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EFFECT OF AEROBIC EXERCISE ON METABOLISM AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF OBESE FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS

EFEITO DO EXERCÍCIO AERÓBICO SOBRE O METABOLISMO E A SAÚDE FÍSICA DAS ESTUDANTES UNIVERSITÁRIAS OBESAS

EFECTO DEL EJERCICIO AERÓBICO EN EL METABOLISMO Y LA SALUD FÍSICA DE ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIAS OBESAS

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To explore the effects of aerobic exercise on the metabolism and physical health of obese college students.

Methods:

219 obese college students of different stages were selected by stratified group sampling according to colleges and grades. The effects on physical indices of obese female college students were analyzed by the two-factor variation method after 32 weeks of aerobic exercise training.

Results:

The experimental group and the control group were significantly improved, and long-term aerobic prescription training was more effective than special education in changing the physical health of obese female college students. After 32 weeks of extreme weight loss training, in the statistical process of 219 valid data, 188 people were found to have lost weight, with the most significant drop reaching 8 kg; BMI decreased in 193 people, and body fat content decreased in 172 people. After 12 weeks of aerobic exercise, the level of cardiopulmonary function of female college students increased. The aerobic exercise prescription designed by the experiment can improve upper and lower limb strength, body flexibility, abdominal muscle strength, and lung function of female college students, which cannot be achieved by diet control alone.

Conclusion:

Aerobic exercise prescription is an effective means to improve the effect of cardiopulmonary exercise on female college students, and can stimulate the students’ enthusiasm and initiative to exercise independently. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment results

Keywords:
Exercise; Student Health; Obesity

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