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David R. Hopkins, Betty Murrah, Werner W. K. Hoeger, R. Colbert Rhodes, Effect of Low-Impact Aerobic Dance on the Functional Fitness of Elderly Women, The Gerontologist, Volume 30, Issue 2, April 1990, Pages 189–192, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/30.2.189
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Abstract
To determine the effect of low-impact aerobic dance on sedentary elderly women (N = 53), functional fitness was measured by items from the proposed American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) fitness test for older adults. After 12-weeks of low-impact aerobic dance, the group improved significantly on all functional fitness components except motor control/coordination, including cardiorespiratory endurance, strength/endurance, body agility, flexibility, body fat, and balance.