title: [Effects of an exercise program on body composition, cardiopulmonary function, and physical fitness for obese children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study was done to investigate the effects of an exercise program on body composition, cardiopulmonary function and physical fitness in obese children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty nine children in grades 4, 5, and 6 in elementary school were employed: experimental group(20) and control group(19). The subjects in the experimental group participated in an exercise program for 8 weeks, thirty five minutes per session, four times per week. This data was analyzed by ANCOVA and paired t-test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Height(F=2.615, p=0.027) of the experimental group was significantly different from the control group. Also, in the experimental group, there were significant differences of height(t=4.79, p=0.000), cardiac rate(t=-6.461, p=0.000), body mass index(t=-2.13 p=0.046), muscle strength(t=3.48, p=0.003), and muscle endurance(t=3.20, p=0.005). Otherwise, in the control group, there were significant differences of weight(t=2.27, p=0.036), waist-hip ratio(t=3.16, p=0.005), and muscle endurance(t=-2.38, p=0.030).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Jumping rope improved the body composition, cardiopulmonary function, and physical fitness for obese children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Hallym University, Korea. kwon1314@hallym.ac.kr
authors.forename: Myung Soon
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Kyung Sook
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D001823:Body Composition; D002648:Child; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D010809:Physical Fitness