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Zumba® Fitness workouts: are they an appropriate alternative to running or cycling?

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Cort Howell Productions, Inc. for supplying the subjects and workout DVDs and the funding for the study through Simply Fit, Inc. The authors also want to express appreciation to Meg Hairell, Mary Berndt, and Nicole Michaelis for their valuable assistance with the study. The results of the present study do not constitute endorsement of the workout product by the authors or the journal.

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  1. Department of Kinesiology, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA, 90041, USA

    Eric Sternlicht

  2. Crean School of Health and Life Science, Chapman University, Orange, CA, 92866, USA

    Frank Frisch & Ken D. Sumida

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Sternlicht, E., Frisch, F. & Sumida, K.D. Zumba® Fitness workouts: are they an appropriate alternative to running or cycling?. Sport Sci Health 9, 155–159 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-013-0155-8

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