Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of 12 weeks of Taekwondo training on body composition, health-related fitness and isokinetic muscle strength in obese women. Thirty obese women aged 35~55 years, participated in this study. They were randomly assigned to a taekwondo training group (n=15), which trained 60 min a day, 3 days per week for 12 weeks, and a control group (n=15). Significant decreases were found for fat mass (p.05), percent body fat (p.05), and WHR (p.001) in training group between pre and post-tests. Taekwondo training improved sit and reach (p.001), sit-ups (p.01) and VO2max (p.01) during the study. Left extensor peak torque (p.01), left flexor peak torque (p.0001), left (p.05) and right flexor total work (p.01) were increased significantly in training group between pre and post tests. In conclusions, 12 weeks of Taekwondo training program reduced fat mass and percent body fat and improved health-related fitness and isokinetic muscle strength in obese women, which is effective to prevent obesity in middle aged women. Further study has be focused on development of Taekwondo training program to increase lean tissue with concomitant decrease of fat tissue.
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