THE COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF CIRCUIT TRAINING AND MODERATE-INTENSITY AEROBIC TRAINING ON BODY COMPOSITION IN HEALTHY MALE VOLUNTEERS
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This study aimed to compare the effects of circuit training and aerobic training on body composition in a group of healthy male volunteers aged 18-25 years. Using the G*Power program, the sample size was calculated to be 60 participants, who were randomly assigned to two groups: Group 1 underwent circuit training, and Group 2 underwent aerobic training. Both groups trained for 50 minutes per session, three days a week, over a period of 8 weeks. Data were collected before and after the training on body mass index, muscle mass, fat mass, body fat percentage, and bone mass. The data were analyzed using t-tests and the data were analyzed using t-tests to evaluate the differences between groups, and Cohen’s d was used to assess the effect sizes, along with 95% confidence intervals. The results showed that the circuit training group had a statistically significant increase in muscle mass and bone mass (p < 0.05), with effect sizes (Cohen’s d) of 1.29 and 0.59, respectively. In contrast, the aerobic training group had a statistically significant decrease in fat mass and body fat percentage (p < 0.05), with effect sizes (Cohen’s d) of -1.14 and -1.29, respectively. These findings indicate that circuit training is effective in increasing muscle mass and bone mass, while aerobic training is effective in reducing fat mass and body fat percentage. These results can be used to select appropriate training programs based on the objectives of physical fitness development.
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารวิทยาศาสตร์การกีฬาและนวัตกรรมสุขภาพ กลุ่มมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏแห่งประเทศไทย ถือเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรงซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย หรือร่วมรับผิดชอบใด ๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารวิทยาศาสตร์การกีฬาและนวัตกรรมสุขภาพ กลุ่มมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏแห่งประเทศไทย ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของคณะวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏศรีสะเกษ หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใด จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจากวารสารวิทยาศาสตร์การกีฬาและนวัตกรรมสุขภาพ กลุ่มมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏแห่งประเทศไทย ก่อนเท่านั้น
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