Abstract
Purpose
The current study investigated the effect of obesity program on physical activity and its related psychological variables in obese adolescents.
Methods
A total of 86 obese adolescents were voluntarily participated in the study. The obesity program consisted of skipping rope and psychological modification and these activities were carried out over 8 weeks (5 days per week, 40 minutes per a session). The program included 3 times per week of various skipping rope activities and the psychological modification included 2 times per week of various psychological activities. Leisure time physical activity questionnaire, exercise self efficacy scale, and decision balance scale for exercise were applied to measure the participants’ physical activity and its related psychological variables.
Results
Results indicated that participation in physical activity increased significantly, meanwhile body mass was substantially reduced after the obesity program. Furthermore, obese adolescents’ psychological variables were significantly positively changed after the program.
Conclusion
The current study suggests that in obesity and exercise science, further research should be considered not only physical activity, but psychological variables.
The current study investigated the effect of obesity program on physical activity and its related psychological variables in obese adolescents.
Methods
A total of 86 obese adolescents were voluntarily participated in the study. The obesity program consisted of skipping rope and psychological modification and these activities were carried out over 8 weeks (5 days per week, 40 minutes per a session). The program included 3 times per week of various skipping rope activities and the psychological modification included 2 times per week of various psychological activities. Leisure time physical activity questionnaire, exercise self efficacy scale, and decision balance scale for exercise were applied to measure the participants’ physical activity and its related psychological variables.
Results
Results indicated that participation in physical activity increased significantly, meanwhile body mass was substantially reduced after the obesity program. Furthermore, obese adolescents’ psychological variables were significantly positively changed after the program.
Conclusion
The current study suggests that in obesity and exercise science, further research should be considered not only physical activity, but psychological variables.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | journal of sports science and health |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Apr 2014 |
