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KMID : 1123820080100010037
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Health & sports medicine
2008 Volume.10 No. 1 p.37 ~ p.48
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Effects of regular aerobic exercise on body composition and pulmonary function in obese middle-aged women
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Suk Min-Hwa
Lim Kang-Il
Shin Yun-A
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to determine effects of regular aerobic exercise on body composition and pulmonary function in obese middle-aged women. Thirty seven obese women (≥30%fat) were randomly divided into control( n=14) and exercise group(n=23). Supervised exercise program for 12 weeks consisted of 60% V ˙ O2R, 3days a week, and 60minutes a day. Two-way ANOVA with repeated measures was used to analyze an interaction effect between time and group. Whereas body weight(p<.01), %fat(p<.001), and WHR(p<.01) were significant decreased, FEV1/FVC(p<.001), FEF25～75%(p<.001), and MVV(p<.05) were significant increased after exercise training. The change of FEV1/FVC and FEV25～75% was negatively associated with the change of %fat. Also, the change of MVV was negatively correlated with the change of body weight, BMI, %fat, and WHR. The results of this study suggest that regular aerobic exercise may induce a significant reduction of body composition, especially percent body fat, along with the improvement of lung function
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KEYWORD
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aerobic exercise, body composition, pulmonary function
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