ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Body shape directly influences the physical health of young students and its neglect can develop physiological and psychosocial instabilities, leading to long-term quality of life impairment.
Objective:
Explore the influences of CrossFit training on body composition in obese female college students.
Methods:
200 obese female college students were randomly selected and divided into two groups. The experimental group received eight weeks of CrossFit training, while the control group practiced traditional aerobic training. Data were recorded before and after the experiment.
Results:
The fat of obese female college students in the experimental group changed from 26.25±6.66 kg to 22.55±5.67 kg, the body fat ratio was from 37.58±4.37% to 32.34±4.84%, the lean mass weight varied from 42.86±5.89 kg to 43.07±6.11 kg, lean trunk weight varied from 24, 12±3.32 kg to 23.25±3.17 kg, lean abdominal weight was from 10.06±1.29 kg to 9.60±1.64 kg, and lean upper limb weight from 4.12±0.84 kg to 4.10±0.84 kg, upper limb fat was from 2.57±0.86 kg to 2.23±0.66 kg.
Conclusion:
CrossFit training can effectively reduce the body fat of obese female college students and make their body composition more appropriate. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigating treatment outcomes.
Keywords:
Students; Obesity; Body Composition; Training, Endurance