Journal Article

THE EFFECTS OF 12 WEEKS BASIC GYMNASTICS EXERCISES ON BODY COMPOSITION AND LIPID PROFILES IN OBESE CHILDREN

Arabmomeni, Allahyar, Fakhrian Roghani, Sohila

2024

Overview

Obesity is a major health concern in the world because it is associated with many diseases. It has been shown that basic gymnastics exercises effectively prevent and treat this problem. Therefore, the present study investigated the effect of 12 weeks of basic gymnastics exercises on body composition and lipid profile in obese girls. In this quasi-experimental study, with a design pre-test-post-test and a control group, 30 obese girls with Body Mass Index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile and the average age of 9.4 years, were selected purposefully and were divided into 2 groups (Basic gymnastics training, and control) randomly. The training protocol was implemented for 12 weeks, three times a week, and 45 minutes for each session incrementally. Body composition and lipid profile indices were measured in two stages: pre-test and post-test. In order to analyze the data, multivariate covariance tests were used. The results of the study showed that the exercise intervention significantly reduced the fat percentage and BMI index in obese children (p≤0.001). In addition, a significant decrease in total cholesterol, triglyceride, and Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) and a significant increase in High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) were observed (p≤0.002). These findings indicate the beneficial effects of basic gymnastics training on body composition and lipid profile in obese children. Therefore, the use of basic gymnastics training is recommended to improve these factors. Debelost je velik zdravstveni problem v svetu, saj je povezana s številnimi boleznimi. Dokazano je, da osnovne telovadne vaje učinkovito preprečujejo in zdravijo to težavo. S to raziskavo smo preučili učinek 12 tednov osnovnih telovadnih vaj na telesno sestavo in lipidni presek pri debelih dekletih. V tej preizkusni študiji z načrtom meritev pred- in po-vadbi in nadzorno skupino je bilo namenoma izbranih 30 debelih deklet z indeksom telesne mase (ITM) na ali nad 95. percentilom in povprečno starostjo 9,4 leta, ki so bile naključno razdeljene v 2 skupini (skupina pri telovadbi in nadzorna skupina). Postopek vadbe je bil izveden 12 tednov, trikrat na teden in s časom trajanja  po 45 minut. Telesno sestavo in indekse lipidnega preseka smo merili dvakrat: pred začetkom vadbe in po zaključku vadbe. Za razčlenitev podatkov so bili uporabljeni multivariatni kovariančni testi. Rezultati raziskave so pokazali, da je vadba pomembno zmanjšala odstotek maščobe in ITM pri debelih otrocih (p≤0,001). Poleg tega so opazili pomembno znižanje skupnega holesterola, trigliceridov in lipoproteinov nizke gostote, holesterola (LDL-C) ter znatno povečanje lipoproteinov visoke gostote, holesterola (HDL-C) (p≤0,002). Te ugotovitve kažejo na ugodne učinke telovadbe na telesno sestavo in lipidni presek pri debelih otrocih. Zato je za izboljšanje teh dejavnikov priporočljiva telovadba.

• Publisher: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport,University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
• Subject: basic gymnastics training / Body composition / Body fat / Body mass index / Children & youth / Cholesterol / Disease / Drug therapy / Exercise / Gastrointestinal surgery / Gymnastics / High density lipoprotein / lipid profile / Lipids / Lipoproteins / Metabolism / obese girls / Obesity / Overweight / Physical education / Physical fitness / Physiology / Teenagers / Weight control