Effects Of Aquarobics High-Intensity Interval Training On Body Mass Reduction in Obese Female Siti Baitul Mukarromah (a), Mohammad Arif Ali (a) Sugiarto (a), Gustiana Mega Anggita (a), Ronny Lesmana (b), Aziiz Rosdianto (b)
(a) Sports Science Department, Sports Science Faculty, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia
(b) Physiology Division, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia
Abstract
Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults aged 20-39 years is 39.8%, in those aged 40-59 years is 44.3%, and in those aged over 60 years is 41.5%. Overweight and obesity conditions are triggers for heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and cancer, which are some of the causes of premature death. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of High Intensity Interval Training (HITT) Aquarobics on Body Mass Index after treatment with Deep Water Running HITT and Jumping Jack Move HITT 3-5 times a week Methods: Experimental A randomized pre-test-post-test control group design was conducted on 24 overweight and obese women (BMI> 30 kg/m2) aged 40-50 years, who were divided into 2 groups: Aquarobics HIIT for 8 weeks (n = 12) and control (n = 12). The Body Fat Percentage, body weight, and BMI were measured pre-post and the values were compared with the hypothesis test using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Results: all the parameters tested were lower after 8 weeks of Aquarobics HITT, including percentage of body fat (pre 36.53 + 2.74- post 32.96 + 4.28- p = 0.00) and BMI (pre 31.29 + 0.98- post 30.29 + 1.15- p = 0.00) compared to the control group. Conclusion There was a significant decrease after 8 weeks of treatment with aquarobics high-intensity interval training in obese females aged 40-50 years. Aquarobics HITT can be recommended for body mass reduction in women with overweight and obesity.
Keywords: water fitness, body weight, physical fitness
