Abstract

This study aims to determine the effects that combined exercise programs have on the blood lipids, growth hormones, and insulin-like growth factor 1 of obese elementary school children. This study randomly assigned 20 obese male children with a body fat percentage of 25% and more among new participants in the ‘child health behavior improvement service’ promoted by the Community Service Investment Program of J University and the K Office of Education into two groups (exercise group: 10 participants, control group: 10 participants). The combined exercise program of this study was an exercise program that combined aerobic exercise and resistance exercise and the exercise group participated in the program 60 minutes a day, 3 times a week, for 12 weeks and the control group maintained their daily routine. The combined exercise program included warm-up exercises and cool-down exercises for 10 minutes each, aerobic exercises for 20 minutes using a 2 person pedal bike maintaining a range between 50~70%HRR, and band exercises for 20 minutes maintaining a 12-15 on Borg’s rating of perceived exertion scale (RPE, 15-point scale).BR Measurement items before and after exercise were blood lipids (TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C), GH, and IGH-1 and data analysis of this study was conducted using SPSS 18.0 and ANCOVA. Research results gained through these research procedures were as follows. With regard to changes in blood, GH, and IGH-1 following combined exercise, the exercise group displayed positive changes in TC, TG, GH, and IGF-1.

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