The Effects of Aerobics Exercise Programmes on Body Composition and Some Physical Parameters for the Pre-obese Class 1 Obese Students at High School Aged 15-17

Abstract

Today, it is known that adult obesity is a result of child and adolescent obesity. For this reason, to prevent obesity in adulthood, obesity must be controlled through organising exercise habits of adolescents in addition to organising other habits. Taking the importance of physical beauty in psychology of puberty period into consideration, the effects of aerobics exercise on the obese and fighting against obesity through exercise form the basis for our study to fight against obesity through the habit of exercise. Our study was conducted on 22 male, 27 female of high school level students through 12 weeks aerobics exercise programme, 3 days a week at least, approximately 60 minutes, interval training model. This study focuses on measurements of age, weight, gender characteristics, physical composition as anthropometric measurement (subcutaneous fat, peripheral and diametric measurement), stretching test (sit-reach test), strength test (hand dynamometer), standing long jump, vertical jump, sit-up and push-up.