[Comparison of the effects of an exercise program in non-obese and obese women].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of an exercise program on physical fitness, obesity indices, and blood lipids in cases of non-obese and obese women.


METHODS
Data was collected from May, 2006 to November, 2006 in a public health center. All Subjects(37 women) participated in an exercise program that consisted of Latin dance, muscular strength training, and dumbbell exercises. Thirty-seven women were divided into two groups(16 non-obese women and 21 obese women) by %body fat. After 8 weeks, the effects of treatment were compared between pre-test and post-test in each group.


RESULTS
Physical fitness(abdominal muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility, agility, balance) was significantly different between the pre-test and post-test in the non-obese and obese group. Obesity indices(body weight, BMI) was significantly different in obese women after the 8-week exercise program. There was no decrease of blood lipids in either group.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings indicate that an exercise program could be an effective nursing intervention to increase physical fitness in non-obese and obese women and to decrease obesity indices(body weight, BMI) in obese women.
Lee
Kun-Ja
KJ
Department of Nursing, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Korea.
Yi
Yeo-Jin
YJ
Kim
Cha-Nam
CN
D000328:Adult; D050218:Body Fat Distribution; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D053580:Muscle Strength; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular