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
Funder
No institutional support was received.
Publisher
International Journal of Disabilities Sports and Health Sciences
Subject
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation,Life-span and Life-course Studies,Health (social science),Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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