The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of aerobic and resistance training on abdominal fat. Subjects were composed of sixteen obese middle-aged women. Aerobic training was performed 30minutes per day, 5days per week at 60%HRmax during...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of aerobic and resistance training on abdominal fat. Subjects were composed of sixteen obese middle-aged women. Aerobic training was performed 30minutes per day, 5days per week at 60%HRmax during 1∼12weeks and at 70%HRmax during 13∼24weeks. Resistance training was performed 60minutes per day, 5days per week at 60%of 1RM during 1∼12weeks and at 70% of 1RM during 13∼24weeks. The items for abdominal fat volume were measured subcutaneous fat volume(SFV), visceral fat volume(VFV), VFV/ SFV by computed tomography. Paired t-test was used to evaluate the difference of baseline and after 24 weeks aerobic and resistance training. The 0.05 level of significance was as critical level for the study.
The results of this study are as follow;
1. VO<sub>2</sub>max(㎖/㎏/min) significantly was increased in aerobic and resistance training group.
2. T-C, TG, LDL-C, Apo B were significantly decreased and HDL-C, Apo A-Ⅰ were significantly increased in aerobic and resistance training group.
3. VFV, SFV and VFV/ SFV were significantly decreased in aerobic and resistance training group.
In conclusion, visceral fat was decreased in aerobic and resistance training. So it is maybe thought that long-term aerobic and resistance training improved body composition for obesity treatment.