Hula found to be a promising cardiac rehabilitation therapy

For the first time ever, researchers have determined the metabolic equivalent for hula in a study that shows the Native Hawaiian dance form can be an effective and engaging cardiac rehabilitation therapy. Researchers from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine and The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu presented preliminary findings to the participants of the study on August 28, 2012. The Hula Empowering Lifestyle Adaptations study followed 60 participants, all of whom had suffered heart attack, heart failure or undergone heart surgery within two to 12 weeks before the study five-year research project began