THE EFFECTS OF BODY WEIGHT AND AEROBIC EXERCISES ON BODY MASS INDEX, VISCERAL FAT RATING AND BODY FAT PERCENTAGE OF OVERWEIGHTS
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The purposes of this research were to study and compare the effects of body weight and aerobic exercises on body mass index, visceral fat rating and body fat percentage of overweights. A sample was 60 overweight students of Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi, using purposive sampling. The sample was divided into two groups; the experimental group 1 was assigned to train body weight exercise (n=30) and, the experimental group 2 was assigned to train aerobic exercise (n=30). Both groups were tested the body mass index, visceral fat rating and body fat percentage, before training and after training at Week 8. The data were statistically analyzed by mean, standard deviations and t-test by using statistically significant at 0.05 level. The results showed that after training at Week 8, body weight exercises group had statistically significant difference of body mass index, visceral fat rating and body fat percentage from before training at 0.05 level (p<0.05), but aerobic exercises group had no statistical difference of body mass index, visceral fat rating and body fat percentage from before training. The study was found that the body weight exercises can decrease the body mass index, visceral fat rating and body fat percentage. When compared between groups it was found that after training, body mass index of experimental group 1 and experimental group 2 had no statistical difference, however, statistically significant differences of visceral fat rating and body fat percentage were found between experimental group 1 and experimental group 2, at 0.05 level (p < 0.05). For this, the experimental group 1 had statistically significant difference of visceral fat rating and body fat percentage from that of experimental group 2, at .05 level (p < 0.05). In conclusion, 8 - week body weight exercise tends to more decrease visceral fat rating and body fat percentage than aerobic exercise. However, there was no difference of body mass index, which may tend from increased muscle mass from the effects of exercise using body weight. Overweight people who have accumulated fat in the abdomen and high body fat, should choose a form of exercise that can reduce fat for good health and reduce the risk that may occur in the future from having a large amount of fat in the body.
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