Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyse the effects of combined aerobic and strength training in circuit training on body fat ratio. The universe of this study was selected as 32 male participants who continue their training and do fitness for health. Participants were divided into 2 groups: aerobic group (16 people) and combined group (16 people). This study was applied for 8 weeks, 3 days per week, and 1 hour per day. Participants were informed about how the tests will be conducted. An aerobic capacity test, body fat percentage, body mass index, and waist-hip ratio were among the applied tests and measurements. Data were analysed with SPSS 21 package program. Average and standard deviation of obtained data were calculated. Results showed that results of aerobic and combined trainings were similarly, and both aerobic and combined training positively affected body weight, body mass index, body fat percentage, and aerobic capacity values. Additionally, it can be stated that aerobic exercises directly affected waist-hip ratio compared to combined exercises, and combined training was more efficient for waist-hip ratio.
Highlights
Immobility has increased the number of certain diseases that have existed for years but have been generally disregarded
In pre- and post-tests, the Bruce protocol was applied for aerobic capacity
Statistics showed that there was a significant difference for body fat percentage, there was no significant difference for aerobic capacity
Summary
Immobility has increased the number of certain diseases that have existed for years but have been generally disregarded (posture problems, obesity, hypertension etc.). With development in science and technology, as people became dependent on the health sector due to diseases caused by physical immobility led the health sector to determine the main reason as immobility. Problems caused by immobility are personal problems and social problems. It is believed that sports lead individuals to have more active lives and sustain quality life (Keleş, 2007). Individuals who do not practice sports have higher chances of hypokinetic diseases linked with immobile lifestyle such as coronary heart disorder, hypertension, obesity, muscle-skeleton diseases (Özer, 2013). The easiest way to prevent these diseases is to be physically active (Zorba, 2011)
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