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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2011.21.4.521

Effects of Hatha Yoga Exercise on Body Composition, Serum Lipids, and Health-Related Fitness of Obese Middle-Aged Women  

Kim, Do-Yeon (Department of Physical Education, Pusan National University)
Lee, Jeong-Ah (Department of Physical Education, Kyung-Sung University)
Yang, Jum-Hong (Department of Physical Education, Pusan National University)
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Journal of Life Science / v.21, no.4, 2011 , pp. 521-528 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of Hatha Yoga exercise on the body composition, serum lipids, and health-related fitness of obese middle-aged women. The subjects in the Hatha Yoga exercise group (n=9) were 18 obese middle-aged women that trained for 16 weeks and a control group (n=9). Body composition, serum lipids, and health-related fitness were measured in all of the subjects before the start of the training program and at the end of the 16 weeks. The findings of this study were as follows. Body weight, %BF, BMI, WHR, VFA, TC, TG, LDL-C, FFA, and HOMA-IR significantly decreased, whereas LBM, HDL-C, grip strength, back strength, push-ups, sit-ups, Harvard step test, and sitting trunk flexion significantly increased in the Hatha Yoga exercise group after 16 weeks. Therefore, regular and continuous Yoga exercise was effective in improving body composition, serum lipids, and health-related fitness. Consequently, Yoga exercise could be effective for preventing cardiovascular disease caused by obesity in middle-aged women.
Keywords
Body composition; TC; TG; HOMA-IR; HDL-C;
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