The results of this study are supported by
statement that the benefits of doing an aerobic
exercise can reduce weight and regulate body
weight, improve healthiness and endurance [3].
Aerobic high impact is a series of movements that
are deliberately chosen by following the rhythm of
the selected music that emerges rhythmic
tendencies, continuity and a distinctive duration.
The advantages of aerobic are able to help in
improving the immune system of the body,
circulatory conditions and heart workout. This
study also supports the theory declared by Aerobic
fitness is F.I.T, namely frequency, intensity, and
time. The frequency is to get optimal results, it is
good to do aerobic exercise 3-5 times per week.
Intensity is preferably between 70-80% of
maximum heart rate. The duration of the exercise
should be gradually increased which is between 20-
60 minutes. Other benefits of high impact aerobics
are being able to lose weight, improve fitness,
improve body coordination, relieve stress, and
remain happy. Therefore, the high impact aerobic
exercise enhances body fitness and helps improve
the fold of fat under the skin [4]. High impact
aerobic exercise can affect the increase in VO2Max
and can reduce weight, therefore many women
choose high-impact aerobic exercises for fitness
activities and help to lose weight [5].
Zumba is a physical activities that inspired from
aerobic dance with a strong influence from Latin
dances including a fusion of salsa, merengue,
reggaeton, cumbia, chachacha, mambo, soca, belly
dance, Bhangra, hip hop, flamenco, samba and
tango [5]. Zumba is a kind of dance workout that
inspired from Latin American music and dances
[6]. Zumba Exercise combines between the basic of
reggaeton, dance cumbia, salsa, samba, merengue,
tango and others from Latin American dances. The
movement of zumba not only use aerobic steps
basic, but also enriches the composition using other
dances such as African dance, Indian, hip-hop,
belly dancing, and so on.
Zumba includes dances that can burn calories
and body fat quickly because the movements of
Zumba use cardio exercise including jump, spin,
and move quickly. Zumba can build 369 calories
around 9.5 kcal per minute. With Zumba training
three times a week can be obtained in one month
lose 3kg of weight. Aerobic exercise that done for
60 minutes can decrease fat folds under the skin and
lose body mass [7]. The motivation of many
women in doing exercise is to lose body weight, 28
and a good way in order to achieve this objective
anecdotally evidence suggests that is Zumba [8].
Zumba exercise can reduce skinfold thickness than
aerobic exercise [9]. The training of Zumba
physical fitness that have conducted in 8 weeks
training periods had a significant effect in
decreasing in percentage of body fat’s young
females [10].
Under-fat skin is an influential thing in the body,
if the fat content is balanced then it is good for the
health of the body, therefore by doing aerobic
exercise and zumba exercise can help to reduce the
thickness thickness. To obtain the skinfold thickess
can be taken from 7 skinfold sites including biceps,
triceps, supra spaniel, abdominal, subscapular, and
high medial front calf [11]. Zumba dance training
and high impact aerobics can also reduce weight
loss [12]. Therefore, aerobic and zumba are
effective to decrease skinfold thickness.