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THE EFFECTS OF EIGHT-WEEK STEP-AEROBIC EXERCISE PROGRAMS ON FLEXIBILITY AND BODY COMPOSITION OF SEDENTARY WOMEN

Rifat Demir, Haluk Süel, Sahin Ibrahim, Hakan Yapıcı

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Purpose. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of eight-week step-aerobic exercise programs on flexibility, body weight, body fat percentage and body circumference measurements of sedentary women. Methods. 20 sedentary female volunteers participated in the study. Step-aerobic exercises were applied to for every participant for 8 weeks, three days a week and 45 minutes per day. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 17.0 software. For statistical analysis, Paired-t test was used. Significance level was determined to be 0.05. Results. Significant differences were found between mean values of pre-and post-tests (flexibility = 3.35cm; body weight = 4.48 kg; body fat percentage = 3.39%, and the number of heart beats = 4 beats/min) (p<0.05). Conclusions. As a result of the step-aerobic exercises, flexibility and all parameters related with the body composition of the individuals were changed positively. The study showed similarity with the results of other studies.

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Purpose. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of eight-week step-aerobic exercise programs on flexibility, body weight, body fat percentage and body circumference measurements of sedentary women. Methods. 20 sedentary female volunteers participated in the study. Step-aerobic exercises were applied to for every participant for 8 weeks, three days a week and 45 minutes per day. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 17.0 software. For statistical analysis, Paired-t test was used. Significance level was determined to be 0.05. Results. Significant differences were found between mean values of pre-and post-tests (flexibility = 3.35cm; body weight = 4.48 kg; body fat percentage = 3.39%, and the number of heart beats = 4 beats/min) (p<0.05). Conclusions. As a result of the step-aerobic exercises, flexibility and all parameters related with the body composition of the individuals were changed positively. The study showed similarity with the results of other studies.

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Purpose. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of eight-week step-aerobic exercise programs on flexibility, body weight, body fat percentage and body circumference measurements of sedentary women. Methods. 20 sedentary female volunteers participated in the study. Step-aerobic exercises were applied to for every participant for 8 weeks, three days a week and 45 minutes per day. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 17.0 software. For statistical analysis, Paired-t test was used. Significance level was determined to be 0.05. Results. Significant differences were found between mean values of pre-and post-tests (flexibility = 3.35cm; body weight = 4.48 kg; body fat percentage = 3.39%, and the number of heart beats = 4 beats/min) (p<0.05). Conclusions. As a result of the step-aerobic exercises, flexibility and all parameters related with the body composition of the individuals were changed positively. The study showed similarity with the results of other studies.

Key concepts: Aerobic exercise, Body fat percentage, Flexibility (engineering), Statistical significance, Medicine, Physical therapy, Statistical software, Statistical analysis

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