SUMMARY
The acute and chronic effects of endurance exercise on parameters pertinent to blood lipid profiles have been extensively studied and reviewed. The preponderance of evidence available would suggest that endurance exercise transiently increases high-density lipoprotein cholesterol with concomitant alteration in total cholesterol and triglycerides. The major aim of the present study was to determine the effect of Poco-Poco Dance On High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level. Subjects were divided into 2 groups : A) Poco-Poco Dance Group; B) Control group which received no exercise training. Venous blood samples were obtained at rest and immediately after Poco-Poco Dance. Data showed that high-density lipoprotein cholesterol rose significantly in the Poco-Poco Dance Group (from 39.3 ±0.4 to 40.7 ± 4.0 mg%; P<0.05) in response to Poco-Poco Dance. It is therefore concluded that The Poco-Poco Dance induces alterations in blood lipid profiles.