The Effects of a Low Volume Physical Training Program on Functional Movement and Strength in Dancers

Abstract

This research aimed to evaluate the effect of twenty low volume remotely guided training sessions within the daily life of dancers with different routines who practice different dance modalities. The experimental research investigated ten female individuals chosen for convenience that volunteered to participate in the "I Festival Dance comCiência". As a research instrument, functional and physical tests adapted explicitly for this study were performed remotely by physical therapists and body conditioners. Afterwards, the dancers were instructed to carry out twenty 10-minute daily training sessions. Data were collected individually by video calls with a physiotherapist and a body conditioner. The comparison between the pre- and post-training test results was performed using paired t-test. It is possible to assume that remotely oriented low-volume training seems to be a viable and effective alternative for implementing physical conditioning in dance, but further studies with larger samples would help to state more solid answers.