ISSN 2326-7267
International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology ISSN 2326-7267 Vol. 13 (3), pp. 001-005, March, 2024. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
The influence of aerobic exercise on health-related physical fitness and lipid profiles in obese female adolescents
Özcan Saygın1* and Mehmet Ali Öztürk2
1School of Physical Education and Sports, Mugla University, Mugla, Turkey.
2Sakarya University,Serdivan, Sakarya, Turkey.
Accepted 10 October, 2023
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 12 week aerobic exercise program on health related fitness components and blood lipids in obese girls. In this study, a total of 40 girls were recruited as exercise group (n = 20) and control group (n = 19). Participants joined sessions for 60 min per day, 3 days per week for 12-week. There were significant differences in weight, body mass index (BMI), flexibility, sit-ups, hand grip for both hands, VO2max, skin fold measurements (thigh, triceps, biceps, abdomen, suprailiac, subscapula, chest, body fat percent, heart rate, high density lipoproteins (HDL), low density lipoproteins (LDL),, total cholesterol, and triglyceride between pre-test and post test scores in the exercise group (p<0.05). It was concluded that regular aerobic exercise may affect health related fitness components and blood lipids positively in girls. Furthermore, it may result in decreasing obesity in girls.
Key words: Blood lipids, flexibility, muscle strength, body mass index (BMI), max. VO2, aerobic exercise.