IMPACTS OF AEROBICS AND CHEERLEADING ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

ABSTRACT Introduction: Aerobic gymnastics and cheerleading are two sports most high school students are familiar with. Cheerleading is a relatively new sport. Few academic studies are comparing the effects of aerobic training with cheerleading on changes in the fitness of female students in high school. Objective: This paper explores the impacts on fitness by comparing aerobic training and cheerleading in high school girls. Methods: 90 female high school students were selected by random sampling. The three groups of volunteers had their physical fitness measured before and after the test. The research analyzes the obtained data by employing mathematical statistics. Results: The content of protein, muscle, and inorganic salts in the aerobics group and cheerleading group was significantly higher than in the control group, and the obesity rate was significantly lower than the control group in both intervention groups. The percentage of protein, muscle, and lipid in the cheerleading group was the best among the three groups. Conclusion: Both cheerleading and aerobics can improve the physical quality of high school girls. Cheerleading had a good effect on improving physical fitness due to its wide range of movements. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.