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INFLUENCES OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE ON PHYSICAL FITNESS OF FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

INFLUÊNCIAS DO EXERCÍCIO FÍSICO SOBRE A APTIDÃO FÍSICA DAS ESTUDANTES UNIVERSITÁRIAS

INFLUENCIA DEL EJERCICIO FÍSICO EN LA APTITUD FÍSICA DE LAS ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIAS

ABSTRACT

Introduction

Attention to the physical health of female university students has been increasing in recent years, and scientifically formulating sports plans for this public, and enhancing their fitness, has become an important topic.

Objective

Explore the influences of long-term physical exercise on the physical fitness of female college students.

Methods

240 female college students in a given city were selected as volunteers, and divided into a resistance exercise group, an aerobic exercise group, and a control group. The total intervention period was ten weeks, followed by the recollection of vital data and other relevant markers for statistical analysis.

Results

After ten weeks of exercise, the task performance of the resistance exercise group was improved; the task performance of the resistance exercise group was significantly superior to aerobic exercise and control.

Conclusion

It was observed that the task performance of the resistance exercise group and the aerobic exercise group were positively impacted, and the positive benefits of the two types of exercise were different. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigating treatment outcomes.

Physical Fitness; Physical Exercise; Students; Women’s Health

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