Acute Physiological Effects of Greek Traditional Dancing
In Greece, people of different age groups, including young children to older adults, are involved in traditional dance. To date, the well-know benefits of dancing include entertainment, socialization and increased physical activity. However, the acute effects of Greek traditional dancing on health, physical performance and muscle damage indices remain largely unknown. Therefore, the aim of this project is to evaluate the acute effect of Greek traditional dancing on health-, physical performance-, and muscle damage-related parameters by considering the impact of dancing tempo (slow vs moderate vs fast). In a crossover repeated measures design 10 pre- and 10 post-menopausal women will participate in the three dancing sessions of different tempo in a random order.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  Premenopausal and postmenopausal women. Abstain from vigorous physical activity and/or exercise during the last (at least) 6 months prior to the study. Free of musculoskeletal diseases and injuries. Free of cardiometabolic diseases. Free of mental health disorders No body weight loss >10% over the last 6 months prior to the study Non-smokers  Exclusion Criteria:  Perimenopause and menopause women Participation vigorous physical activity and/or exercise during the last (at least) 6 months prior to the study Presence of musculoskeletal diseases and injuries. Presence of cardiometabolic diseases. Presence of mental health disorders Body weight loss >10% over the last 6 months prior to the study Smokers - HealthyVolunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers - Gender: Female - GenderBased: Yes - GenderDescription: Healthy pre-menopausal and post-menopausal women - MinimumAge: 20 Years - MaximumAge: 80 Years - StdAgeList: Adult, Older Adult