The effects of a ten-week step aerobic training program on the body composition of college-aged women

[摘要] The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a 10-week stepaerobic training program on the body composition of college-aged women(mean age - 19.6 yrs). Forty-six apparently healthy females between theages of 18 and 25 years participated in the study. Subjects in theexperimental group exercised 3 times per week for 10 weeks. The averageintensity maintained during exercise was 150 bpm which represented 76%of HRmax. Eighteen experimental group Ss and 23 control group Ss werehydrostatically weighed and had maximal buttocks, thigh, and calf girthsmeasured prior to and at the end of the study. The variables analyzedincluded body weight, inasimal buttocks girth, alasimal thigh girth,maximal calf girth, residual volume, lean body mass, Eat weight, hotlydensity, and percent body fat. The results showed a significant (p <-05) decrease for the experimental group in maximal thigh girth (1.0cm). No significant (p > .05) between-group differences were observed for body weight, maximal buttocks girth, mnximal calf girth, bodydensity, LBM, fat weight, or percent body fat.

[发布机构] University of Wisconsin

[效力级别] Body composition

[关键词] Step aerobics - Physiological aspects;Body composition;Exercise for women - Physiological aspects