The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of different Latin dancing curriculums on cardiopulmonary endurance index in university female students. The subjects were sophomore female students from the first semester of academic year 2008 and 2009, who selected Ballroom dancing as physical education class. Random selected 102 students from each year, and divided into Jive group and Cha-Cha-Cha group. The 3 minutes step test was used to assess cardiopulmonary endurance index. The data was analyzed with the descriptive statistics to get the mean, standard deviation of the cardiopulmonary endurance index. Also, paired-samples t-test was used in this research to compare the test scores before (pre-test) and after (post-test) in each group, α=.05. Furthermore, independent-samples t-test was used to compare the test scores before (pre-test) and after (post-test) with each other, α=.05. The results are as follows: Both groups' cardiopulmonary endurance index test scores were improved and reached the significant level, p <.05. The per-test scores were not reach the significant level between two groups, p>.05. But the post-test scores between two groups were reach the significant level, p<.05. Conclusions: Both Jive and Cha-Cha-Cha Curriculums had positive and significant effect on the cardiopulmonary endurance index. However, Cha-Cha-Cha group had significantly improved on cardiopulmonary endurance index than Jive group. Therefore, suggestion based on the results, to improve the cardiopulmonary endurance index for university female students, who's cardiopulmonary endurance index were during the average level, the exercise intensity should design closer to 140 heartbeats each minute.
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of different Latin dancing curriculums on cardiopulmonary endurance index in university female students. The subjects were sophomore female students from the first semester of academic year 2008 and 2009, who selected Ballroom dancing as physical education class. Random selected 102 students from each year, and divided into Jive group and Cha-Cha-Cha group. The 3 minutes step test was used to assess cardiopulmonary endurance index. The data was analyzed with the descriptive statistics to get the mean, standard deviation of the cardiopulmonary endurance index. Also, paired-samples t-test was used in this research to compare the test scores before (pre-test) and after (post-test) in each group, α=.05. Furthermore, independent-samples t-test was used to compare the test scores before (pre-test) and after (post-test) with each other, α=.05. The results are as follows: Both groups' cardiopulmonary endurance index test scores were improved and reached the significant level, p <.05. The per-test scores were not reach the significant level between two groups, p>.05. But the post-test scores between two groups were reach the significant level, p<.05. Conclusions: Both Jive and Cha-Cha-Cha Curriculums had positive and significant effect on the cardiopulmonary endurance index. However, Cha-Cha-Cha group had significantly improved on cardiopulmonary endurance index than Jive group. Therefore, suggestion based on the results, to improve the cardiopulmonary endurance index for university female students, who's cardiopulmonary endurance index were during the average level, the exercise intensity should design closer to 140 heartbeats each minute.