Volume 81, Issue 2, November 2025, Pages 131–138
Mountaga Diop1, Ndiack Thiaw2, Ndarao Mbengue3, Mame Ngoné Bèye4, Papa Serigne Diène5, Daouda Diouf6, El Hadji Mamouthiam Diop7, Thierno Diouf8, Amadou Diouf9, Sékou Mané10, Abdoulaye BA11, and Abdoulaye Samb12
1 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
2 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
3 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
4 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
5 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
6 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
7 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
8 Laboratoire de recherche en Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives, Jeunesse et Loisirs de l’Institut national supérieur de l’Education populaire et du Sport de l’Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal
9 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
10 Laboratory in Sciences and Techniques of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure of the Institut National Supérieur de l’Education Populaire et du Sport, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal
11 Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Odontostomatology, UCAD, Senegal
12 Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Odontostomatology, UCAD, Senegal
Original language: English
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Senegalese women have become sedentary. A sedentary lifestyle is undoubtedly one of the main causes of diabetes and hypertension. Dance, a physical activity based on bodily expression, can be a source of motivation for Senegalese women to engage in regular physical activity. To study the effects of a 2-month ‘bougarabou’ dance program involving two 2- hour sessions per week on the heart rate and resting blood pressure of 16 sedentary Senegalese women aged between 22 and 28 is our objective.The heart rate and resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure of 16 sedentary women aged 22 to 28 from the town of Ziguinchor were measured before and after a two (2) month «bougarabou dance» program, with two 2-hour sessions per week. Resting heart rate (before 78.81 beats/min ± 9.31 vs after 64.38 ± 6.05 beats/min), systolic blood pressure (before 13.13 cmHg ± 0.96 vs after 11.44 cmHg ± 1.09) and diastolic blood pressure (before 7.75 cmHg ± 0.93 vs after 6.68 cmHg ± 1.01) fell significantly (P < 0.05) at the end of the «bougarabou» dance program.This study shows that an 8-week «bougarabou» dance program, consisting of two 2-hour sessions, has a significant effect on the heart rate and blood pressure of our sample of sedentary Senegalese women aged between 22 and 28.
Author Keywords: Sedentary lifestyle, «danse bougarabou», resting heart rate, resting systolic blood pressure, resting diastolic blood pressure.
Mountaga Diop1, Ndiack Thiaw2, Ndarao Mbengue3, Mame Ngoné Bèye4, Papa Serigne Diène5, Daouda Diouf6, El Hadji Mamouthiam Diop7, Thierno Diouf8, Amadou Diouf9, Sékou Mané10, Abdoulaye BA11, and Abdoulaye Samb12
1 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
2 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
3 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
4 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
5 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
6 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
7 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
8 Laboratoire de recherche en Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives, Jeunesse et Loisirs de l’Institut national supérieur de l’Education populaire et du Sport de l’Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal
9 Research Laboratory in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure at the National Higher Institute of Popular Education and Sport at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal
10 Laboratory in Sciences and Techniques of Physical and Sports Activities, Youth and Leisure of the Institut National Supérieur de l’Education Populaire et du Sport, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal
11 Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Odontostomatology, UCAD, Senegal
12 Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Odontostomatology, UCAD, Senegal
Original language: English
Copyright © 2025 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Senegalese women have become sedentary. A sedentary lifestyle is undoubtedly one of the main causes of diabetes and hypertension. Dance, a physical activity based on bodily expression, can be a source of motivation for Senegalese women to engage in regular physical activity. To study the effects of a 2-month ‘bougarabou’ dance program involving two 2- hour sessions per week on the heart rate and resting blood pressure of 16 sedentary Senegalese women aged between 22 and 28 is our objective.The heart rate and resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure of 16 sedentary women aged 22 to 28 from the town of Ziguinchor were measured before and after a two (2) month «bougarabou dance» program, with two 2-hour sessions per week. Resting heart rate (before 78.81 beats/min ± 9.31 vs after 64.38 ± 6.05 beats/min), systolic blood pressure (before 13.13 cmHg ± 0.96 vs after 11.44 cmHg ± 1.09) and diastolic blood pressure (before 7.75 cmHg ± 0.93 vs after 6.68 cmHg ± 1.01) fell significantly (P < 0.05) at the end of the «bougarabou» dance program.This study shows that an 8-week «bougarabou» dance program, consisting of two 2-hour sessions, has a significant effect on the heart rate and blood pressure of our sample of sedentary Senegalese women aged between 22 and 28.
Author Keywords: Sedentary lifestyle, «danse bougarabou», resting heart rate, resting systolic blood pressure, resting diastolic blood pressure.
How to Cite this Article
Mountaga Diop, Ndiack Thiaw, Ndarao Mbengue, Mame Ngoné Bèye, Papa Serigne Diène, Daouda Diouf, El Hadji Mamouthiam Diop, Thierno Diouf, Amadou Diouf, Sékou Mané, Abdoulaye BA, and Abdoulaye Samb, “Effects of «Bougarabou» Traditional Diola Dance on Cardiovascular Variables in Senegalese Women Aged 22–28 Years,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 81, no. 2, pp. 131–138, November 2025.
