may enhance fitness level. On the other hand, pulmonary function test is a non invasive and simple technique used for the assessing lung function status. Practicing dancing as a physical activity may have some impact on lung function variables. In this backdrop a study was conducted to assess the effect of dancing exercise on the pulmonary function indices in terms of VC, FEV₁, FEV₁%, PEFR in the 31 adolescent Bengalee females receiving training in Bharatnatyam dancing. It has been found that individuals receiving dancing training have significant (P <0.05) favorable impact on pulmonary status compared to control group consisting of 39 individuals of same age and socio economic status.

Keywords:
physical activity respiratory status spirometry physical fitness adolescent

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