EFFECTS OF TAI CHI TRAINING ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND BODY COMPOSITION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT QUARTILES OF BODY MASS INDEX: A CASE STUDY IN CHINA DURING PANDEMIC OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID - 19)
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This study aimed to examine and compare the effects of 12 - week TC training on physical fitness and body composition in different body mass index (BMI) quartile groups among Chinese college students during the Pandemic of COVID - 19. Participants were 22 college students, aged 19 - 21 years, from Huzhou University, China. They completed the 12 - week training intervention and included in the analysis. They were categorized into four groups by using quartile percentages. The differences in physical fitness performances and body composition among these four groups were compared using Mixed model (4 × 2) ANOVA. The results showed that there was a significant effect time effect in the long jump (F = 19.897, P < 0.01), skeletal muscle mass (F = 12.751,
P = 0.01), and body fat (F = 5.395, P = 0.032) in BMI quartile groups. For the long jump, there was a significant improvement in the BMI Q1 group (P < .01), BMI Q2 group (P < 0.01), and BMI Q4 group (P = 0.04). For skeletal muscle mass, there was also a significant increase in BMI Q1 group (P = 0.03) and BMI Q3 group (P = 0.03), and a decrease significantly in body fat in the BMI Q3 group (P = 0.03). In conclusion, 12 weeks of TC exercise improves the long jump performance, skeletal muscle mass, and body fat in the BMI quartile groups. The different BMI levels have significant impacts in various subcategories, supporting focuses on BMI quartile groups, with on - need health promotion for each sub - group.
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