Effectiveness of the Retro Thai Dancing Exercise Program to Reduce the Body Composition among Overweight Adults in Central Region of Thailand: A Quasi-Experimental Study

The Retro Thai dancing exercise program was designed as the group exercise program to reduce the body composition among overweight adults in central region of Thailand. The aim of this study was to compare before and after the 3-month intervention program of overweight adults in central region of Thailand. They were divided into 2 groups, intervention group, and control group, by using the purposive sampling. The overweight 65 adults who were participated in this study. Both groups were assessed the body mass index, the body fat percentage, the waist circumference and the exercise behavior at the baseline and after 3-months intervention program. The independent t-test and paired sample t-test were used for comparison before and after 3-months intervention program between and within the group, respectively. The results showed that the body mass index, the body fat percentage, the waist circumference in the intervention group were decreased significantly more than the control group (p<0.001) and the exercise behavior was increased significantly in the intervention group more than the control group (p<0.001) after a 3-months intervention program. The comparison of the main parameter (mean± SD.) within the intervention group at the baseline and after a 3-months intervention program found that the body mass index was at 25.46± 1.56 to 21.77± 1.32 and decreased significantly to 21.77± 1.32 (p<0.001). In conclusion, the Retro Thai dancing exercise program can reduce the body composition on weight and body and lead to decrease risky on the chronic diseases in the future