The Effects of Aerobic and High Intensity Resistance Exercise on Lower Strength and Body Composition in Obese Middle-aged Women

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of aerobic and high intensity resistance exercise on lower strength and body composition in obese middle-aged women. Statistical Data was processed by SPSS(Windows Version 12.0) using descriptive statistics regarding the physical characteristics of subjects as well as each variables(lower strength, body composition). The difference of within and between in two group was analyzed repeated measures ANOVA, significant level was set a=.05. The results were as follows: Lower strength, there was significant difference according to the measurement, Body composition , there was significant difference according to the measurement. From the results, We findings suggest that obese middle-aged women could improve their lower strength and body composition through aerobic and high intensity resistance exercise program.