Effects of Different Aerobic Exercises in Overweight and Obese Women’s Quality of Life and Obesity Levels
Abstract
Obesity is a global epidemic that affects health. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of different aerobic exercises in overweight/obese women’s quality of life (QOL) and body mass index (BMI) levels. Sixty-nine overweight/obese women (age: 35.9±8.9 years; BMI: 28.8±1.4 kg/m2) were randomly assigned to either step-aerobics (SAG), Zumba (ZG), spinning (SG), or control groups (CG). Experimental groups performed exercise sessions for three times per week for 45 minutes during 12 weeks but the control group did not have any intervention. World Health Organization QOL Questionnaire was applied to the sub-jects. Obesity levels were assessed by using BMI. Following the 12-week intervention, all groups were compared to each other and statistically significant differences (p<.05) were found on BMI levels of the subjects in each exercise category with differ-ent amount of decrements, 9.3%, 5.9%, and 9.2% for the SAG, ZG, and SP, respectively. It was also found that exercises had significant effects on physical QOL levels but Zumba was the only exercise that changed the psychological QOL level signifi-cantly. No differences in environmental or social relationships QOL levels was observed. All aerobic exercise types found to have positive effects on physical QOL. If psychological enhancement is desired Zumba exercises can be preferred because it is the most effective exercise for the psychological QOL. Although all exercise types were seen to be effective, spinning and step-aerobics exercises are found to be better than Zumba in decreasing BMI.
Keywords
Obesity, Body Mass Index, Energy Expenditure, Physical Activity, Fitness
Supporting Institution
No institutional support was received.
Ethical Statement
The ethics approval was obtained prior to the study.
Thanks
Thanks to the participants.
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