Effect of Circuit Training on Body Composition, Muscle Strength, and Physical Fitness Parameters in Overweight Young Adults

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 14 Sayı: 1, 353 - 362, 23.03.2025

Eda Akbaş , Tuğçe Duman Özkan

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The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of circuit training on body composition, muscle strength and physical fitness parameters.
In the study including overweight individuals between the ages of 18-25, body composition, muscle strength and physical fitness were evaluated. 6 min. walking test, flamingo balance test, plate tapping test and sit-ups test were used to assess physical fitness level. While the individuals in the study group were given 35 min. circuit training, 3 days a week for 4 weeks, the control group received aerobic training for the same duration. The study was completed with 10 individuals in the study group and 12 individuals in the control group.
After the exercise, BMI values of both groups decreased statistically significantly. In the study group, waist circumference (p=0.011); axillary (p=0.042), abdominal (p=0.016), thigh (p=0.026) and leg (p=0.011) from fat measurements; shoulder extensors (p=0.011), shoulder abductors (p=0.031), hip extensors (p=0.035) and knee extensors (p=0.003) from muscle strength measurements; sit-up test (p=0.028), 6-minute walking test (p=0.001), dominant side of plate tapping test (p=0.05) and flamingo test (p=0.028) from physical fitness parameters improved statistically significantly compared to pre-exercise.
As a result of our study, it was revealed that circuit training has a positive effect on body composition, muscle strength and physical fitness test parameters in overweight young adults.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Circuit Trainng, Body Composition, Physical Fitness

Aşırı Kilolu Genç Yetişkinlerde Dairesel Aerobik Eğitimin Vücut Kompozisyonu, Kas Kuvveti ve Fiziksel Uygunluk Parametreleri Üzerine Etkisi

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Çalışmanın amacı dairesel aerobik eğitimin vücut kompozisyonu, kas kuvveti ve fiziksel uygunluk parametreleri üzerine etkisini incelemektir.
18-25 yaş arasındaki aşırı kilolu bireylerin dahil edildiği çalışmada vücut kompozisyonu, kas kuvveti ve fiziksel uygunluk değerlendirmeleri yapılmıştır. Fiziksel uygunluk seviyesi değerlendirmesi için 6 dk. yürüme testi, flamingo denge testi, disklere dokunma testi ve mekik testi kullanılmıştır. Çalışma grubundaki bireylere 4 hafta boyunca haftada 3 gün 35 dk. dairesel aerobik eğitim verilirken kontrol grubuna ise aynı sürede aerobik eğitim verilmiştir. Araştırma, çalışma grubunda 10, kontrol grubunda 12 kişi ile tamamlanmıştır.
Egzersiz sonrasında her iki grubun da VKİ değerleri istatiksel olarak anlamlı şekilde azalmıştır. Çalışma grubunda bel çevresi ölçümü (p=0,011); yağ ölçümlerinden aksiller (p=0,042), abdominal (p=0,016), uyluk (p=0,026) ve bacak ölçümü (p=0,011); kas kuvveti ölçümlerinden omuz ekstansörleri (p=0,011), omuz abduktörleri (p=0,031), kalça ekstansörleri (p=0,035) ve diz ekstansörleri değeri (p=0,003); fiziksel uygunluk parametrelerinden ise mekik testi (p=0,028), 6 dk yürüme testi (p=0,001), dominant tarafta disklere dokunma testi (p=0,05) ve flamingo testi (p=0,028) egzersiz öncesine göre istatiksel olarak anlamlı ölçüde iyileşmiştir.
Çalışmamızın sonucunda, aşırı kilolu genç yetişkinlerde dairesel aerobik eğitiminin vücut kompozisyonu, kas kuvveti ve fiziksel uygunluk test parametreleri üzerinde olumlu etkisi olduğu ortaya konmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Dairesel Eğitim, Vücut Kompozisyonu, Fiziksel Uygunluk

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