Effect of aerobic exercise interventions on body composition in obese females: A systematic review

Deepak Kumar Dogra; Debraj Bhatacharjee; Akash Shukla

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS3.9140

Authors

Deepak Kumar Dogra Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P (India)
Debraj Bhatacharjee Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P (India)
Akash Shukla Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P (India)

Keywords:

exercise interventions, obesity, visceral fat, body composition, lipid profile

Abstract

Global enhancement in the prevalence of obesity was associated with modifiable lifestyle factors, including a lack of daily physical activity involvement. Therefore, the preventive as well as management strategies are required to treat obesity. The purpose of the study was to review the scientific evidences for the effect of an aerobic exercise programmes’ on body composition of obese female. For this purpose 307 research articles were reviewed from different data resources i.e. Research Gate, Pub Med, Google Scholar, Springer, Scopus, Web of Science and sample of 47 research articles were selected for the study by following the predefined inclusion criteria. Further, this study was given a direction that aerobic exercise interventions were significantly beneficial for body composition management. And, the findings of the study were concluded that low to high intensity structured daily physical exercise regime practices significantly improves body weight, waist to hip ratio, body mass index, fat percentage, fat mass, lipid profile, lean body mass and body composition in obese females.

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